What Marriage Has Taught Him

      Tonight the husband and I had a date night and it had me thinking we have been together for almost 5 yrs. As I lay in my bed with a big ole bag of chocolate covered almonds reflecting back, I tried to decide how to sum up the past half a decade. Do I talk about the powerful and sweet moments of our marriage like, bringing home our babies and when I mean babies I mean our pets, (they are like our own children) or buying our first Car. Perhaps the scary, surviving a health scare, saying goodbye to friends/family too soon, would be more appropriate. Do I go all honest and talk about how marriage, a good marriage, is not all roses and sunshine, but requires some work. Work of the very best kind! That true love is a true gift worth fighting for. No, I decided the best thing to do….talk about what 5 years of marriage has taught MY MAN!

Here is what my sweet smart man has learned about surviving marriage in the suburbs:

-Never to ask your wife if she has PMS.

-Sometimes it’s better to just shush…and let me rant.

-He knows he will always score when he delivers a heartfelt handwritten love letter. The universal truth is that women are suckers for romance and I am the biggest sucker of them all.

-It will always be his job to take the garbage out. Period!

-Nothing gets more man points in the bank then a back rub with no strings.

-You lose all those points if you fart in the bed.

-The wife, she could never look fat in those pants!

-He may not be wrong all of the time, but when he’s right, best not to be too smug about it.

-Bringing me coffee, Always a good idea.

-He has learned just to pretend like he doesn’t know I’m spending all our money on new clothes, shoes and chocolate. When Mama’s happy, everyone is happy.

*Worth noting, he has not learned that whiskers in the sink make me bonkers. Underwear belongs in the hamper and that despite his best efforts, national holidays and family functions will occasionally fall on football Sundays.

Honey, I love you more fiercely every day, something I didn’t think was possible. I hope we keep planning, dreaming and laughing together for the next 100 years or so. Happy Date Night….Mwah I Love You!!