5 New Things I Learned About My Wife ~By Eddie

Week #27:

1. Melinda likes to express how she’s feeling in a whiny but cute (but not too cute) one word sentence. Example: “Cooold.” “Huuungry.” “huuurts.”

2. She is starting to enjoy making juice in the mornings. I appreciate this because I have noticed that I am getting to work on time lately… sometimes early.

3. Melinda over exaggerates everything. No joke. If it’s 7:01am, she’ll say it’s almost 8:00 AM.

(if this is a repeat it’s because of my need to exaggerate how much she exaggerates)

4. This is probably common in every relationship, but she’s always wears my shirts. Umm, you have a drawer full of yours… put those on.

5. She is awesome at math. One of her student’s parents paid her for her tutor services. Sweet right? She also assists me in taking my math tests as well. I log into my account and she takes the tests… KOBE!

5 New Things I Learned About My Husband

Week #26:

1.  He LOVES peanut butter & jelly! I bought him a jar for his birthday and I discovered that he can eat a whole jar of Smuckers in 2 days! Does your significant other have a weird FOOD obsession?

2.  Why does it seem like men are better at cooking meats than women? Eddie can make a mean steak.. I think I’ve said that before. But, last night I attempted to make these pork chops, which is probably the hardest thing to mess up, and it was an utter failure. It was too dry, the rub was too cumin~y, and I managed to destroy our cast-iron skillet. When eddie got home to try it, he said, “Next time, just leave the meat to me!” So much for trying…

3. Since I’ve been pregnant, he’s been more open to cuddling with me before we go to sleep. Usually he’s very territorial with “his” side of the bed, but lately he’s been very lax. I’m definitely taking advantage of it as much as I can.

4. Our bathroom is disgusting as of late. I usually  leave it to him to clean that room because..well..he cleans it better than me. But, dang, he’s been slacking off and it’s looking pretty gross. I think the bathroom is both of our least favorite rooms to clean. Does anyone actually LIKE cleaning their bathroom?

5. We decided that we’re going to Tahiti this summer! To save, we’re going to have to stay in instead of going out, cut down on going out to eat, and no more movie theatres. This should be interesting…

Quote of the Day

My husband and I can actually relate closely to this quote. When you get married or even when you’re about to have a baby, people will ALWAYS try to encourage you to do things certain ways and/or convince you on how to/how not to live your lives. Not that I don’t appreciate the suggestions, but everyone is always going to have something to say. Have you ever noticed that? Well, if you haven’t..be prepared! I want to say, take what everyone has to say with a grain of salt, and do what you know feels right. However, I was taught in ministry that sometimes we shouldn’t do what we “feel” is right all the time because you have to use your mind also. I’m not sure if I completely agree with Mrs. Roosevelt on this one, but I do know she was right about the criticism part. Don’t let people control/influence your decisions on how to live out your married vocation and on how to raise your child. Only you (and your spouse) can make decisions that are right for the both of you. No one else’s opinion matters… honestly.

Have a great day and a great week!

Live inspired.

~Melinda

5 New Things I Learned About My Husband

Week #25:

1.  Eddie’s birthday is coming up and I have no idea what to get him! Ah!

2. When both people in a marriage have a priority to eat healthy and exercise, it really becomes more doable.

3. With that being said (in #2), being committed to eat healthy when one is pregnant is less doable (I didn’t say impossible, though)…just less doable.

4. Parenthood is coming soon and we’ve been starting to evaluate how we are going to raise our little one. It’s kind of scary, but exciting at the same time! Ah!

5. I am starting to appreciate the alone time I have when Eddie is at school, but I don’t think I could do this longer than 3 years.

5 New Things I Learned About My Husband

Week #24:

1. Working out is tough together, especially early in the morning. But, it definitely is better having a partner with you!

2. Currently, we are working on making responsible decisions and, can I just say, it sucks being an adult. Ha!

3. My husband works so hard for us. Going to school full-time and work full-time must be tough. I really want his birthday (which is coming up, yikes!) to be special.

4. I like how my husband cooks eggs. Haha. It might help that the eggs are from the farmers market? Maybe just a little.

5. Have I told you that we used to be in a long distance relationship? While Eddie was in the military, we tried really hard working things out. But, if we can say anything about it, is that it is hard. It is also possible, but both of you really have to want it.

I found this quote and I could’ve sworn my husband wrote it. I like annoying him.

My Reflection on Marriage

Today I… decided to look back on my wedding and just remember the good ol’ times. Sorry for the lack of post yesterday. Honestly, I published a post and it literally disappeared! I’ve heard of that happening to people before, but I never knew what they meant. How can something get lost in the blog world? Well, ladies and gents, it is possible. So… I still cannot find it and it was labeled “Reflection Wednesday” so if you see it pop up some time…you know where it was supposed to go.

Anyway, its not much of a blog post today, but I did update and add a *NEW PAGE* to my blog entitled “My Wedding.” You can view it here. I figured I’d include details of my wedding after having a conversation with a friend who is currently planning hers. Weddings are so exciting!

Enjoy! & Happy Thursday!

~Melinda

5 New Things I Learned About My Husband

Week #23:

1.  Pregnancy is definitely an easier process with a supportive husband. Eddie has been really great about being patient with me throughout this whole process. I hope it stays that way until the end.

2. There was one day when we were dating that we said, “I can’t wait until the day when time doesn’t matter.” I think this week (with both of us off) we really got to experience a little taste of that. It’s been so nice just relaxing and doing nothing together.

3. Eddie makes the best homemade chicken noodle soup.

4. For New Year’s, I think this might be the first year where we both just stay in and have a nice quiet dinner at home. I’m kind of excited!

5. He doesn’t like to use soap bars that are really small (even though to me, there’s still some left.)