“Honey, can you get me a beer? I’m trying to watch the game.” “I’m going shopping with the girls, see you tonight!” What I’m trying to say with my weird phrases is that there are couples out there that live in the same house, but don’t really seem to see much of each other. I’ve been told by people that they’d be bored going on vacation with their spouse because they wouldn’t know what to do with each other.
I feel lucky that this is not the case with me and Jenn. I think this is one of the reasons why our marriage works so well; we truly enjoy being together and never get sick of each other. As a result, we spend almost every bit of our free time together. This Monday, we want to talk about some of our favorite activities we engage in on weeknights and weekends when we just want to enjoy each other’s company.
The list is quite extensive and overwhelming, so I’ll just pick a couple. We do most of our exercising together, and I love going to the gym for “gym dates”! Jenn is great at coming up with spur of the moment strength exercise routines, and we’ll often go over to the free weights and balance balls, and she’ll lead me through a routine of squats, lunges, and various arm curls. She’s a lot better than I am, so typically I will lag behind while she patiently remembers what my next exercise is so she can instruct me what to do next (she’ll be two or three exercises ahead of me in no time). Those are two qualities that I love about Jenn; her desire to exercise and keep me motivated, as well as he patience with me!
One of my other favorite actitives is spending Sunday afternoons watching a movie on the couch, snuggled under a blanket. Sometimes she’ll lay down and put her feet or head on my lap (which I love). We have quite a range of movies we like, from chick flicks to movies about Jeffrey Dahmer! Don’t judge!
