Help needed - Treating my other half

SuprSi

Well, as the title suggests, I'm looking for some inspiration as I need to do something special for the whole day this Saturday. I'm really crap planning things, or thinking of stuff to do, whereas she's always had a nack for it. So for a day I'd like to take it out of her hands.

She likes art, museums, etc, likes a decent pub, is fond of nice scenery, good food, etc. We have a car so driving somewhere is not a problem.

Basically I'd like to have her wake up on Saturday morning to breakfast, then have a whole list of things to do. We live in Dublin and as mentioned driving anywhere up to an hour is not a problem. The only stipulation is that I'm on a tight-ish budget. Can anyone offer any suggestions as to how they've treated their loved one to something special?

Thanks

subway

hmmm,
pic-a-nic in glendalough if the weather is nice.
simple and cheeepp

Anti

Start off with flowers arriving to the door for her at 9am. Get some crossoints(sp?) and some nice Jam and real butter. Cheese is also supprisingly nice with them too. Then head to a nice museam or art gallery for 11/12am. Then like subway said a nice pic-nic and relax for a few hours. Then head into town for a few drinks in her favorite pub.

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SuprSi wrote:

Well, as the title suggests, I'm looking for some inspiration as I need to do something special for the whole day this Saturday. I'm really crap planning things, or thinking of stuff to do, whereas she's always had a nack for it. So for a day I'd like to take it out of her hands.

She likes art, museums, etc, likes a decent pub, is fond of nice scenery, good food, etc. We have a car so driving somewhere is not a problem.

Basically I'd like to have her wake up on Saturday morning to breakfast, then have a whole list of things to do. We live in Dublin and as mentioned driving anywhere up to an hour is not a problem. The only stipulation is that I'm on a tight-ish budget. Can anyone offer any suggestions as to how they've treated their loved one to something special?

Thanks

Even on a tight budget I'd recommend booking a hotel room, even for one night and lay the pampering on big time. It can be done on the cheap, get a hotel just outside of Dublin. A nice box of choc's and a bottle of sparkling wine (Australian's compare very well with 'proper' champaign). Bring some oil's, candles and Dead Sea mud's, and it'll be a night she'll thank you for forever.

funk-you

Try breakfast in bed then on to a museum. Head to stephens green for a light picnic or even just australian champagne and strawberries with a selection of cheeses at lunchtime. Bring her home and draw her a bath with a glass of wine while you cook a romantic dinner. If she's not knackered after that go to a show in the evening and maybe a drink afterwards for a chinwag about the show.

Boo-ya.

-Funk

microgirl

I second the recommendation for Glendalough. If the weather is good it;s simply glorious, can't be beaten, and even if the weather's a bit grey and damp it's still great. Wake her up with a nice, light breakfast and head off relatively early. It's about an hour and a half's drive, initially on the N11 but then through some lovely, windy Wicklow roads. Have picnic stuff already got (for this you really, really can't beat Marks and Spencer for easy, ready-made but impressive foodstuffs.) There are picnic tables all around the park and visitor centre, or you could pack it and take a small rug with you and eat halfway round one of the walks. The walks are all laid out with coloured arrows to follow, and you can always wander slightly off them into more interesting woodland for a bit as my boyfriend and I did on the bank holiday - walking by the riverbank for a bit instead of on the path or whatever.

The walks also vary in requisite fitness level and stamina, so you'll find something that ye can do, no bother.

Then after the day of walking, exploring the monastery and graveyard there's a great pub & restaurant in Laragh (the village a mile and a half from Glendalough) called The Wicklow Heather. We ate there a couple of weeks ago and it is fantastic. Really good value prices for the food you're getting, and a lovely, lovely setting.

SuprSi

SuprSi wrote:

She likes art, museums, etc, likes a decent pub, is fond of nice scenery, good food, etc. We have a car so driving somewhere is not a problem.

Well, sit down in front of a picture of scenery in a museum with a picnic preprepared, also have your car parked somewhere near too.

There, covers all angles!

But yeah, I plan on doing the same tonight to my girlfriend; going to turn up outside her work place when she finishes with a few roses.

biko

Try Newgrange in Co Louth. It's pretty much a day trip.

Beelzebub

Powerscourt Gardens for lunch.

SuprSi

Thanks for all these ideas guys. Like the picnic one - if the weather is anyway decent I think that could be the winner. I could pop down to M&S at lunch on Friday and surprise her with the food on Saturday.

Thanks again!!

Gran Hermano

Blindfold her at the front door, lead her up the stairs, tie her to the
bedstead and give her the service of a lifetime.

When you're finished leave her there and spend the afternoon in the pub
with your mates

little miss

SuprSi wrote:

Thanks for all these ideas guys. Like the picnic one - if the weather is anyway decent I think that could be the winner. I could pop down to M&S at lunch on Friday and surprise her with the food on Saturday.

Thanks again!!

Oh, that sounds like such a nice plan! Nice to see romance is alive and well! Enjoy the date! Hope you get some lovely weather.

fletch...

get the train out to the Bloody stream restaurant/bar in howth and after a great dinner (and pints) sit on the harbour for the rest of the day drinkn many bottles of buckfast and cheap wine, worked great for me, she enjoyed it and I was a broke student at the time.....perfect!

jellie

if its this weekend coming id stay well away from the n11 because its being closed for building a bridge or something and traffics being diverted through bray i think.

that might put an end to any glendalough plans..