It’s the start of the new year, which means it’s time to kick off our alphabet dating challenge! I wanted to start with an activity we both hadn’t done before and also get kudos points for slipping in multiple A’s.  We picked a weeknight to begin our surprise ‘A date’ which was inspired by our recent movie night binge of The Hunger Games.  For those who are new to ‘alphabet dating,’ take a peak at our previous post “The A-Z’s of Dating” to learn more!

“Archery & Appetizers at Applebee’s hit right on the bulls eye!”

We found a local, indoor archery course about fifteen minutes from our home, called Wilderness Archery, where we joined a weekly group lesson.  Wilderness does lessons every Monday and Wednesday starting at 5:30pm in case you’re interested! The lesson was about ten minutes of instructor-led safety and training, with the rest of the of the time left to do our own shooting at targets. An hour for beginners was plenty of time to get our fix of archery and learn the basics of the sport.

Here’s some archery-inspired pointers: (1) feet should be parallel stance like you would surfing or snowboarding (2) aim about a foot and a half lower than you think (3) pull back your dominant hands’ elbow and follow through with your hands after letting go. Simple enough, right?! Archery was much harder than we thought! It uses muscles you’ve never worked before — I was sore for days!

Later we grabbed appetizers at our local Applebee’s to finish off the night. We’re not the typical neighborhood type to eat there regularly, but heard they had a HUGE selection of appetizers that we couldn’t pass up! Our appetizer dinner included The Classic Combo, which had the top 5 appetizers on a combination plate, as well the Brew Pub Pretzels with Beer Cheese Dip and Chicken Wonton Tacos. Let’s just say we didn’t go home hungry and had leftovers for lunch the next day.

If your looking for more ‘A Date’ ideas look no further! We’ve captured a list of some to inspire you!

Arcade, Aquarium, Art Gallery, Antiquing, American Food, Rent an AirBnb,  Appetizers, Archery, Arboretum, Auto Show, Amphitheater, Airshow, Australian Cuisine, Asian Cuisine, African Food, Animal Shelter, Apple Picking, Aerial Yoga, Aerial Acrobatics, Alma Mater, Aquatic Center, Apple Hill, Alcatraz, An Adventure Park…