An Evening in the West End

New York’s famous theatre scene is Broadway, and London’s is the West End. So when in London, head over to the West End for an evening of entertainment!

You can see one of the classics, such as Lion King, Les Miserables, and Wicked, or you can try a less well-known play or musical for a new experience! There are loads of shows going on all of the time with well known actors and each and every one of them are great!

I personally have seen a fair share of shows in the West End. I have seen Wicked, Les Miserables, Lion King, Singing in the Rain, Billy Elliot, Stomp, The Tempest and more and I absolutely loved every single one! Whatever you choose to see, it will be an experience of a lifetime!

My sister-in-law and I at Singing in the rain

Although seeing shows can be pricey, they are worth it! There are also ways to get a good deal on various websites, such as this one or this one or by going to the theatre early in the morning to get last minute tickets.

There are lots of great restaurants in the West End that provide the perfect opportunity for you and your sweetheart to go to dinner and a show, enjoying an incredible evening in London together!

Relationship Tip: Make an effort for date night. Get dressed up for each other. Plan ahead. Make it special.

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GameWorks

If your marriage is like mine, you might be a little bit competitive with each other. When you can find something that you are both good at, it is fun to compete. For our date night this week my wife and I went to a place in Schaumburg, IL called GameWorks. It was great to be able to enjoy some healthy competition and laugh, sweat, and run around together. We even increased the stakes on one of the racing game and who ever loss had to take the trash out when we got home! 

GameWorks has interactive video, ticket and prize games as well as a restaurant. The food was great and they even offer a discount when you purchase a game card with your meal. They also offer half offp games on Mondays.  My wife and I tried to get as many tickets as we could get so that we could exchange them for a prize at the end of the night. My favorite game was a basketball shooting game.

During our date, I tool the time to ask my wife some questions that help us get to know each other better. To make this more fun we played the game “This or That.” In this game you give 2 options and your partner has to decide which option they would prefer.  For example, would you prefer to go to a concert or the theater? This is a great opportunity to get some ideas for future dates! We took turns and found out more about each other.

At the end of our date we both felt great. We had a lot to talk about and felt closer to each other. GameWorks really was a lot of fun and we will probably come back! To my wife’s delight she won the racing game and I had to take the trash out when we got home!

Trugurt

Many of you have heard about frozen yogurt, you might have even been to a place that serves it! You might even have a favorite frozen yogurt place and think that there is no better place! I challenge you to try Trugurt, this place is making all of the other self-serve yogurt places shake in their boots!

They have multiple locations in the Chicagoland area; Orland park, Crestwood, La Grange and Berwyn. The one in Orland park offers free samples so you can choose your favorite flavor.  Just like many other yogurt places, you serve yourself and then pay for it by the ounce. (49 cents per ounce)

They offer flavors like blueberry pie, caramel salted pretzel, red velvet cupcake, Hawaiian pineapple, key lime pie and many others. After you choose your flavor then you have the option of choosing toppings. They offer fresh fruit, nuts, candy and the famous Boba. They also offer smoothies and teas if you are looking for something you can drink.

They are proud to offer the first USDA Certified Organic Frozen Yogurt. They also offer flavors that are dairy free, soy free, fat free, gluten free and they are only 22 calories per ounce. Trugurt is a great place to go on a date, they have space for you to sit down and talk and the employees are very friendly and are happy to answer any questions that you may have.