tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36308462.post762142775219581050..comments2023-07-03T08:11:03.409-05:00Comments on Nowhere, IL: BalanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36308462.post-2154994804917656062008-01-09T07:15:00.000-06:002008-01-09T07:15:00.000-06:00Wow, that is such a great way to look at it. I li...Wow, that is such a great way to look at it. I like it! The road trip, for us, still includes kids, but a rib joint is a definate possibility. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36308462.post-8308440109217827282008-01-08T07:37:00.000-06:002008-01-08T07:37:00.000-06:00Pretty much the same. We don't have kids, so I thi...Pretty much the same. We don't have kids, so I think in that sense, there's less stuff to get between us. No hockey games at 6:00 am, no homework to focus on...<BR/><BR/>Friday nights at the cottage are sacred. We drive up there, light a fire, have a drink, chat, make dinner and focus on each other. It keeps us balanced.Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36308462.post-17791517688905044582008-01-07T20:59:00.000-06:002008-01-07T20:59:00.000-06:00We stumbled on the Road Trip Method of Relationshi...We stumbled on the Road Trip Method of Relationship Maintenance by accident. <BR/><BR/>When we met, Ev and I lived in different cities in Arizona, about an hour and a half apart. I was an Arizona native and she was a fairly recent transplant, so we sort of fell into a habit of taking sightseeing day trips to places she'd never been, or shopping trips to Mexico. <BR/><BR/>One day we commented on the fact that those long drives had morphed into one of our favorite ways to spend time together, and eventually, when we'd be fussy with each other, one of us would say, "We should take a drive somewhere." It always worked.<BR/><BR/>When we moved to Illinos (where Ev is from) there were a ton of places for her to show me, so the driving habit continued. Now we look for places to go that are new to both of us. But sometimes, when we don't really have a destination but we know we need quality alone time, we'll just drive around our own county for a few hours.<BR/><BR/>People tease us about the amount of money we "waste" on gas, but we figure a day trip costs us about the same as dinner and a movie for other people ... and you can't talk during a movie.Kwachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947544432313181778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36308462.post-5991527451478448322008-01-07T10:57:00.000-06:002008-01-07T10:57:00.000-06:00Rebalance it? I'm still trying to figure out how t...Rebalance it? I'm still trying to figure out how to get mine to spin right now.<BR/><BR/>I adore you both and I'm glad to know that someone has this relationship thing figured out. Gives a gal like me hope.SPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832572070553635619noreply@blogger.com