I thought that a great way to end one year/start another would be to find a post linking to the top romantic comedies of 2009. Do you think I could find one? No. No, I could not.

Maybe no such list exists or maybe my Google skills are lacking but after long search I threw up the white flag.

I cannot make up my own top ten list because I watch approximately ten movies per year. As my husband and I like anything from action to comedy to, well, romantic comedy I have not seen enough movies in the romantic/romantic comedy genre in order to give me the authority to make a top ten list.

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I don’t know about you, but my husband and I are horribly romantic when it comes to love songs. Each year, on our anniversary, we present each other with a mixed CD full of our favorite ballads. Then we put in a CD and spend quality time on the bear skin rug in front of the fireplace.

(Insert hysterical laughter, here.)

This is not to say that I do not like love songs, nor do I dislike “quality time” (Ahem). Certain songs will speak to me, as it were, and I find myself having an affinity for them. One song that could have been written by me (If I could actually write songs) would be Push, by Sarah McLachlan. It’s a little older, but kind of apropos.

One of my favorite songs from 2009 is Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Callait. Mock me if you must, but it’s a Happy Song.

It’s that time of year where the “best of” lists are coming out. I’ll throw it back out to you - what’s your favorite love song?

I read an article over at the NY Times parenting blog Motherhood which was titled, “Fixing an Unbroken Marriage.” This quote struck me: “Do you fear the snakes in your own marriage? Are you clearer about your job as a parent than your job as a spouse?”

My husband and I try to make a point of having a regular Date Night. “Try” is the operative word here. My twenty-year-old brother lives with us (It’s awesome. Really.) and part of the “room and board” deal includes him babysitting for us on a regular basis. Dude done got himself a girlfriend who went off to University, which means that he’s been traveling a lot to see her.

This means that Date Nights have been few and far between.

We’ve finally realized that a Plan B is in order and have rounded up a few great babysitters. I’m returning to an office job full-time in January and we’ve been invited to attend the Christmas party. Tonight. We’re going to get all gussied up, have a fancy night out, and have a half an hour each way in the vehicle to just talk.

We need the time as just the two of us in order to have a better marriage. Always and forever.

How about you? Do you need to fix your (unbroken) marriage?

I ran across this post over at The Frisky titled, “20 Things You Should Never Do Without Consulting Your Significant Other” and I had to laugh at some of the suggestions. They’re funny because they’re true. Here are a few of my favorites:

Seeing other people
Investing your joint savings in a combination fried chicken and sushi restaurant
Erasing everything off the DVR
Buying a house or new car, especially if it’s a Hummer
Adopting a puppy/kitten/ferret
Moving to a different city

Ha!

I thought I’d add a few of my own:

Get pregnant
Join the armed forces
Invite your parents to live in your basement suite

Do you have any that you’d like to add?

I don’t have a long dating history from before I met my husband. It’s not that I didn’t date, but I was one of those girls who went for relationships of the long-term variety. For the most part.

I spent over two years dating someone during my senior high years who was three years older than me. “Dating” seems like such a trivial word, considering that I had a promise ring. Do you remember those? Seventeen-year-old me wore it with pride. It now rattles around in the bottom of my jewelry box.

The next serious relationship I had was with a guy who was five years older than me. Five years older than me.  I come from a small town and, well, it seemed that the older guys were always the ones who my friends and I dated. They were so “mature.” I put that in quotes because in hindsight it is nothing but hilarious.

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