Hobby Help!

The other night, Justin got to thinking that there really aren't any hobbies that we do together as a couple. We both have our own hobbies that we enjoy. He likes to write, read, and play music. I like to bake and scrapbook. We realized that there are hobbies we both enjoy in the spring and summer months, when the weather is nicer. Some of our 'nice-weather' hobbies are letterboxing, checking out new parks and outdoor areas and watching Top Chef together. For those of you who don't know, letterboxing is a lot like geo-caching. In parks, people hide a box with a notebook, stamp and ink pad. There are very specific directions for how to find the box. For example, start of by taking a left down the path, at the second bridge turn right, walk 15 steps and it will be in the Y-shaped tree on your left. Get the idea? It is geo-caching but without the coordinates and no GPS. Once you find the box, you stamp their stamp in your booklet and if you have a stamp, you can stamp it in theirs. For a much easier description and how to get started, click here.

Our letterboxing booklet.

Cupcake and Coffee- Our letterboxing stamps.
Can you guess which one is mine? (Totally the coffee ;)

One of the stamps from an excursion.
The park was Fred Bond Metropark; hence the 007 theme!

Ok, so back to my hobby help! We were talking about how we don't have any winter hobbies and were trying to think of things we can do together in the cold weather. Some of our ideas were to take up ballroom dancing or learning a foreign language. Fast forward to last night. Justin came home from work with a big pile of books on tape/cd. In fact, they were cds for learning a foreign language. He told me to take my pick, Chinese, Japanese or Vietnamese. Oh boy. He ended up choosing Japanese (he loves Japan) and we started listening to it on our way to meet up with some of our friends. In the car ride, we learned how to say: Excuse me, Do you understand English, and No. Quite honestly, I don't remember any of the words except English, "Eh-go-gah" (phonemic spelling). Japanese is a difficult language! I was very impressed with how fast Justin was picking it up and how well he was speaking! We'll have to see how long this hobby lasts ;)

So this is where I need your help. Do you have any ideas or suggestions that we can do as a couple? What are some of your hobbies? All ideas are welcome :)