What do you do in your spare time?

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Permalink Reply by Erin on February 24, 2009 at 3:01pm

We read, work on our yard, go jogging, volunteer at a soup kitchen...and watch TV :-)

Permalink Reply by BlueBelle on March 11, 2009 at 10:12am

We don't have a TV either but in the UK you can watch some TV programs online so we do that for some shows. Also we watch DVDs - Lost, 24 and Heroes are our favourites, we were given some as wedding presents.
Apart from that we go for walks when its nice, make chocolates, play board games.

Permalink Reply by Mrs. Happily-ever-after on July 24, 2009 at 10:17pm

I was just thinking about starting a discussion about this! We're looking for fresh ideas for dates that do not cost too much money (something to get out and have fun). We like playing cards and doing fill in the blank puzzles together while home.

Permalink Reply by Emily W. on August 31, 2009 at 4:35pm

I've been married for 6 years and we're totally trying to figure this out too! We don't have a TV either, but we've been watching way too many DVDs of TV shows, so we might as well have one! There are a few things we've been trying lately: going for walks, learning massage ... I'm unemployed and he's a student right now, so we're having to do a lot of cheap stuff too - we make brunch together every Sunday, and once a week we make dinner together and have a nice date-night (it has been a recipe we haven't tried yet and we switch who picks it every week). The other thing I've noticed it kind of strange is that we aren't involved in each others work/school lives much ... so we're also started our own little "book-club" kind of thing: first book is one we both want to read, the next book is from his field, then next book is from my field, etc etc - that way we can talk about each other's fields and interests as well; we generally discuss the books during Sunday brunch. Anyway, long-winded on a pretty slow discussion, but there it is!

Permalink Reply by Emily Dupuis Powell on April 12, 2010 at 7:59pm

My husband and I use to have our own book club as well...funny, I thought we were the only ones!

Permalink Reply by April Eslick on January 8, 2010 at 11:16am

We have joined Netflix for around $9.50 a month...it's great to get a new movie to watch every 2-3 days!! :)

Permalink Reply by Susan Ruth on January 27, 2010 at 4:42pm

how about something athletic? My hubby and I just started going to a climbing gym on the weekend. It takes a bit of gear but one can also rent a harness. Pretty cheap too, usually about $10-15 for day pass, the cost of a movie. You could go old school and do something like racketball :) What else? I've been aiming to do a theme night where we rent a movie and have a meal that relates: Sopranos and chicken carbonara? You guys could take a drive and find cool things/perspectives to photograph. I find this can be amazing even in big cities. What else? If you're not vegetarian you could scope out all the (best) burger joints in your town, though you might find some real dives. Other than that, go see some local, live music, try most everything free in your city, take community cooking or art class. I find just exploring together is fun. Hope that helps.

Permalink Reply by Hollywood on January 27, 2010 at 9:27pm

My husband and I always try to get out of the house on weekends. We love going to botanical gardens (which are free) and free days at the museum. We go to the library together; I get books to read and he gets CDs to copy onto his iTunes. Sometimes, we just go uptown and walk around; I'll take photographs and we'll chat.

Permalink Reply by 28 Years on January 27, 2010 at 10:46pm

Work out, volunteer, cook/bake, bowling or darts, I make jewelry, husband keeps busy doing house projects. We have two dogs - they keep us pretty entertained too! (On more uninspired nights I sit down with some wine and a movie or mess around online reading blogs, playing games, etc.)

Permalink Reply by Jennifer K on January 28, 2010 at 6:34am

If yo have internet at home, you can watch just about anything you want online. Also, we have tons of board games and have learned a lot of card games. Some of the best we've found for two players : Starships of Catan, Bananagrams, Stratego, Scrabble, Golf (Card game), Hand and Foot (card game), Uno, SkipBo and Phase 10.

We also like to go out for coffee/tea/chai and just chat, go window shopping at the mall, and walks around the neighborhood.

Jenny
www.wordsonwendhurst.blogspot.com

Permalink Reply by Ashley Moss on January 29, 2010 at 2:17pm

We watch a lot of TV online (we don't have cable either) but hulu.com is great for that. We also will go walk around Downtown or shopping centers together.

Permalink Reply by Lori on January 31, 2010 at 4:42pm

My husband and I have taken up working out together, and we're currently training for our first half-marathon. We also like to work on our home together, make new recipes, and since my guy is a huge movie fan, we rarely watch regular TV, we watch DVD's instead. He is looking for a classic car to work on in his spare time, and I'm a big volunteer kind of girl in my spare time. It just depends a lot on your personalities and what you guys like to do.

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