Date ♥ Jar

I am on a crafty blog-post roll.

Let's talk a little about Aaron. He's a really sweet guy. Sweet in a sarcastic, private kind of way. He likes his privacy and I would even go as far as to call him a homebody going on hermit. This being the case, he's pretty content to do what we usually do: make dinner, watch our TV shows, get ice cream and shnuggle. I, on the other hand, need new activities and as long as I make the plan, Aaron's usually pretty good to participate (e.g., garage saling, frolfing, float trips, tennis, Rag Tag). But since I'm the plan maker, sometimes I need a little inspiration. So, when I came across this little pin, I knew I had my next craft on my hands.

As you can see, this was crafted from an old pickle jar, thoroughly cleaned, painted with acrylic paint and coated with a high gloss spray. Then, I painted the popsicle sticks according to their category and labeled each stick with the activity and the estimated cost. Speaking of sweet, Aaron bought me my label-maker...kid knows me well.

DAYTIME ACTIVITIES:
Golden Yellow = things that can be done at night
Light Yellow = things that you need daylight for
Some of these may be Columbia specific...

• Ride (the Motorcycle)
• Putt Putt 
• Scary Movie
• Go Bowling
• Dinner & a Movie
• Fishing
• Ride Bikes
• Paintball
• Drive-in Movie
• Winery
• Volunteer
• Frisbee
• Try a New Restaurant
• Documentary
• Backwards Date (ice cream first, then a movie, followed by a late dinner)
• Walk-About Farm
• Antiquing
• Chopped Challenge (buy a selection of groceries and then each are required to make a dinner, the best meal wins)
• Movie & Shnuggles
• Early Breakfast
• New Boardgame with Friends
• Picnic at Stephen's Park
• Laser Tag Party
• Make Fondue
• Walk the MKT
• Dinner & a Movie with Friends
• Ride to the Big Tree
• Tennis with Another Couple
• Start a TV Show
• Make Sushi
• Make Pizza
• Rag Tag & a New Beer (or Cider)
• Barnes & Noble & Starbucks
• Cards Tournament
• Farmer's Market
• Ice Cream
• Find Columbia's Best Tree
• Pretzels at the Mall
• Swimming & Snow Cones

 

WEEKEND ACTIVITIES:
Turquoise = expensive activities
Light Blue = Reasonable activities

• Bed & Breakfast
• Go to Ford Leonard Wood
• Go to Bolivar
• Hiking & Camping
• Herman Winery
• Fair or Festival
• Go to a Sporting Event (we don't much like watching sports)
• Silver Dollar City
• Trip with Friends
• Throw a Party
• Find a Concert
• Take the Train
• Lake of the Ozarks
• Skip Friday & Road Trip
• City Museum

We'll see if we actually end up using the jar. Honestly, I just loved crafting it so much, that I don't mind. P.S. Thanks to mom for the hand-me-down fancy-pants camera that took these lovely shots! I feel even more grown-up now.