“We need a witness to our lives. There’s a billion people on the planet… I mean, what does anyone life really mean? But in a marriage, you’re promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things… all of it, all of the time, every day. You’re saying ‘Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness’.”
Shall we Dance/Dad at my wedding
This month marks our 7 year dating anniversary. Today marks 4 years of marriage! Time sure flies when you get to do life with your best friend. (Cheesey line of the day). Although we’re all for rainbows and butterflies, my 
husband and I are far from perfect. We argue and fight. Sometimes times emails are checked before morning kisses. Often times we push each other’s buttons. But at the end of it all, he will always be the person who will make me feel the safest. The person I trust the most. The one who always cheers me on, even when I don’t believe in myself. He is my person. I love my choco-taco eating, remote stealing, office Binge watching partner who gets me in every way.
As we grow older (and wiser, lol) and get even busier with life and our littles, we’ve learned that we do have to put some work into our relationship in order for it to thrive. Below are a list of “rules” we created for our family and relationship.
Grab the other persons hand before we grab our phones
With technology on the rise and our work lives at our fingertips, we choose each other before the outside world.
No phones at the dinner table
We try to have a few hours of no phone time in the evening but we do not allow phones at the dinner table.
Greet each other with a hug and kiss
We both work outside of the home, so it’s important to reconnect even for a second at the end of the work day.
Respect one another and their opinion
There are things we do not always agree on, but we do our best to show respect. We also do not undermine each others decisions in front of the children. If we have a disagreement we do it in private.
No arguing in front of the kids
Arguments are left in private.
Always go along with the joke the other person plays on the kids (LOL)
Because life ain’t fun if you can’t play jokes on each other.
Above all, we want our boys to grow up in a place of love. We want to teach them how to love each other and future spouses and most of all, how to love themselves. Our first step is to lead by examples.
Do you have any set “rules” in you home?
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