Taste the Magic of the Granite!

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Cold Stone Creamery prides themselves on preparing  custom ice cream creations on a frozen granite stone.

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If you join their Cold Stone Club you get great coupons/deals via e-mail throughout the year.  For your birthday they send you a "Buy One, Get One FREE" coupon and you can choose from any of  their "Like It, Love It, or Gotta Have It" sizes.  

I recently had a birthday and to celebrate my husband and I decided to head on over to the Cold Stone Creamery in the Power Market Place.  

With so many wonderful ice cream creations to choose from, my husband and I decided to go with one of their Signature Creations.  I went with their "Oreo Overload,"

Ingredients: Sweet Cream Ice Cream with Chocolate Chips, double the OREO® Cookies and Fudge (I replaced the Sweet Cream Ice Cream with Dutch Chocolate😋)

My husband chose the "Cookie Doughn't You Want Some,"

Ingredients: French Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate Chips, Cookie Dough, Fudge and Caramel







Cold Stones' rich, creamy ice cream is sure to fill you up fast, so we decided to go with the "Like It," sized cup, which is their smallest size.  




We ate outside on one of their picnic tables and quickly emptied our delicious ice cream treats!

Relationship Tip!  My husband and I usually choose less expensive places for ice cream dates but we couldn't let this opportunity pass us by!  Going out on dates can be expensive.  Enjoy those places you normally wouldn't go by taking advantage of coupons and not letting a good deal go to waste!  

Discover Your Inner Artist!

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You might not be the next Van Gogh, but that doesn't matter at Painting with a Twist.  At Painting with a Twist you and your spouse will enjoy the step-by-step instruction given by local artists.  At the end of your artistic adventure,  you will walk away with your own personal master piece and great souvenir of this memorable date!

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Painting supplies are provided and no art experience is needed in this fun and relaxing environment.  Who knows, maybe you and your sweetheart will discover a hidden talent you never knew you had before!

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For a calendar of upcoming classes and times click here!

Cost:  Two hour classes are $35 and Three hour classes are $45.

What Five Star Reviews on Yelp are saying about it:

"My hubby surprised me with a fun and creative post Valentines Day activity. We signed up for the Paint Your Pet class and we had a blast...I highly recommend this studio. It was clean, fun, and I danced to the fun music they had playing. Every tool to be successful was provided."

"I really enjoyed my PWAT experience last Friday. The lead artist was easy to follow and extremely helpful. They made the whole experience relaxing and fun and the class ran at a good speed. One of the my favorite parts was the music they played and the contests they did as breaks during the evening."

"This place is amazing. Wonderful people, staff is over the moon amazing, fun, charismatic, helping & kind. They keep things moving & fun!! The one artist/instructor I've had the chance to learn from so far is so patient & helpful...very fun & comfortable to learn from." 

Relationship Tip!  Trying something new can be a little intimidating.  Trying something with your spouse can be a good way of bonding and finding something  "outside of the box" you can enjoy doing together.  It doesn't always have to be about paining in the lines! Go out and do something with your spouse you've never done before.

Cheeky Nando's

If you find yourselves on holiday in the UK, get yourselves what the locals call a "cheeky Nando’s" on date night!

Nando’s has some of the best chicken I have ever tasted! It is a Portuguese restaurant chain that serves Peri-Peri chicken in every type of way: by itself, in a pita wrap, on a bun, or on a shared platter. You can get chicken wings, chicken breast, a chicken leg, chicken thighs, chicken butterfly or an entire chicken if you are hungry enough! All of the delicious chicken comes drenched in a delicious mild, medium or hot sauce depending on your preference.

See the menu here to see all of the delicious mains, sides and desserts Nando’s offers.

Nando’s is the perfect place for a date while on vacation. It’s quick, it’s easy and it’s delicious! Even better, you can find Nando’s all over the UK! Enjoy yourselves a cheeky Nando’s!

Relationship Tip: When you are at the dinner table, put your phones away. This will allow you to have real conversations and focus on each other in the moment.

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