{"id":318,"date":"2014-02-12T10:45:14","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T22:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/?p=318"},"modified":"2016-01-13T12:37:13","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T23:37:13","slug":"counting-down-to-valentines-day-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/counting-down-to-valentines-day-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Counting Down to Valentines Day &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What to do, what to do?\u00a0 Dinner and a Movie?\u00a0 Sometimes we can easily get stuck in a rut when it comes to date ideas, so here are\u00a0 5 Valentine&#8217;s Date ideas, to spark your dating creativity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. &#8216;A Great Pick Up&#8217;<\/strong> &#8211; Sometimes what could be a rather unimaginative date idea can be made memorable by arriving to pick up your date in an unexpected mode of transportation.\u00a0 Yes there is the clich\u00e9 limousine, but why not try something different\u00a0like a scooter,\u00a0horse, tandem bicycle, golf cart or\u00a0roller blades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. &#8216;On a Mission&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong> &#8211; Just like\u00a0the old party game &#8216;Treasure Hunt&#8217;,\u00a0set up a series of clues\u00a0for your date to follow in order to find you.\u00a0 When they do\u00a0find you, you are waiting with a fun activity to do together or a romantic dinner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. In the Park<\/strong> &#8211; If you happen to be in the Auckland region over the summer months there are a great selection of free outdoor movies and concerts that you can take your date too.\u00a0 Take along a picnic and enjoy the outdoor entertainment together.\u00a0 For more details on when and where these events are taking place <a title=\"Movies in Parks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesinparks.co.nz\/films\/search.asp?eventdate=21-feb-2014&amp;status=search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. &#8216;Decisions, Decisions&#8217;<\/strong> &#8211; If you are tired of being the\u00a0one who always makes the date plans then here is a great idea for you.\u00a0 Send your loved one\u00a0an invitation for a date. However, create\u00a0multi-choice options for the when, where and what so they have to make the decision for once. Here is an example &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-320\" title=\"Invitation Example\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Invite-Eg-938x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Invitation Example\" width=\"462\" height=\"504\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. &#8216;A Rotic Evening&#8217;<\/strong> &#8211; While Valentine&#8217;s Day is considered to be more for couples, why should the singles miss out on celebrating love.\u00a0 Rotic is simply &#8216;romantic&#8217; without the &#8216;man&#8217;.\u00a0 So arrange a girls night\u00a0with a group of single friends.\u00a0 Why not\u00a0have\u00a0a candle light dinner and watch a good chick flick.<\/p>\n<p>For more ideas and resources try <a title=\"The Romantic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theromantic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Romantic.com<\/a>, alternatively\u00a0if you have some\u00a0creative ideas for dates please share them in the comments section below.\u00a0 But more than anything we hope you enjoy your Valentine&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What to do, what to do?\u00a0 Dinner and a Movie?\u00a0 Sometimes we can easily get stuck in a rut when it comes to date ideas, so here are\u00a0 5 Valentine&#8217;s Date ideas, to spark your dating creativity. 1. &#8216;A Great [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-planning-tips","category-valentines-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2054,"href":"http:\/\/asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318\/revisions\/2054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/asyouwish.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}