marriage, The Little Dude

Lessons from the first year: marriage.

Having a child of my own was pretty eye-opening. I feel like I learned a lot, but haven't really taken the time to reflect much on it. So I'm going to take the time. Here are a few things I learned about marriage in our first year as parents: We had to depend on each… Continue reading Lessons from the first year: marriage.

life, marriage

This is just one chapter.

Sometimes when things feel overwhelming, it's hard to remember that this is only one chapter of our life.  When we got married 4 years ago, I brought over $100,000 of student loan debt with me. Jordan had about $20,000 of his own. Within our first year of marriage, both of our old clunker cars bit… Continue reading This is just one chapter.

life, marriage

This is real romance (to me). 

J and I have never been super "romantic," at least not in the way the movies would have you believe.  Our idea of a date night is eating out at a non-fast food place (like Golden Corral, ha) and watching Netflix the rest of the night. Or going to watch UFC fights, or taking Spencer… Continue reading This is real romance (to me).