Monday, June 24, 2013

Introducing: Married Mondays!

Wes and I have decided to start a new weekly (ish - we'll try our best to be consistent!) tradition!  Every Monday we will feature a post about the moments when you realize YOU'RE MARRIED!  One thing you'll probably remember, if you're already married, or will for sure experience when that day comes, if you so choose, is this question (or something similar):  "Congratulations!  So, how is married life?!"  An expected, justified, understandable question, right?  Definitely.  But what we've found kind of funny, is how pressured we feel to give a big, sort of animated, response.  Perhaps it's the emphasis on the word so.  Like we for sure are about to reveal something really exciting or shocking about our new relationship status.  I suspect that we've let many inquiring folks down with our less than over-the-top responses.  It's not that we aren't thrilled to be married.  Duh; it's great.  I guess we just don't feel all that different really, which we believe is a mostly good thing.

Nevertheless, the question has got us thinking.  First, we brainstormed some funny, unexpected, responses to the question:
  • "Hate it."  (said in a loud, stern voice, followed by a long awkward pause and a sad face - like the kind that kids make when they don't get their way)
  • "OH MY GOODNESS!  IT'S THE BEST THING IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!!  WE WON THE LOTTERY WHEN WE SAID I DO!!" (obviously said in a loud, excited voice, while jumping up and down, pumping our fists in the air)
  • "Well, everything was going great until Jaime brought home this f'n ostrich about a week ago.  The thing is running around sh*tting all over the place."
Then, we stopped and thought...how is married life?  And so, Married Mondays came to be.  We'll share some of those "oh my goodness, we are married!" moments (we mean that in a good way), and some funny stories about our life in another tax bracket.
Stay tuned for our 1st official Married Mondays post next week!

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