married life

  • 10 years together

    10 years ago, Mac and I started dating. We met about a week before that and had hung out a few times. We hadn’t actually gone on a proper date, but we decided to make things official. Our first date was a few days later on Mac’s 23rd birthday. Mac and I were talking this…

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  • 4th wedding anniversary inspiration

    Mac and I celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary last month. For the newer faces around here, we eloped in December then had a wedding the following June. We celebrate our December anniversary by going to Chili’s (where we went after the ceremony) and our June anniversary with the “traditional” gifts. Year 4 is super confusing….

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  • This season of life

    Life has been a bit chaotic since spring break ended. We had a ton of things going on at work, and I quickly fell behind on everything. Stuff I had to do at work, going to Pure Barre, grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry. Everything. I’m currently taking Counseling, and we spent an hour in class last…

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  • Marital stress

    Y’all, I have a confession. 90% of our fights as a married couple stem from arguing about where we want to go out to eat. A friend posted this E-card, and it really spoke to my soul. When we were in Augusta, I made a date book for us to try new restaurants since we…

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  • Leather

    Today is our third wedding anniversary and the second in a row we’ve spent apart. The traditional gift for your third anniversary is leather, so I bought Mac a new wallet and a new belt. Since he isn’t home, we will just have to celebrate when he’s back. Happy anniversary, Babe. I love you.

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  • Why I only dated my husband

    A new season of 19 Kids and Counting is starting , and public opinion over Jill’s relatively short relationship and quick pregnancy announcement and Jessa’s slightly longer courtship is still raging. People are also questioning the concept of courtship as all of the kids have courted instead of dating. I have a confession (that is…

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