Day 3133 – Taco Tuesday!

Posted on February 7, 2018 by 365 days of marriage

Last night, we went out for tacos! It was so nice to get out on a weeknight (something we rarely do). Even though we’ve been married 3133 days, I still love going out with my guy. Friends, that’s a marriage secret right there.

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Day 3132 – Sometimes, My Husband Is Not Perfect – repost

Posted on February 6, 2018 by 365 days of marriage

Today this post came up in my On This Day Facebook feed. This is one of my FAVORITE stories about Bret and I. Enjoy!

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originally posted 2/6/16
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If you’ve read this blog any amount of time or if you know Bret and I in person, it might seem like I think he’s just the greatest and can do no wrong. While this is true about 99.5% of the time (ok, minus the “do no wrong” part….he’s not perfect), there is that 0.5% of the time when he royally screws up. I want to pull back the curtain on our marriage and tell you about two recent experiences.

Last night, I spent about 2 hours shopping at various grocery stores. I’ve been trying really hard to not go crazy with junk food. After the snow storm and the gallons of soda and energy drinks as well as pounds and pounds of snacks and treats…I’ve been wanting to stay more strict in what I eat. I felt quite proud of myself after walking through the ENTIRE Wal-Mart bakery section and NOT getting anything. Oh. So. Proud. In a moment of weakness, I grabbed a Mt. Dew and a King Sized Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. Four glorious cups. Two for me and two for Bret. My mouth drooled with anticipation.

After everything was put away in the cabinets and fridge, I settled in front of my computer to eat some of the snacks. I only got TWO bags of snack foods….that’s a LOT less than normal. Again, super proud of myself. Bret was playing video games, so we had our backs to each other. After eating about half of each bag, I was ready for some sweet treats. Here is how our conversation went.

Me: ::walks around apartment….searching…:: Bret, where are the Reese’s?
Bret: ::looooooooong pause::….I….ate…..them….all…
Me: What? Really?! You never eat everything! You always ask before you eat the last one!
Bret: I’m so sorry. 😦

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I jokingly stayed mad at him and this morning, gave him a very hard time. After every request, I would remind him of his downfall – can you make some coffee? It’s the least you can do after eating all of the Reese’s. Can you come give me a hug? I mean, you did eat all the Reese’s.

As we were laughing about this, he did express genuine sorrow about the situation. This is NOT like him at all. This is the guy who gives me the first of everything, saves the last of everything. Does almost all of the dishes. This is NOT like him. We were reminded of another time Bret did something out of character. To be fair, this did happen while he was asleep.

For some reason, I was very cold one night. Maybe I didn’t wear a sweatshirt to bed or we had the heat off or a combination of both. I was in the “I’m too cold to even get up and put on a sweatshirt” zone. I turn towards Bret and notice he has ALL of the covers. I have just a portion of one blanket. I’m about to fix the blankets when I see my dear husband’s face. Friends, he had the cutest smile on his face. Like some content kid.

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I didn’t have the heart to fix them. So I suffered.

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But both stories still give us a LOT of laughs. 🙂

* Editor’s note – the pictures above are recreations.

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Day 3127 – Doing Things You Said You’d NEVER Do

Posted on February 1, 2018 by 365 days of marriage

How many times have you thought to yourself…
“I would never do that”
“You’ll never catch me doing XYZ”
“Can you believe they 123?”
“I would NEVER stop ABC!”

I definitely have a long list of things I said I would never do, that would never be true of me, that I would never do again. Thankfully, my story doesn’t stop there. I am SO glad that I am doing things or not doing things I would have thought I would always do.

– After a break up with a long distance boyfriend, I said I would NEVER do a long distance relationship again. Thankfully, I did have a long distance relationship (ha ha, and at one point it was multiple countries long distance).

– After different experiences, I said I would never date a military guy. Thankfully, again, that was not the case.

– I thought I could never quit drinking. While I attempted many times to do so, I finally did do that thing I never thought I would/could do.

– I’ve never really liked the MLM marketing systems. I HATE being sold to and not helped (can you tell I’m watching a summit on sales that don’t suck this week?) I hate being sold a product that I don’t need. Last year, I had a need for a good way to change the smell of a room. Through talking to a friend, I was helped by using essential oils. For YEARS I thought those “oil people” were crazy. Like, really, it’s just oil, come on now, calm down. But I got myself set up with a diffuser, and started diffusing lemon, peppermint, and lavender. It smelled great, but it wasn’t until I came upon allergy season and something happened that I was changed. Dudes, as soon as I felt my allergies kicking in, and thought, wait, I wasn’t feeling that earlier, I refilled the diffuser, and I realized that it was actually helping me! Now, this is NOT a buy oils from me statement. I have no desire to do that. But you better believe I’m encouraging people to try it out, no particular brand (though I am a doterra girl), just a “hey, this worked for me and it might work for you.” I’ve also come to believe in the “even if it doesn’t make sense, but it works for you, go for it!” school of thought.

– I never thought I would stop wedding photography, and yet, it was one of the better decisions I’ve made. And a really awesome ride. We met so many great couples and made so many friends along the way. There are days I miss THAT part. Ha ha, and the wedding industry is really really cool. But hey, it meant I could jump out of a plane and not worry about leaving my couples without a wedding photographer (seriously, I didn’t jump out of a plane until a few months after my last wedding).

I never thought I would change in a myriad of ways. But I’ve learned that constant change is the best thing that can happen to you.

What have you sworn you would never do, but did?

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Day 3124 – 4000 Days Of Knowing Bret

Posted on January 29, 2018 by 365 days of marriage

4000 days ago, I met someone who would change my life in many ways. We met under really crazy circumstances. I had no idea as I woke 4000 days ago I would be meeting my future husband that evening. I had no idea that the next 4000 days would bring marriage, a new business partner for my photography business, my greatest cheerleader, my greatest coach, someone who would hold my hair back through my alcoholism, someone who would support me when I chose sobriety, someone who would support my dreams of full-time freelancing and writing, someone who would make me laugh so hard I would cry, someone who would change my day just with a hug or a spontaneous dance in the kitchen, someone who would grow and change right beside me over the next 10.96 years, someone who would travel the country many times over with me, someone who I would call my very best friend.

Here’s hopin’ for another 4000 days husband pants.

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Day 3123 – Bret Locked His Keys In The Truck, 40 Minutes Away – How Did I Respond?- repost

Posted on January 28, 2018 by 365 days of marriage

I found this post through my Pinterest prep and I wanted to share it today.

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originally posted 2/23/14
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Today, I had to drive about 35-40 minutes to unlock Bret’s truck and retrieve his keys. He’s done this a time or two in the past…but hey, who hasn’t.

Anyways, I realized there were two scenarios that would take place.

1) I would get ready, totally ticked off. I would get in my car and see that I needed gas, more ticked off. I would steam about how this cut into my work day (I really need to make myself actually take more days off). I would be angry at the other drivers, even though they didn’t do anything wrong. I would be mad at Bret for locking his keys in the truck….again. I would think about the fact that this was burning money we shouldn’t be burning.

2) I would start my drive like the first scenario. I would then remember that I JUST yesterday prayed that God would mold me even more so into the character and likeness of His Son. I prayed that He would put me in situations where I would grow. Then a song on the radio about being Happy would come on. I would mutter under my breath, but think about being happy. Then I would hear a song about loving someone unconditionally. And I would remember, this is what I signed up for when I said “I Do.” Marriage isn’t just a wedding and then smooth sailing. It’s hard work and a daily struggle against yourself and your selfish desires. I would remember that I love Bret, even when something like this happens. I would then see a few drivers with their windows down and put my window down and be thankful that I was outside on a BEAUTIFUL day. I would hear songs on the radio that made my heart smile. I would get to see my husband more than I expected I would today.

I will admit that I went through both scenarios today. At first I was ticked off that I had to go out, but I realized, thankfully quite quickly, all of the things I noted in the second scenario.

How about you? Was there a situation in your marriage recently where you could have responded two ways?

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Photo credit – Shawna Sherrell Photography

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Day 3133 – Taco Tuesday!

Day 3132 – Sometimes, My Husband Is Not Perfect – repost

Day 3127 – Doing Things You Said You’d NEVER Do

Day 3124 – 4000 Days Of Knowing Bret

Day 3123 – Bret Locked His Keys In The Truck, 40 Minutes Away – How Did I Respond?- repost