This may sound silly, but I was hooked on Jeff from the moment I discovered I fit on his shoulder like a Pangaea puzzle piece. There is no better or more comforting place in this world than his shoulder.
The Ugly
Quarrels are never fun. In fact, it’s the ugly part of marriage, but in an effort to drop a ray of golden sun on this note, I have to say that disagreements are also the thing that can make your marriage stronger.
I don’t claim to be an expert at relationships. I’m barely a year into this, but as corny as it may sound, Jeff is my soul mate, and despite our little spat last night, I believe this to be true with growing certainty.
The advice I hear most often given to married couples is to never go to bed angry. I disagree. Hot-headed words are much more damaging if you ask me. They last past the I’m sorries and get stored in a pandora box of a compartment only to resurface at another time during a different argument.
Sometimes I’m not ready to talk rationally before I go to bed and sometimes, although I hate to admit it, the only words I’m interested in speaking are mean ones. So in that case, I think it is best if I go about the house in a cleaning frenzy while Jeff works on the yard. Going to our separate corners is better than harsh words or forced apologies.
Now that I’ve cooled off and realized what a handful I can be at times, I have something I want to say:
Hells bells Jeffrey…you know I love you, and I’m sorry for upsetting you. Can we just kiss and makeup?
The Cutest Face Ever
Jeff sent me this picture a while back, and I get stupid happy about it every time I catch a glimpse. (It’s the wallpaper on my phone so I’m stupid happy a lot.) I remember him telling me this was his “I’m watering the plants, and I miss you face.” I think he pretty much hit the nail on the head with that description.
I love this man to the moon and back!
ME & YOU
I mentioned that Jeff and I were exchanging handmade gifts for Christmas, and I never wrote about the masterpiece he created for me. I made him a coupon book, and Jeff crafted a scrapbook with pictures of us. He even tracked down our very first picture together! It made me cry like a little girl as we sat on the floor in the living room looking at the book.
He also included a wedding picture, and after it is a page that says Chapter II with blank pages that follow. Jeff committed to filling the pages with pictures of us - important memories, milestones, fun trips or just hanging out at the house. I LOVE THIS MAN PROFUSELY!
He titled the scrapbook Me & You in the top right corner because he always tells me, “It’s me and you.”
Click through to see our wedding invitations as featured on emDOTzee Designs blog.
