http://www.monasmusings.com/somewhere-else/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=somewhere-else Mona's posts and podcasts share how to create and sustain married love: follow her romantic twist on a turn abroad... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:27:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.monasmusings.com/somewhere-else/#comment-631 Emily Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:35:20 +0000 http://www.monasmusings.com/?p=1199#comment-631 Yesterday we got back from Park City. Just the two of for three days. It was the first time in nearly ten years. Best date ever, I think. Yesterday we got back from Park City. Just the two of for three days. It was the first time in nearly ten years. Best date ever, I think.

]]> http://www.monasmusings.com/somewhere-else/#comment-571 mona Wed, 12 May 2010 15:04:21 +0000 http://www.monasmusings.com/?p=1199#comment-571 Oh Coleen! That IS "loving GORGEOUSLY". And music takes us "someplace else" doesn't it??? Your description of the moment under the stars is so beautiful and inspiring. THANK YOU for sharing such an intimate moment as an example to all of us. Oh Coleen! That IS “loving GORGEOUSLY”. And music takes us “someplace else” doesn’t it??? Your description of the moment under the stars is so beautiful and inspiring. THANK YOU for sharing such an intimate moment as an example to all of us.

]]> http://www.monasmusings.com/somewhere-else/#comment-570 mona Wed, 12 May 2010 04:43:52 +0000 http://www.monasmusings.com/?p=1199#comment-570 EVERYONE! Carrie Holladay just wrote a BEAUTIFUL post about this topic at her blog: "Everyday's a Holladay" called "<a href="http://everydayaholladay.blogspot.com/2010/05/treasure-of-lifetime.html" rel="nofollow">Treasure of a Lifetime</a>". A MUST read!!! (Link by clicking on the post title here.) EVERYONE! Carrie Holladay just wrote a BEAUTIFUL post about this topic at her blog: “Everyday’s a Holladay” called “Treasure of a Lifetime“. A MUST read!!! (Link by clicking on the post title here.)

]]> http://www.monasmusings.com/somewhere-else/#comment-569 Colleen Tolva Wed, 12 May 2010 04:42:55 +0000 http://www.monasmusings.com/?p=1199#comment-569 Twenty years of marriage to Danial has brought with it hours and hours of music, art, laughter, and fun. We don't go on what you would call " a heavy date". We go on lots of day trips or just around beautiful Vancouver, spontaneously, sometimes down by the river and park the car in the sun. The classical radio station is playing Haydn, Mozart, or perhaps Mendlessohn's beautiful Midsummer Nights Dream. We delight in the pure joy of music. Sometimes I lay my head on his shoulder and we both fall asleep feeling secure and happy sharing our love of music and nature. Romance isn't always moonlight and candles for us as Danial is legally blind; but one night last fall we sat around a camp fire eating hotdogs and enjoying the glories of the heavens. That night the stars were so bright and so big that even Danial could see them. We huddled close and through the stillness of the night could hear fish leaping from the water in the nearby river. The moonlight glistened on the water. As the fire crackled and popped and the glow of it shone on our faces we delighted in one another and in whispered voices sang a sweet song of love. Twenty years of marriage to Danial has brought with it hours and hours of music, art, laughter, and fun. We don’t go on what you would call ” a heavy date”. We go on lots of day trips or just around beautiful Vancouver, spontaneously, sometimes down by the river and park the car in the sun. The classical radio station is playing Haydn, Mozart, or perhaps Mendlessohn’s beautiful Midsummer Nights Dream. We delight in the pure joy of music. Sometimes I lay my head on his shoulder and we both fall asleep feeling secure and happy sharing our love of music and nature.
Romance isn’t always moonlight and candles for us as Danial is legally blind; but one night last fall we sat around a camp fire eating hotdogs and enjoying the glories of the heavens. That night the stars were so bright and so big that even Danial could see them. We huddled close and through the stillness of the night could hear fish leaping from the water in the nearby river. The moonlight glistened on the water. As the fire crackled and popped and the glow of it shone on our faces we delighted in one another and in whispered voices sang a sweet song of love.

]]> http://www.monasmusings.com/somewhere-else/#comment-568 mona Tue, 11 May 2010 03:36:31 +0000 http://www.monasmusings.com/?p=1199#comment-568 WOW! Hold that vision - of Troy and Mattye - young marrieds --- see what you have to look forward to when the kids are grown!...AS LONG AS you've been nurturing that one-on-one fun all along. WOW! Hold that vision – of Troy and Mattye – young marrieds — see what you have to look forward to when the kids are grown!…AS LONG AS you’ve been nurturing that one-on-one fun all along.

]]> http://www.monasmusings.com/somewhere-else/#comment-567 Mattye Tue, 11 May 2010 03:09:30 +0000 http://www.monasmusings.com/?p=1199#comment-567 I have been planning weekend getaways a couple times a year since we got married. It's fun to plan and look forward to our special time. I love bed and breakfasts. We have gone to the beach, spent the day taking the Mt. Hood train, gone to Corvallis to see football spring training for the Beavers, spent the weekend in Troy's small hometown where he grew up, spent an afternoon on the Portland Spirit. I always look for nice bed and breakfasts where we get spoiled and it's just the two of us. So much fun. This last weekend we went to Bellevue with our business. I loved the car ride, the eating out, the nights in a hotel. We also went out to lunch at Baja Fresh for Cinco De Mayo just for fun. We are eternal companions and that means we need to be diligent about strengthening our relationship by enjoying our time together. I have been planning weekend getaways a couple times a year since we got married. It’s fun to plan and look forward to our special time. I love bed and breakfasts. We have gone to the beach, spent the day taking the Mt. Hood train, gone to Corvallis to see football spring training for the Beavers, spent the weekend in Troy’s small hometown where he grew up, spent an afternoon on the Portland Spirit. I always look for nice bed and breakfasts where we get spoiled and it’s just the two of us. So much fun. This last weekend we went to Bellevue with our business. I loved the car ride, the eating out, the nights in a hotel. We also went out to lunch at Baja Fresh for Cinco De Mayo just for fun. We are eternal companions and that means we need to be diligent about strengthening our relationship by enjoying our time together.

]]> http://www.monasmusings.com/somewhere-else/#comment-566 mona Tue, 11 May 2010 01:32:47 +0000 http://www.monasmusings.com/?p=1199#comment-566 Kira! YES!!!! Somewhere ELSE! Good for you! Kira! YES!!!! Somewhere ELSE! Good for you!

]]> http://www.monasmusings.com/somewhere-else/#comment-564 Kira Mon, 10 May 2010 21:33:12 +0000 http://www.monasmusings.com/?p=1199#comment-564 Yesterday we got back from Park City. Just the two of for three days. It was the first time in nearly ten years. Best date ever, I think. Yesterday we got back from Park City. Just the two of for three days. It was the first time in nearly ten years. Best date ever, I think.

]]> http://www.monasmusings.com/somewhere-else/#comment-563 mona Mon, 10 May 2010 20:10:47 +0000 http://www.monasmusings.com/?p=1199#comment-563 Trina, I love that you say "pretend to be somewhere else". Bravo! For years, we had a tradition of donuts and sparking apple cider and an old move in our bedroom. Sparkling apple cider goes a long way toward fantastic pretending. Trina, I love that you say “pretend to be somewhere else”. Bravo! For years, we had a tradition of donuts and sparking apple cider and an old move in our bedroom. Sparkling apple cider goes a long way toward fantastic pretending.

]]> http://www.monasmusings.com/somewhere-else/#comment-562 Trina Mon, 10 May 2010 18:32:31 +0000 http://www.monasmusings.com/?p=1199#comment-562 The time we've set aside for ourselves is Friday evenings. That's getting harder and harder with 5 teenagers, an 11 yr. old and a developmentally disabled adult who we care for- it's not easy to find an adult-sitter. My husband grabbed a DVD (Avatar) from his parents and we watched that alone in our bedroom. It would have been nice to get away, for a while we were in a different land with big blue people. When life changes, we'll be out havening fun again. Until then....we'll have to pretend we're somewhere else. The time we’ve set aside for ourselves is Friday evenings. That’s getting harder and harder with 5 teenagers, an 11 yr. old and a developmentally disabled adult who we care for- it’s not easy to find an adult-sitter. My husband grabbed a DVD (Avatar) from his parents and we watched that alone in our bedroom. It would have been nice to get away, for a while we were in a different land with big blue people. When life changes, we’ll be out havening fun again. Until then….we’ll have to pretend we’re somewhere else.

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