VALENTINES DATE IDEAS

Hey guys and gals! As Valentines is coming up, I thought I would do a post on some wee date ideas for you and your significant other to have some fun in the daytime, or have a romantic evening together. Me and my boyfriend, Mark, usually go out for dinner and spend the evening doing something together, depending on what we feel like doing.

Here are some of my all time favourite Valentines date ideas;

1. Go for a picnic ~ this is one of my favourite things to do because its so simple and easy, and kind of romantic.

2. Have a movie day ~ there is nothing better than cuddling up under a blanket and watching all the Harry Potter films with loads of junk food.

3. Go bowling ~ Me and Mark love getting competitive between each other, bowling is perfect for getting your game on!

4. Cook a meal for your partner ~ I love it when my boyfriend cooks me dinner, he's not the best cook, but its the thought that counts for me.

5. Go to a concert/gig/comedian tour ~ Mark is taking me to see Jack Whitehall in Belfast the week after next (how bloody exciting!). What better way to spend time together than laughing?

6. Go ice-skating ~ now this isn't for me (I broke my wrist the first, and last, time I went ice-skating) but it looks all cute and romantic.

7. Hire a tandem bike ~ team work makes the dream work, cringe!

8. Recreate a first date ~ this seems so cute! On my first date with Mark, he took me to WhetherSpoons and we had dinner, then I took him dress shopping.

9. Book a mini break ~ This obviously isn't possible for everyone, but getting a few nights away together can do the world of good!

10. Go to an arcade ~ Grab your pennies and start trying to win as many coupons as you can from the 2p machine!

These are my top 10 date ideas for Valentines, let me know if you and your partner have something you love doing!

Get out there and make some memories people!

Love, Rach x

MY BUCKET LIST 2017

I have always been an ambitious person, but I have struggled with gaining the confidence to do the things I really want to do. I am hoping that by writing my dreams and aspirations on my blog, it will finally be the kick up the bum I need to get myself out there and get stuff done this year!

1. Get into shape for my holiday this summer ~ Me and my boyfriend are going to Malaga this July! I am determined to get into shape with my packed FITNESS ROUTINE

2. Go scuba diving ~ Hopefully we can do this on holiday this summer!

3. Go to the Niagara Falls   ~ I went on a family holiday to Canada and I absolutely loved the little boat under the falls!

4. Travel across America ~ This is number one on my travel list! I think it would be the perfect way to spend a summer.

5. Go to university ~ It has been my (nerd) dream for so, so long to go to uni to study early childhood studies and work with wee ones! I absolutely love having an influence in the early stages of life.

6. Go to a drive-thru cinema  ~ We actually done this in Canada. We seen that movie "Evan Almighty", I was nine or ten and I thought it was just magic!

7. Learn Spanish ~ I actually done GCSE Spanish but we never learnt how to speak it properly, unfortunately. So, if any of you are Spanish speakers, please help me!

8. Climb loads of mountains ~ I have recently got into hill and mountain walking. There's something about being at the top of a mountain that makes me feel like I'm at the top of the world!

9. Adrenaline activities ~ This year I have really been loving doing stuff that gets my heart pumping! I don't know about you, but lying on the edge of a 214 meter cliff kind of ticks this off the list.

10. Go stargazing ~ There is this little place in Co. Fermanagh called "Finn Lough" where you can go into these wee dome cabin's that have a glass roof. It would be my perfect night away, even if its just half an hour down the road! I've been hinting at my boyfriend for months, but I don't think it has sunk in.

Comment down below what is on your bucket list to give me some ideas to add to mine!
Love, Rach x