Careers, kids, extended family, even friends, or just the daily grind – all this can get sucked up into a maelstrom of activity. But what gets left behind? What about each other? You’ve formed this life together. Have you figured out a way to keep it as special and wonderful as you had planned, as you thought it should be? What have you done to show each other the special attention you each deserve? You both need a time to relax and just enjoy each other’s company. That sort of got pushed aside, right?
What you both need is some time to focus on each other. But you can do that focusing without getting bogged down in the details. You don’t need details – you need each other. So, don’t worry about making reservations. Don’t worry about packing up the car and hitting the road. Just set aside a day or so inside a weekend. You’re going to surprise yourselves with an uncomplicated, yet newfangled, way to enjoy each other once again.
On a Saturday or a Sunday afternoon, have a little picnic. Don’t leave the house. Throw your old picnic blanket across the bed, or throw a quilt on the bedroom floor. Add some pillows and spread out. You’re going to spend the rest of the day just relaxing and enjoying the chill of having nothing to do with anything other than each other. (Get rid of the kids. Unplug the Web. Shut off the cells.)
Have a little detoxification time. Watch movies, play a board game, deal out some cards. Or, do nothing at all except talk, laugh, remember who you used to be with each other. Put aside the work week, the obligations, the little daily annoyances that often take up too much time in your lives. Be only where you are – with each other.
As the day continues and you find yourselves developing an appetite go and prepare yourselves a picnic-style lunch. Anything is fine here. Whatever your favorites are or whatever you have in the fridge will suffice. The idea here is to spend as much time together as possible relaxing and enjoying each other not spending the time making and preparing a gourmet meal.
Wine! Or even a shaker of martinis will add a necessarily nice touch. Relaxation, suspension, distension are the goals. Don’t worry too much if the cheese doesn’t go with the wine, or if crackers seem plebeian next to a well-turned martini. The more opened jars, the better. The more cracker crumbs, the better. Fruit is always a good choice. Peel oranges, scoop out avocados, drag out that half of cantaloupe and chop it up in situ.
While you’re in your dreamy state of mind, let your idiosyncrasies loose. Surprise yourself and your partner. Think of off-beat things to do. Be weird. You’re only limited by the four walls and your imaginations. You don’t need to be anywhere. You aren’t obligated to do anything. Your only goal is mutual satisfaction, mutual fun, mutual laughter. Money? Forget it. You don’t need it now. Nothing will pay for the time you have together.
What you choose to do with your time during your picnic is up to you and your lover. If you both are movie lovers, by all means, spend the day watching your favorites while snacking and enjoying a bottle of your favorite wine. Whatever you choose, enjoy the time with your partner and recharge you battery for the week to come.
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