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Date Ideas (DC)

Date Idea (Any Cold City): Snow Days

21st January 2011 by Guest Author View Comments

Another fun date idea from regular guest author, Katie B.!

With all this snow dumping on us lately, my thoughts are occupied with travel delays, staying in bed, spending my entire paycheck on boots, coats & cashmere sweaters, AND romantic date ideas.  Ok so maybe the date thoughts are occasional, but they are on [...]

Date Idea (all cities): Fondue Night

7th January 2011 by Jess View Comments

Looking back over the years that I’ve known Christie, if there is one thing that highlights our friendship, it’s fondue. No matter the country, the cheese quality, or the dipping apparatus –we unite for cheese.
And you should too! During the dark, cold, and snowy weeks that lie ahead, there is nothing more fun than a [...]

Winter Date Idea (DC): National Portrait Gallery, Central Michel Richard, Ice-Skating, and Hot Chocolate!

7th January 2011 by Christie View Comments

We have a fun new guest writer with an outstanding date idea! Read on if you are stumped and need something new for you and your gentlemen caller this winter!

Oh yes, it’s cold out now. Winter has arrived in our nation’s capitol! The metro area has had a taste of some lake-effect snow in recent [...]

Christmas Date Idea: A Christmas Carol (Ford’s Theatre DC)

17th December 2010 by Christie View Comments

There are certain things that you can only do in certain cities.  Special things, related ONLY to those cities.  Having high tea and seeing the key ceremony at the Tower of London, for example, only really works in London.
Or strolling arm and arm down around the Grand Place while eating amazing belgian chocolate involves being [...]

Christmas Date Idea (DC): Polar Bear Magic

10th December 2010 by Christie View Comments

(Camera pans over scene)
Couple walks together, arms romantically linked under the starry night sky. They pause, kiss, and then take in the polar bear.

Yes! We DID say polar bear. That’s right, our date idea this week involves the zoo.  We think that Jingle and Mingle nights, happening tonight and again on the 18th, sound super [...]