We may not always agree...

Sharon and I may not always agree on everything, but I can count on her to make sure we both understand each other and see where we are both coming from. That's an important skill. And here's a cute photo she took the other day (minus the snot... haha).

Enough is Enough

We recently started watching Battlestar Galactica. It's a long, complicated science fiction series with plot twist after plot twist. We watched most of the first 2 seasons and enjoyed most of it. Sharon loves a good story, and can hardly stand to not finish one that she has started. There have been many nights recently where her eager pleas led to us watching episode after episode. Today, however, she decided that enough is enough. She was tired of drama and the intrigue and the snail-pace that the show goes at. And so, she decided that we were done.

This is sort of a weird way to compliment my wife today, but I'm just saying it's nice that she has the foresight to realize when enough is enough. Despite loving a good story, she rightfully decided that spending hours upon hours watching this show over the next few weeks wouldn't be worth our time or emotional investment. I agree, and thank you!

Practicality and Reasonable expectations

Last week was my wife's birthday. Usually, tradition in my family has it that a nice homemade dinner and dessert is made on birthdays. She put in a request for a birthday dinner, which I did go ahead and make. But she insisted on me not making her a dessert. Instead, we went to Bashas' and picked out a cake and ice cream. That's what this is a picture of.

As far as I can tell, my wife does have confidence in my ability to make a good dessert. My baking skills are not sub-par, if I do say so myself. However, she didn't want me to work too hard. I took over most responsibilities for the three kids and made all the meals on her birthday, and putting a dessert together would have been a lot. Perhaps she was just being practical, knowing that if I had too much on my plate I might get grumpy, and she probably wanted a happy husband on her birthday. Regardless of her reasons, I'm glad that she was genuinely satisfied with a grocery store cake for her birthday. It shows that she is down to earth, practical, and has reasonable expectations.