Jeff Mills Coastal Vacations Club Blog

You might be having a special someone over for Thanksgiving, and you might be cooking up that turkey already (or planning to). You may be contemplating on candles and roses, even a proposal! So why not have a romantic Thanksgiving vacation that you will always remember? Here are a few tips that you might want to follow as you go and celebrate your love this Thanksgiving.

First, not all Thanksgivings have to be at home. Because Thanksgiving may well be one of the coldest holidays of the year, you might want to spend it in either a warm location, such as the beach; or even in a really cold one that heralds the winter to come, such as the ski slopes. In any case, pick a place where you can do something together instead of just engorging on food and not thinking. In fact, pick a place where you and your significant other can talk to each other and be intimate. The key to this vacation is not to be conventional, but to be close to another person and to show how much you care.

Second, there isn’t anything wrong with Thanksgiving at home either. You can still have a great celebration by inviting your significant other over – or, if you already live together or are married to each other, to really schedule some together time for both of you to relax and just have fun. This Thanksgiving, why not celebrate by working together? Assign each other tasks, such as marinating the turkey and watching while it bakes, cooking the mashed potatoes, slicing the vegetables, or making sure that the corn muffins don’t go up in flames. Do something together so that your Thanksgiving meal will be all the more fulfilling to eat.

Third, have more than food on your mind. You might want to schedule something to do together after you eat, such as watching a romantic movie on the couch together, or simply drinking some wine together and enjoying each other’s company. The key is to plan it out so that you don’t look at each other at the end of the meal and look for answers or ideas. Other good plans that you might like could include watching old movies together, playing a game of Scrabble or chess, drinking some wine out on the porch, or simply having a hot shower or soak in the bath together. Now isn’t that just romantic?

Fourth, deck the house out in something romantic, too. You may want to light some candles, have some flowers on your table, lower the blinds, and lock the doors. If you want to add a touch of romance, you might want the conventional red rose petals strewn all over the floor. It’s your call: you know your significant other better, so you don’t have to try to be romantic, but do something that your significant other will like.

Fifth, and last, don’t forget to clean up, but do it together. Thanksgiving is not just about pigging out – and it’s going to be about cleaning up the mess. If you do end up with a mess, assign jobs on who has to wash the dishes, who has to take out the trash, and who has to mop the floor. This way, you can still do things together and get household jobs done – and you can end up having a lot of fun together with a memorable Thanksgiving!

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