wedded bliss wednesdays: gift giving

2 posts in 1 day? i know crazy right? ;)

With the holidays only right around the corner, I think it was perfectly fitting for Allie & Kay to choose GIFT GIVING as this weeks Wedded Bliss Wednesdays theme.

What is the best gift to give your husband?

This is actually kind of hard for me because I absolutely love to GIVE gifts to people. Like I seriously take way to much time to find the perfect gift for each and every person for their birthday, christmas, anniversary, you name! And although I love getting gift cards as a present, I absolutely despise giving them! theyre so impersonal! But particularly for my hubby, if I could give him a boat, even just a small used bass boat, i think he would sh*t a brick. thats how badly he wants one. lol

What is a meaningful gift that you can give that does not cost money?

Honestly, I think now-a-days he would just like for me to give him the "ok" to go out with the guys. lol. Not that he has to ask permission or anything, but i know it means alot for him to be able to go relax and have fun with the guys without feeling guilty that he left me at home with the baby.

What is the best gift you have given to him?

Just one? Im such a good gift giver! Ill name a few of my fav gifts to him: Linex for his truck, Sirius Satelite Radio, Costa Del Mar sunglasses, a grill, and oh yeah our son! ;)

What is the best gift he has given to you?

Definitely our son. If it werent for him then I wouldnt have my precious lil boy. Ok, but mushy stuff aside, probably my iPad. I seriously use that thing everyday! Speaking of my iPad, I wish blogger would get a better iPad (and iPhone for that matter) app, i mean seriously come on people! get with the program!

What are you giving this holiday?

Hmmmm, i dunno yet. Were kinda tight on the whole budget thing this year, but Im sure to come up with something good. Maybe a new fishing pole? 

Dont forget to go link up!

wedded bliss wednesdays: marriage advice

So since I missed out on last weeks questions, and havent had a chance to ask hubs any of the questions for this week, Id figured I would just answer last weeks questions today! (confused yet? yeah me to, just read lol)

1. If you could give one piece of advice to any married (or soon-to-be married) couple, what would it be?
Enjoy being just the two of you. I know alot of ladies out there (including myself) are in a rush to start a family as quickly as possible after the wedding ends, but really take the time to enjoy it being just the two of you. husband.and.wife. you'll have kids to worry about the rest of your life. take impromptu vacations, sleep in as late as possible, go out to dinner at expensive restaurants, hell fly across country if you can afford it! lol.
Oh and my one personal moto: never go to bed angry with each other. after 10 years with my hubs, i can count on one hand the amount of times we've gone to sleep fighting. We may have to stay up to wee hours of the morning to solve of a disagreement (and it may just to be to agree to disagree), but this way when you wake up, you can start the day fresh and forget about the previous days problems.

2. What is an absolute MUST for any marriage/relationship?
HONESTY! oh and TRUST. but I guess those both go hand and hand. And im not talking about just telling the truth to one another, im talking about honesty of the heart. meaning there are no secrets, and there is no need to even have secrets because you want to tell the other person everything. including things that make you angry, happy, sad, hopeful, and everything else! 

3. What is the #1 no-no in a marriage?
Cheating. I just hate that word. I would rather the person just say that they no longer want to be with the other, rather than going behind their back and fooling around with someone else. And this goes for both the man and woman. Again this goes back to the honesty and truth thing. It should never come to this point, but at least be honest with yourself and/or your partner about your relationship. 

4.What is the biggest lesson you have learned from your marriage?
I know it may be easy to pick a fight when you disagree about something with your significant other, but Ive come to realize that in the end, we are both in this together. Neither one of us is out to hurt the other, and were always looking out for the best interest for the other. So if there is something that is really on your mind, you have to remember to communicate with your partner. You may think its easier to just let something slide by, opposed to starting a fight about it, but if your honest (theres that word again! lol) with each other, then it will be easier to just tell your partner how you are feeling, rather than letting it boil over a couple days, weeks, or even months, and it turns into something way more, when you could have just said what was on your mind. (yes that was the longest run-on sentence ever!)

i can truly say i married the love of my life, and although he may get on my nerves ever now and again, i couldnt imagine living my life without him.

Dont forget to go link up with Allie & Kay

 

wedded bliss wednesdays: date night

Yes I know its Thursday. I dont know why this didnt publish yesterday, but whatevs, Holy moly this week has flown by! Time to link up again.

How often do you and your husband have a date night?
We dont necessarily plan one out, but since the baby was born we try to go out by ourselves at least once every 2 weeks. Even if it was just for a quick dinner at Panera Bread. We are lucky enough to live close to my parents and sister, who both completely enjoy watching Matthew for us whenever we need some time to ourselves. I think now, I have to focus more on how we can incorporate family activities into our routine. And I dont mean the normal everyday stuff, Im talking about in-the-making plans for a trip to a local pumpkin patch kind of thing.

What did you do on your first date?
lol. No need to rehash memories. Lets just say, we never really had a "first" date. The first time I went anywhere with Matt, it was actually my first time ever skipping school. My exbest friend had decided we were going to skip 4th period and convinced me. Her friend Matt (hubs) was leaving school so he said he would take us. When push came to shove, said best friend found out there was a pop quiz in her 4th hour and she couldnt miss it. And me being totally paranoid as is, to skip class, didnt want to show up to my class late, so I went with this complete stranger. (i know, so not a good role model) Turns out, the reason he was leaving school was to go to court because he had gotten arrested for trespassing on private property. Great first impression. The case was dropped but still, I had no clue.

highschool days

  What is your favorite kind of date night?
i love going to dinner and then a movie. I know its not really fancy or anything, but both me and hubby love movie theater popcorn movies. We also very much enjoy going to local art festivals. We never really end up buying anything but there are two that we like in particular Las Olas Art Festival and Coconut Grove Arts Festival. Oh and concerts too!! We've been to soooo many country music concerts since weve been together and we both really enjoy them ;)

sugarland concert September 2009

 How do you do date night on a budget?
Umm hello, have you read my recent obsession with deal sites? I swear anytime there is a groupon for movie tickets I end up buying the max allowed for that deal. I think currently we have like 4 tickets to use :D now to find a babysitter......

 
What is the best kind of date your husband could surprise you with?!
I would love if he planned a family picnic around sunset on the beach. I know he absolutely despises sand, which means we hardly ever go to the beach together. But if he set it all up because he knew I loved the beach and had everything ready to go with a bottle of wine food and the baby, i think we all could enjoy it. Especially since its started to finally get a lil cooler outside (you know high 70's low 80's lol)

this would be fine...

                                  Source: Uploaded by user via Lisa on Pinterest

Dont forget to go link up with Allie & Kay

wedded bliss wednesday

 

Love this idea Allie and Kay came up with:

Each week link up and show off your amazing husband or man!! We can exchange tips and tricks and just have fun talking about our loves! Let's grow all of our marriages by learning from each other!  You can vlog your questions, write your questions, interview your husbands, let your husband guest post - get creative!!
The deets: Chances are, your readers know all about you! But what about your husband? Lets give our men the spotlight this week and introduce the blog world to your other half!

Introduce us to your husband! (What's his name? How old? What does he look like?) 

So my hubby (and highschool sweet heart) is Matt. He is 28yrs old and is pretty handsome if I do say so myself! ;)

2010 from our wedding

What is your husband's favorite thing to do?

My husband absolutely loves to fish! Unfortunately we cant afford a boat right now so he has to wait until someone invites him out on theirs. Hopefully one day we will have our own. Matt has been looking forward to teaching Matthew to fish one day and it would be awesome if it was out on our own boat.

2003 -lmao he'd kill me if he saw this up here

What does your husband do Monday-Friday? 

He works as a recruiter for a large corporation who is an outsourced customer service call center. Funny though, he used to work in construction and when he switched fields its like he became a completely different person. He now loves his job and comes home happy even after a long day at work. Its not necessarily the best paying job, but he is gaining some great experience with a great company.

What was the FIRST thing you noticed about your husband when you met? 

Definetly his eyes. They are the most beautiful blue color, and luckily Matthew got his eyes (at least so far, they havent changed and hes already almost 4 months (omg just realized tomorrow is 4 months) so were thinking they might stay this way) 

What is your husband's BEST quality?

Definitely his humor and outgoing personality. He can make me laugh even on my bad days. And hes so incredibly outgoing, I swear no matter where we go there is always someone who knows him and insists on coming over to say hi.

What is your husband's biggest pet peeve?

I would have to say he absolutely despises when I interrupt him. And although I hate to admit it, I do it alot more often than I should. And its not necessarily because I try to interrupt him, but more because Ill forget the point I need to make if I let him continue. lmao 

How does your husband feel about blogging? 

He doesnt really mind that I do it, but its a whole 'nother story if I ask him to partake. Hes not really into the whole expressing his feelings and emotions publicly. And after I convinced him to do TLC's: A Conception Story with me last year when we were trying to get pregnant, I doubt hes ever going to willingly blog/vlog now. (unless I promise him things that should not be talked about here lol)

What is something you do/can do that makes your husband feel loved? 

I know for a fact that he loves spending quality time with me. And I know that sounds so cliche and corny, but its extremely true. You see with a new baby, my obsession with reading, my need to blog, and the numerous house projects we have, we very rarely get to spend good quality one-on-one time. If you follow me on pinterest you might have noticed Im starting to pin alot more "date night" ideas. And please, any suggestions you may have, I would love to hear them!

2011 - Camping in Conneticut

So thats its, you'v met my hubby. Now go introduce us to yours!