What was the biggest surprise about your spouse once you had been married a few months and the "he is perfect(ness)" had worn off?
What are your favorite things to do for a date?
What was the best date you ever went on with your spouse?
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Beginning of...
What was the biggest surprise about your spouse once you had been married a few months and the "he is perfect(ness)" had worn off?
What are your favorite things to do for a date?
What was the best date you ever went on with your spouse?
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The first year of marriage does go quickly just like the first year with a baby.
ReplyDeleteI can't say I remember any surprises about my husband but I will say the things I love about him also have turned into the things that irritate me the most about him. Examples: how patient he is, how he doesn't need plans, or how he has no need to please others.
Any date is nice when you have two small children. I would love to go to the art museum but that hasn't happened since before our first child was born when we were in Milwaukee, WI. More reasonable dates: a walk (we walked to New Seasons then walked through the fountain), just going out for dessert is fun, or a picnic.
The best surprise I remember is on our first drive cross-country and we stopped at a little lake in Oregon and went on a row boat out in the lake just the two of us.
Sarah is having blogging issues. Here is her response...
ReplyDeleteThe biggest surprise was the Loud factor. He came from a loud family...even loud (not mad) talking was normal. I came from a quiet family who NEVER raised voices and NEVER yelled in anger. That was a shock to my system!
Our favorite things to do are walks, auctions and antique stores
The best "date" we've had so far is when I flew to Denver for our Anniversary last summer. It was kind of like a 2nd honeymoon, or really what our 1st one should have been like [:)] Came away SO refreshed! Great memory [:)]
Your blogging, Jessica, is much improved so I suppose Sarah's had to suffer. She can just blame it on being pregnant. :)
DeleteThe biggest surprise about Rick was that he thought under the driver seat of the car was a trash can. I was raised in my dad's house where, "If it goes in the car with you, it comes out of the car with you."
ReplyDeleteAfter mentioning it to my father-in-law, he told me Rick got that habit from Cathy. Which, I still think is cute.
Almost all of our dates end up at Target. I really like going to Target just the two of us. It is amazing how much easier going through the clearance stuff is when you don't have little ones in tow. Otherwise, some of our favorite date spots are dinner (either a nice meal some where or grabbing something and heading out to a lake), going for a drive (if there are storms coming in, we listen to the spotters on the HAM radio and then do a little storm chasing.) We talk about doing more storm chasing when we don't have such young children.
Our best date...hum...I love traveling with Rick. I love that he plans every detail and I can be pretty much oblivious to every detail and enjoy all the "surprises." Going to California for our honeymoon, AZ for our 1st anniversary, San Diego and AZ the summer before Luke was born, our the cruise last year are all good memories.
However, our best date was probably, going with Rick to Witchita when Jacob was itty bitty. We had dropped the older two off at M&Ds and were headed to play put-put when Rick got the call to head to Witchita. We dropped off Jacob with M&D and Rick and I headed to the airport. It was a night flight and Rick kept triggering runway lights on all the little airports.
How often do you go out on dates?
DeleteHave you ever paid a babysitter?
I have heard people say they don't let anyone watch their children-ever. They don't think it is right because they are Biblically obligated to be the ones raising their child so their child is always with them. ALWAYS. They won't even let the grandparents watch the children. I just don't understand how they think this is Biblical.
I loved having dates every week before we moved but I am glad they aren't spending that much time with grandparents because they were so spoiled and fed so much junk food.
I paid for my first babysitter for Lynn's wedding rehearsal.
ReplyDeleteProbably, once a month or so.
I don't understand that either. I know people who have totted that mantra or a similar one right into their divorce proceedings.
Children enjoy the company of their friends and I think as long as I trust their friends parents that it is good for the kids to have play dates with their friends.
As for my parents watching the boys, it is one of the few neutral ground places where they get to see and play with their cousins. Which, I am glad they get to do.