Our family grew by not one, but two! We got "little" Tex in April of last year, and found out we were pregnant in September. Now, the little babe in my belly is not technically here, but he or she most definitely wants people to see him or her- so stinking active in there. AND David started his last year of seminary!
Having a spouse in seminary is not easy. Especially when they also work at a church. It's not just an office or retail job. It's something that you truly have to invest in. My poor hubby has worked his hiney off these past three years, and I am so incredibly proud of him. In his final year of school, David took class, worked at his internship site, and worked at the church. He has such an incredible work ethic. Then he would come home and somehow still have energy to love me and hang out with me, on top of reading and writing papers!
We did have to get in the groove of things and figure life out with this new schedule for his last year. He was exhausted, and I was exhausted (love that 1st trimester), so we would just veg out and watch TV or Netflix. We were "spending time together", but not really if you know what I mean. We got our butts in gear and have almost entirely eliminated electronics from our relationship. It has been incredible to say the least. Our time together is intentional and meaningful. We play games, go for walks [when it's not snowing outside and when my body wants to cooperate], but mostly we talk. We catch up on the details of each other's lives and fall more in love with one another after every conversation. We also eat meals at the table [when we are home together], instead of in front of the TV. Don't get me wrong, we still watch TV, but typically when we are home by ourselves or if it is our date night to watch a movie [or Sunday football].
We also implemented a weekly date night. Now this can be either going out or staying in. But it is a night, or morning, that is intentional time, just the two of us. We either date night on Friday or Saturday night, or date morning on Saturday morning [where we go out for breakfast]. David is not home Monday through Thursday nights due to work and his internship, and I work Monday through Friday 8-4, so this time is so precious and valuable to us. On the night that we are not "date night-ing", we try to hang out with friends. While we really don't have a lot of time to see other people [or each other], it is just our current season of life, and we have had to learn how to live well in it. And to us, this is healthy and living well.
With eliminating electronics, David and I also wanted to become readers. I have finished two books [yay me!], and poor David has been reading a lot for classes. He will get to read for fun someday...hopefully.
I can honestly say that we have not been happier or stronger in our marriage. Here's to another year in the books! I am so excited for this next year of marriage- David is graduating and we are adding a little one to the mix! Want to see the wedding video I made? It's nothing special, but it's special to me! Check it out by clicking here!
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