10. The first step to any recipe my husband will love is to slice an onion:
Will swears everything I make is great and even perfect, but if he doesn't even finish his food let alone take seconds, something is up. So I turned to my handy dandy Mom in law :) and what do I find, but that the missing ingredient is probably onion and then its gobbled all up.
The second step to any recipe my husband likes is to add cream of celery soup:
We ran into the same problem again and thus I began to compare recipes to find that while I grew up on cream of mushroom soup, Will grew up on cream of celery soup. Thus we have come to a stellar solution that both of us love. Mixing them, now all my soupy casseroles are no longer my mom's or his mom's but mine and they are dog gone good if I do say so myself.
9. Asking questions, because you care gets smiles:
Okay, so I never cared about all that nerdy stuff before, because there is always that one know it all who makes you feel like a child for not being as well versed in this particular geek language as they are. So while I would NEVER venture so far as to ask in a crowded room what the heck an Ork or Org or whatever is, how to spell it, why dice are so heavily prevalent in our home on game night, how anyone knows what the U.S.S. Pendragon is supposed to look like, or what the heck anyone is talking about when they are referencing the end of the federation. I do care what my husband likes to do and want to be involved at least enough to not feel stupid when talking about his hobbies, and every time I tug him into another room, shoot a text, or wait until we have alone time to ask I get the biggest grin... it's as if that toothy smile says "Aww, my honey loves me." (even if she is totally in the dark)
Okay, so I never cared about all that nerdy stuff before, because there is always that one know it all who makes you feel like a child for not being as well versed in this particular geek language as they are. So while I would NEVER venture so far as to ask in a crowded room what the heck an Ork or Org or whatever is, how to spell it, why dice are so heavily prevalent in our home on game night, how anyone knows what the U.S.S. Pendragon is supposed to look like, or what the heck anyone is talking about when they are referencing the end of the federation. I do care what my husband likes to do and want to be involved at least enough to not feel stupid when talking about his hobbies, and every time I tug him into another room, shoot a text, or wait until we have alone time to ask I get the biggest grin... it's as if that toothy smile says "Aww, my honey loves me." (even if she is totally in the dark)
8. No sudden movements in the night... you get hit... (PTSD is real):
No my husband is NOT abusive!!! But don't flop your arm over him when he's sleeping and definitely don't breath anywhere near his ear! You will get swatted and its not pleasant, especially if you yourself are half asleep. Though come to think of it, I'm not sure why you would be near my husband when he's sleeping, if you are we may have issues.
7. If he's stressed give him a video game, and don't bother him for at least an hour:
On stressful days we all just need a break! Will's breaks include, DnD, Simming, Reading, Movies on occasion, food on the go, long road trips and the most easily accessible and most effective would be video games. After work an hour or so of PS3 before dinner seems to melt away the stress of a long day.
6. Don't put both boot blousers in the same boot, its confusing:
No Will isn't stupid he and I just do things differently, even the simplest task to a newlywed is new stuff, while I like to keep pairs together, Will keeps things together in the order in which he uses them, which is fine, and logical. I'm not fully converted yet but neither is he, we are however learning each others ways of thinking so we don't have as many ?'s and are much easier to understand.
5. Catching too many slug-bugs in one trip gets you dirty looks:
My family and I have created this very highly evolved game of slug-bug where almost everything is something and thus the game is fairly violent and oh so much fun, but when you see a real slug-bug or a cruiser-bruiser its just so exciting that well, I must warn I get quite excited and hit harder. Will doesn't mind until too many are done in too short a time. Then I get "Okay... no, no too late for sorry... you just wait!" LOL gotta love my sweet and competitive hunksband who understands me so well.
4. Not everything makes sense.... just go with it:
Only a mechanically minded individual truly understands why that stupid $15 shelf from wal-mart is more stable when you put the least stable part on last... yes the tacky board crap is crap and no one likes it, especially those of us with carpentry in the family. But if it works just work it and try not to get mad at your loving spouse who insists it be there so the floors can be done without worrying the shelf will collapse if moved.
3. When your spouse knows they are appreciated and free they will do their honey-do list early on:
Will rarely if ever has a honey-do list, I just don't have that much for him to do. But when Saturday rolls around and the list comes on, you bet he has that list done quick and he stands so proud and tall because he knows he did all that was required of him, and his day is now freed for gaming. (With the occasional call to aide me in opening a jar, or reaching a shelf etc.) I love the look he gets on his face when he knows he did a good job and his work is done. Each day I see it, it reminds me of one of the many reasons I married him, cause he's just as stubborn and go getting as I am.
I am the same way. When we moved into our house it was bare! The more Will grows to love what I do to the house to make it look like a home, feel like a home, and be a home, the more I feel great about doing it and projects get more detailed and work oriented. I love love love being a homemaker, with Will by my side! Lately, William has even taken to telling friends that he gives me pretty much free reign on the house cause he trust me and loves what I do. *blush*
2. When your friend needs a place to stay and you have your first house as newlyweds just beginning to take shape, have them sign a detailed contract in blood and buy a ticket home before moving in!:
I will not explain this further has of yet.... suffice it to say, more details to come in a later blog.
1. Fulfilling your baptisimal covenants was never easier than in marriage:
It's always easier to serve someone and stand by them when you feel a connection to them, but Christlike love and the desire to stand by another human being has never come so easily as it does for the man I love so surely that I want to devote eternity to growing with him. I can honestly say that through all the silly, the stressful, and even the sleepy that has become a daily part of our lives together, there is no one I'd rather spend it with. I'm certain that life has more curve balls to throw at us than even Mark McGuire could hit but I know that I am grateful for my husband, for the opportunity to serve him and for each day that I get closer to him even if trials are what makes the glue stick better. When life gets sticky and hurtful I've noticed that Heavenly Father gives us a break in countless ways, who knew that when I married the man I love, and gave up the dream wedding we had planned for 6 months later, I'd gain the blessing of easy access to fulfillment of my covenants? Pretty cool huh? LOL
So anyways.... That is a list of just a few things I have learned since Feb 28, 2011. Some are silly, some are spiritual, some are a bit off the wall, but all are true, and all of them came from just the blessing of the marriage I have to the best hunksband ever.
original post: Life as Will's Wife 5/16/2011
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