by Michael Webb
The Romantic's Guide: Hundreds of Creative Tips for a Lifetime of Love
With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays the children, friends and relatives often get all the attention and the spouses are leftout in the cold. Celebrate this Christmas with 12 days of romance.
On the first day of Christmas... Buy your mate one box of their favorite cereal and lace it with lots of "prizes." Throw in some golf tees, Hershey kisses, toy cars or whatever would bring out the child in them.
On the second day of Christmas... Take out your two engraved toasting glasses from the china cabinet and use them. Reminisce the day you first sipped from them. If you never had any engrave your own by buying some stencils and etching paste at a craft store.
On the third day of Christmas... Have three meals together. You could go all out with breakfast in bed, a picnic lunch and a candle lit dinner. Better yet, spend less time preparing the mealand more time sharing it together.
On the fourth day of Christmas... Put the pedal to the metal andfour on the floor. Take a peaceful drive for the day. Go to country, sight see in the city or cruise around looking at Christmas lights.
On the fifth day of Christmas... Fax or deliver a photocopy of yourfive fingers (plus the rest of your hand) to your love at work.Tell them you can't wait to be together to hold the real thing.
On the six day of Christmas... Give him or her a half dozen of herfavorite flower, one at a time. Leave one on the pillow, one on thecar seat, one at the office, etc.
On the seventh day of Christmas... Count your lucky stars by gazing into the 7th heaven. If the night is overcast, arrange glow-in-the-dark ones on the bedroom ceiling.
On the eighth day of Christmas... Buy an 8 pack of crayons andtogether design and color a personalized coloring book of happy memories you have shared.
On the ninth day of Christmas... Dress to the nines and go out to the swankiest place around and if you can't afford the full meal just order drinks or dessert.
On the tenth day of Christmas... Massage your sweetheart's achingshoulders for ten minutes. Throw in a back scratch, a foot massageand a hair brushing if you are feeling extra generous.
On the eleventh day of Christmas... Bake eleven of his or herfavorite cookies (since most recipes make one dozen, these will be bigger than usual, he won't complain). Stick a wooden skewer through the side of each cookie and then wrap the cookie in a colored plastic wrap. Place them in a box or vase as you would a dozen roses.
On the twelfth day of Christmas... Present your sweetheart with a custom made twelve month calendar for the new year. Use personal photographs or your own drawings to make it unique. Highlight special days for the new year.
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