Joel and I haven't been going to bed very early these days. Normally, we're just veggin' on the couch hanging out and when we see the sun has finally set and it's dark we realize it's close to 10 or 10:30. But the past few nights we've been enjoying some good times together. The other night we played "Would you rather..." My friend Squirrelpants and I used to play this frequently. Our suggestions usually included, losing a leg versus an arm, falling into blackberry bushes or a cacti, and other similar painful alternatives. The other night Joel and I followed the same line of thought but somehow we could NOT stop laughing. I was giggling so hard that I was crying and Joel was laughing hysterically at how I couldn't pull myself together. I loved it. I remarked to him that isn't it nice we've been married almost five years and we can still laugh and converse like we're dating? He agreed.
Last week, or the week before I think, I took a hiatus from life and read the entire Twilight series in about 5 days. By far the most engrossing books I've read, ever. I won't say the very best and stimulating but I will say that I'm starting the series over and I've never done that before with any other books. I loved them. Joel has been VERY patient with me in my reading endeavors and has even watched the first two Twilight movies with me.
We stayed up until midnight watching Twilight last night and towards the end (during the vampire fight scene) Joel turned to me and said, "This is a REALLY good movie." Aah, now he'll be even more supportive and understanding of my new obsession - love that guy.
The last few weeks have given me some perspective on my life, both good and bad. Here are a few of my (re)discoveries:
- Reading is definitely something I enjoy doing, I had forgotten that since discovering Facebook and all those silly social networking games.
- I have a relationship that rivals even the best storybook romance.
- Even though I am long past the dark days of sadness in my past, I must keep a fervent watch on my emotions and balance.
- While I love my husband and my family more than anything, time alone and away is just as important on a smaller scale. Getting out by myself for an hour or so a week will be a priority.
- Purging your home and life of unnecessaries feels DARN good. Need to remember to do it more often.
3 comments:
I love you Jenna - thank you for the little reminders that we always continue to learn about ourselves and our relationships! Good growth for you in the past week! I need to go get the Twilight books, better wait until after the weedding though or I might get so engrossed that I don't show up!! :)
I love what you learned...good for all us to remember.
I read some of my book while sitting in the sun and it made me rediculously happy. I love those moments of giggly happiness, they are the moments that make life worth living. This was a good post. :)
regrated- huh? that's my word. sounds negative.
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