Are you considering planning a second honeymoon? It can be exciting to sit down and relive the carefree time that marked the early part of your marriage. It can be even more fun to plan the time away from life to spending quality time with your spouse. Depending on how you look at it, every vacation you and your spouse take can be considered another honeymoon.
After all, what is a honeymoon but a time dedicated to getting to know, spend quality time with and enjoy your spouse? Don’t we do that on vacations? If we don’t, then maybe we are doing it wrong.
Take the Time Renew Commitments
As described above, vacations are opportunities that we can make the most of and renew commitments to each other and with each other. We don’t need to go to an exotic location or spend a lot of money to renew our spiritual and emotional commitments to each other. A long weekend away together at a local spot can do as much, if not more for your marriage than a honeymoon can.
You don’t need to formally renew your vows to take a second honeymoon. You just need to renew your commitment to each other. Just because your child or children goes with you does not mean you cannot celebrate a honeymoon with each other.
My experience
Last October, my husband and I took a trip to Disney World as a part of our anniversary. It was the first time we had been able to return to where we were married and honeymooned all those years ago and we took our four year-old daughter along with us. It was a wonderful way for us to recapture memories from that time as well as renewing our personal commitments right now.
On our anniversary, we shared a picnic meal on the bed in the hotel room with our daughter toasting us. Afterwards, we ventured out to one of the parks after dark, walking around – holding hands and sharing laughter, fun and the sights. We capped off the night by watching the fireworks.
It was perfect.
Have you and your spouse taken a second honeymoon?
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