11/9/09

12 Daytz of Christmas

In 2008 my husband and I were HORRIBLE at making time to spend just the 2 of us, so  I came up with the idea to pre-plan a date night for every month in 2009. I chose dates we probably would not have chosen to do had we decided on the fly to go out, which is usually what we did. Things like going to a comedy club or miniature golfing- all fun activities, but not something we ever made plans to do. When I gave him this for Christmas, I just printed it out on plain white paper and stapled the corners of each page- TOTALLY boring! Today, in preparation for this post, I jazzed it up a bit and made them into coupons you can print and cut and staple together to make a coupon book. Feel free to copy any or all of these and give them to your special someone this year for Christmas. Maybe it will spark your creativity enough for you to come up with some of your own as well! Enjoy!







43 comments:

  1. Josh and TiffNovember 9, 2009 at 7:22 AM

    I love, love, love this idea!! So cute. I may do this for Josh, haha. I'm not creative to think of my own :)

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  2. AnonymousNovember 9, 2009 at 7:37 AM

    I LOVE this. I wish I had the kind of relationship that let me plan for things like that, but I don't even get to see him at least once a month. Sigh.

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  3. UnknownNovember 9, 2009 at 8:12 AM

    I love this idea . . . it is a great Christmas gift when you are trying to be frugal . . . I am gonna do it!

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  4. DanielleNovember 9, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    This is great. Thank you for sharing. Very cute.

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  5. Mary C.November 9, 2009 at 8:20 AM

    I just emailed this link to all the women in my family and friends list. This is a great gift idea and the perfect reminder to mind you marriage.
    Thanks for sharing

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  6. MistyNovember 9, 2009 at 8:20 AM

    this is SUCH a fantastic idea!

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  7. AnonymousNovember 9, 2009 at 8:30 AM

    I love that idea.

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  8. TashaNovember 9, 2009 at 9:17 AM

    Thanks for sharing this! I remember when you talked about this on your other blog last year and thought what an awesome idea!! I love all your fun wording even too.

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  9. PuggleTroubleNovember 9, 2009 at 11:04 AM

    What a fantastic idea! I'm always saying we need to have "date night". And we always end up getting take out and a movie....
    He's so getting this for Christmas this year!!! Thanks

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  10. AnonymousNovember 9, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    aww this is a brill idea!

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  11. Amanda @ Serenity NowNovember 9, 2009 at 11:46 AM

    I love this, but my homebody husband would probably just be happy staying home to watch The History Channel or ESPN. :s

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  12. SarahAnneNovember 9, 2009 at 1:05 PM

    Such a great idea!!! Thanks for sharing. Perfect for my guy who doesn't know what he wants, ever, and I never know what to get him. Another tool this year wasn't feeling very exciting to me, so this is a great idea. Thanks so much.

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  13. CassieNovember 9, 2009 at 1:14 PM

    What a great idea! With our first baby due in Dec, I can see our date nights slipping to the way side too easily, this will hopefully help keep us going! Thanks for posting what you used they are great daytz!

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  14. donnaNovember 9, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    great ideas!

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  15. MeganNovember 9, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    Love this idea! So cute, and I love the way you wrote them all, super creative! BTW I love that on Leah's chore chart, the first thing is "Be Happy!" HILARIOUS!

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  16. ShelleyNovember 9, 2009 at 3:55 PM

    omigosh! This is perfect! I am sooo using this idea. My friend from howdoesshe.com featured this and I am so glad she did. What a great idea! :)

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  17. BeccaNovember 9, 2009 at 10:33 PM

    This is by far your best idea ever!

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  18. Christopher & KayleighNovember 9, 2009 at 10:38 PM

    I love this!!! I can't wait to share this with my hubby!

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  19. Jen @ tatertotsandjello.comNovember 10, 2009 at 10:16 AM

    How cute! I love that idea!

    XOOX
    Jen

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  20. Delightful DwellingNovember 10, 2009 at 10:27 AM

    What a cute idea, I love it! Thanks for sharing.

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  21. Karen The Graphics FairyNovember 10, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    Awesome idea and you made it so pretty too!!!

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  22. ElaineNovember 10, 2009 at 11:44 PM

    This is AWESOME!!! I can't wait to make one! Thanks!

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  23. LeanneNovember 11, 2009 at 1:28 AM

    What a fun idea. I'm going to have to make one now. Thanks for sharing. I'm having a giveaway this week if you'd like to stop by.

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  24. ShanadeNovember 11, 2009 at 8:03 AM

    I love this idea! Thanks for the idea.

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  25. UnknownNovember 11, 2009 at 8:25 PM

    LOVE it!!! I'm going to do it!!!

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  26. UnknownNovember 14, 2009 at 3:02 PM

    Very creative and such a great way to plan some time together. My kids would so want to go along to most of the dates though!

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  27. KimMalkNovember 14, 2009 at 5:58 PM

    @Cheap Chic Home. Wonderful, inspiring idea. Smile!

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  28. Funky Junk InteriorsNovember 14, 2009 at 11:41 PM

    So so cool! Christmas is every month this way. :) Love the digital art you've done too!

    Thanks for linking up to SNS #5!

    Funky Junk Donna

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  29. KateNovember 16, 2009 at 5:04 PM

    WOW! This is a great idea. I'm definitely using this general idea for my husband this year! Thanks for sharing.

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  30. RhondaNovember 18, 2009 at 9:48 PM

    This is Brilliant!!! I LOVE it! What a wonderful idea...how did your hubby like it?

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  31. JamieDecember 4, 2009 at 11:39 PM

    THANK YOU so much for sharing this! I am having it printed and giving it to my hubby for St. Nicks day. He always says we don't go on enough dates, and I agree so now we have no excuse! Thanks again for your generocity!

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  32. EmilyDecember 7, 2009 at 8:38 AM

    This is awesome! I love love love this idea.

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  33. Brian and AshleyDecember 7, 2009 at 11:52 AM

    I adore this! I think I may use these for my husband- what a fun 12 Days of Christmas idea!

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  34. Laurel @ Ducks in a RowDecember 7, 2009 at 2:07 PM

    How darling - I think I'll do my version of this. I love it!

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  35. Moore MinutesDecember 10, 2009 at 8:30 AM

    How fun! What adorable cards too.

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  36. AmandaDecember 10, 2009 at 9:10 AM

    Thanks for sharing! Great idea and very cute!

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  37. AnonymousDecember 11, 2009 at 3:19 PM

    What a wonderful idea!! Cute and creative; I love it!

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  38. SarahDecember 20, 2009 at 7:34 PM

    Great idea and so cute!!! Thanks so much for sharing with us. God's blessings, Sarah :D

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  39. LesleyDecember 21, 2009 at 3:08 PM

    Thank you for this wonderful idea! I stole several of your months, and added some of my own, then put them into a little booklet for my husband for Christmas. (Your months look so much nicer than my little efforts though!) Thanks again for sharing.

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  40. Crowley FamilyDecember 27, 2009 at 10:55 PM

    I love this idea and totally did it for my husband. I'm posting a picture on my blog and putting a link to your blog so others can see where I got this great idea. Thanks.

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  41. JamieJanuary 5, 2010 at 10:11 PM

    I loved this idea so much that I used it as my gift to my hubby this year! Thanks! Here's a link to see my pages...
    http://jamespurejoy.blogspot.com/2010/01/12-daytz-of-christmas.html

    Love your site!

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  42. Stefanie D.December 23, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    Oh I love this! Such a fun idea!! Love your blog. :)

    http://craftinessiskey.blogspot.com

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  43. Ms MuffinDecember 23, 2010 at 1:08 PM

    I LOVE the idea! But would have to get a babysitter first ... maybe I will do that for 2012! :-)

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