by Joey | Jan 23, 2014 | Throwback
Have you seen the second S&TC movie? Well, there’s a scene where Carrie expresses fear that she and Mr. Big are becoming too…Mr. & Mrs. Married.
My four year anniversary is just around the corner. And while that may not be that long to be that married, the hubs took his dear sweet time before popping the question not that I’m still bitter or anything, so we’ve been together a good long while. Because of our football lifestyle, there will always be the element of change and adventure. But I hate to tell you that no matter how frequently (or infrequently) you move, it’s kind of the same stuff different day. Different surroundings. Suddenly you have your rooms set up with the same furniture and just like that…it’s home. It’s life as normal. Next thing you know he’s got sport center on TV and you’re yelling that the shelf in the living room isn’t his personal cubby space for all his crap.
That’s comforting to me. The fact that no matter how our lives change. No matter how many places we move; home is still the same. Mr. & Mrs. Married doesn’t have to be such a boring thing. I’m thankful for our norms. I’m thankful for our little life and our quote unquote boring routines.
We don’t have much of a budget for extra things right now. We live in a small town without a night life. We don’t have many friends close by. We have to rely on each other to keep things interesting. And that can be scary for a lot of couples. Especially couples like J and me who don’t really have much in common. He’s side splitting hilarious. I’m really not funny. Or at least not in a cracking jokes kind of way. My humorous abilities mostly come from those “did she really just say something that stupid” kind of moments. Or because I’m clumsy. He loves football, and I love glitter. He wouldn’t read a book if it was the only thing available to do. I could lock myself in a room all day reading book after book.
But we love finding shows that we can both get into. When we first got married, we binge watched How I Met Your Mother before we got cable. And we tune in every Monday night for that (no matter how horrible this season has been so far) and 2 Broke Girls which we laugh out loud at every single time.
We also devoured the entire series of Friday Night Lights our first year of marriage. That was an obvious pick for us–and I think I’d be lying if I said we didn’t want to model our family after the Taylors.
We recently started (and finished embarrassingly quickly) the Orange is The New Black series. And no we’re anxiously waiting for season 2 to be released.
He also recently started watching New Girl with me. When he expressed interest in watching it with me it almost made me love him more. Is that weird?
I know that might sound boring to a lot of you; finding a show and binge watching with your spouse. Some of you might be shaking your head thinking “nonono, you should be going out to dinners and taking lavish vacations.” That’s just not in our budget at this stage in our lives. So we make do with what we’ve got. And there’s just something really comforting about enjoying something like a TV show together. It’s a reminder that despite how different we can be that we have things in common.
What do you do to spend quality time with your lifelong buddy? Do you binge watch shows with your spouse? If so–what do you watch together?
by Joey | Jan 20, 2014 | Throwback
No?
Oh, well it’s my little secret then.
It’s not that I meant to keep it a secret. I really only
have to wear
eyeglasses while driving and watching TV. A lot of times that actually means that I’m squinting and giving myself a headache until the husband yells “well, where the heck are your glasses?” Oh. Those.
Can I admit something? I absolutely
hate shopping for glasses. I usually hurry through the process because 1) I’m usually alone and 2) I’m so embarrassed. The only real way to tell if a pair looks good on you is to well…
try them on. And so that means trying on some duds that might make you look a little silly out in public. And that’s just not my thing. But I’ve always been hesitant to shop for
eyeglasses online because well…
how do I know they’d look good on me?
Their website has a really cool virtual mirror that allows you to see how the glasses will actually look on your face! The coolest part is that there aren’t a whole lot of steps. You simply upload your picture and place the crosses over your eyes and then BOOM! You can browse every pair of glasses on the site on your face!
I had so much fun browsing the site and picking out new frames!
And I know the hubs will be happy because their prices are so stinkin’ affordable;
I am actually excited to
buy glasses–something I usually dread!
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by Joey | Jan 20, 2014 | Throwback
If I wasn’t here, I’d be there. In another life.
I would have packed up only exactly what I needed. My computer and my dreams. And maybe a pair of gloves. I hear it gets pretty cold there.
I would have been scared and dirt poor. I would have begged the man who owned the bar beneath my roach infested apartment to give me a shot as a waitress. I won’t let you down, I would have promised.
I would have met all kinds of different people. And I would write about them as the nights gave way into dawns. I hear that sleep never happens there. And I would be okay with that.
I would have walked the streets when the words got backed up in my mind. I would find the stories there as the sun burned my shoulders and my hair stuck to my neck. The Italian ice would be sweet on my tongue.
But that’s a dream for another life.
by Joey | Jan 16, 2014 | Throwback
It was 2011. And we had hit rock bottom. All of the plans we had in place fell through. Both of our cars had broken down and our bank account was at zero. We were to be out of our apartment at the end of the month–we’d overzealously put in our notice with the faith all our plans would work out.
We had no where to go.
We had no jobs.
We sat across from each other and laughed. “This is it,” we joked. “This is rock bottom. This is as bad as it gets.” And the thing is, I had him and he had me. And despite the fact that everything, and I mean everything was not okay, we were okay.
That was our first big low as a married couple. Since then, we’ve had a few more. Some bigger than others. I would be lying to you if I said we weren’t in the middle of one right now. Not a big one, but we’re in one. One of those moments when you just have to look at your life and think “something good will come of this.”
I’m here to tell you the same secret I told my best friend today as we stood in the same Starbucks’ parking lot we wrote in each other’s yearbooks all those years ago. Enjoy the lows. I know that sounds crazy, but the lows are those moments when you’re on the brink of something wonderful. Something is about to change.
There is always an upswing. Each time we’ve been in a low, we look at each other almost in excitement and say “are you ready for this?” Life usually takes us in some direction we never saw coming, and it’s always wonderful. It’s always better than whatever we could plan or dream up. While the lows are scary as hell–they’re meaningful. We’ve never been let down. Every low has it’s own high, and they do come. Every time. You just have to be open to whatever comes your way and have faith that it is what’s right.
[two crazy kids way back when]
by Joey | Jan 13, 2014 | Throwback
Hi Lovelies.
Goodness! This weekend wasn’t without its drama.
J and I were heading into Raleigh on Saturday just after he got off work when I got a call from my Mr. Weatherman brother (okay, he’s not actually a weatherman but he might as well be)! He had reports of tornado warnings for just 15 minutes shy of my parents’ house and in the areas that we were about to drive into.
Per his orders, the hubs and I took shelter in a handy dandy Waffle House and waited out the storm. Those extra twenty minutes that we hung tight made all the difference. As we headed down the highway there were countless vehicles facing the wrong way on the shoulders from apparent spin outs. Sheesh. We (all four of us–my Mom called just before we left and told me to bring the cat in case there was bad weather while I was in town. She didn’t want him left behind. He made himself right at home)!
In other, more tragic, news–there was a crazy news report that struck a little too close to home–quite literally. A young man in his twenties set a house on fire in the neighborhood connected to the one I grew up in (where my parents still live). Just after he set the house on fire, he drove about 10 minutes down the road to the church I grew up in (where my mom is still a member). He drove his SUV into the front doors of the church, went inside and started a fire in the sanctuary, then shot and killed himself in the parking lot. They haven’t released the full story behind it all yet, but here is the
news report.
On a much, much lighter note, I had a really nice visit with my parents. Bailey and Campbell were in their glory. They sure know how to relax to the max!
I actually did my hair and makeup on Saturday–so I thought I’d document the occasion again!
We had friends over for dinner and then we all went on a cookout milkshake run which
JUST miiiiiiiiight be my favorite! Mint Chocolate Chip, please!
Products Used:
Foundation: covergirl outlast stay fabulous 3in1
Concealers: physicians formula conceal Rx & Covergirl/Olay simply ageless under eye
Powder: Rimmel Stay Matte
Blush: W&W pearlescent pink
Bronzer: NYC smooth skin bronzer in sunny
Mascara: Maybelline full & soft non-waterproof in black
Eyeliner: top- mary kay bottom- darkest brown from naked basics smudged in with a liner brush
Eyeshadow primer: Urban Decay primer potion
Eyeshadow: Naked Basics Pallette
Lips: Jordana twist & shine balm stain in Terracotta
This is a manicure from a few weeks ago, but I realized I never shared it on the blog.
And it might go in the archives of “favorite and most fun manis ever”
so of course I had to share it!
Essie: Mod Square
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Strobe Flash
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