2 “sexually suggestive” nut and bolt necklaces + a couple out of pocket dollars= priceless humor and one heck of a fashion statement
The other day while checking out a new store in the single stored building this small town calls a mall, I came across these two necklaces of a nut and bolt at Claire’s (on clearance! gotta love clearance). I simply could not resist getting hubby and I these totally adorable and unique necklaces to wear in style.
I of course am sporting the nut and hubby is wearing the bolt. I will let your imaginations out what they REALLY represent! Oh the conversations we will launch into with these necklaces around our necks. I love the humor of it all and best of all it only cost me a couple bucks.
Do you have an funny, matching jewelry you and your significant other wears? Would you rock a nut or a bolt necklace? Do you think you could get your husband to wear one?
You know you love someone when you start to mimic their bad behavior. I know that I really love my husband because I have started to pick up some of his bad habits. He does this pet peeve of mine where he promises to do something but never comes through with it.
I noticed that I have started to do the same thing. I make plans and promises that I eventually forget about or get too distracted with the kids and it never gets done. It isn’t like I am purposely doing these things or trying to not do something but it will honestly slip my mind until the last minute.
Now am I picking up my husband’s bad habit or is this just something that comes along with trying to juggle everything as a mother?
My husband and I have a little task that we do for each other called:
S.H.M.I.L.Y. means “See How Much I Love You”. We have written S.H.M.I.L.Y. on the back of a piece of paper and strategically place it in various places for the other to find. Whenever you find the S.H.M.I.L.Y. card you go and hide it for the other one to find and the cycle continues.
This morning I found my S.H.M.I.L.Y. in my coffee cup in the cupboard. Immediately I had a smile on my face. It feels so good to be going about your daily routine then all of a sudden stumble upon the love note that immediately makes you stop, think, and smile. I in turn went and put the S.H.M.I.L.Y card in his car so that would be the first thing he saw this morning. I watched him from the laundry room window go and get in his car, amongst the hustle of the morning he stopped in his tracks and put a huge smile on his face. He then came inside and gave me a huge hug and said he found his S.H.M.I.L.Y.
I hope to continue the S.H.M.I.L.Y. tradition for the remainder of our marriage. I hope that my children will learn to know what it means and it be a important factor in their lives as well, and ultimately do the same with their wives when they are married.
Note: As much as I would like to claim this idea as my own, it was originally taken from this book.
How often have you been presented with a decision and been blindsided by a feeling inside of you that was hard to explain but just knew that it was wrong? More often than not woman are better at listening to their “gut feeling” than a man is. In marriages this incident often arises, especially in mine. I think that is why God gave women “this sense” to know when something feels fishy or out of place because when your husband proposes an idea to you but you feel there is something not so right about it you probably just saved yourself a lot of heart ache.
Many men don’t like to admit it but they really do value their wives opinions and “gut feelings”. I do not know how many times my “gut feeling” has saved us from going down a bumpy road. It is good to trust your feelings after all there is a reason why we have them in the first place. So even though your husband may be a little hesitant to ask what you opinion is about a certain decision or he might mope around the house because he “didn’t get to do what he wanted to do” just know that if your gut feeling says its wrong then it probably means it is wrong in almost 99.5% of the cases. As wives we are our husband’s balance and even though we might not have the finally say so in the final decision, our husband’s will value what we feel is right and will more than likely listen to us if we voice our opinions after all husband’s are made to want to provide and please their wives.
We woke up with smiles on our faces and love in our hearts. I made hubby open his card. I spent the night before in the aisle at the store reading card after card for thirty minutes straight. I just couldn’t find a card that said everything I needed and wanted to say plus didn’t say happy valentines at the end of it. I finally settled on one card. I quickly got home and proceeded to write a book on the inside. I had to get everything out. With the divorce scare and the worst year ever, I knew we both needed to really tell each other how we felt and show that despite the lack of money, friends, and lost family members that in the end we have each other. We can get through anything together with God on our side.
Well of course hubby decided to work a lot on our anniversary because he was a little bummed out that he couldn’t shower me with gifts like he typically does. I am not a person that revolves around things and stuff. Material things and earthly possessions don’t rock my world. I just like love and affection, as long as I have that then I’m good. But hubby for some reason just has got to buy me something or he feels he has failed. Whatever…men, they just make my head hurt. Hubby was late getting home because he stopped and got me a card. What is ironic about this card is that the night before, I stood in the very same aisle at that very same store deciding on whether I should get the white card [the one I gave him] or the black card [the one he ironically gave me]. I just started laughing when I opened the card. I told him, “I was going to get you this very same card! I debating for 30 minutes if I should or not!” He then showed me on the back cover the book that he wrote me. It is so amazing how compatible minds think alike. I love you, hubby. So I thought I would write out what my husband wrote in his card to me. Get ready to say…”awwww!”
I have never in my life felt as complete and full of life and love as I have when I am around you. It makes me smile to know that I have someone who cares for me as much as you do.
You’ve given me months and months of pure love and I can not say thank you enough.
You’ve made me a better person, man, and human being.
I strive to be a better husband.
With God on our side, we will have many more anniversaries.Love Always,
-ME-
How sweet is he? I knew I married a good one, even thought I have to drag it out of him every now and then.
Anyway, I pretty much had all day to twiddle my thumbs, pull my hair out from chasing two boys, and clean house like a mad woman. Hubby came home and since our brother in law…who knew it was our wedding anniversary….decided to conveniently not show up last night, so that we could go on a “real date” we just ordered pizza. I know romantic, huh? So we sat, ate pizza as a family. Hubby got sick because he ate something weird earlier in the day, so he wasn’t able to enjoy my Death by Chocolate grilled sandwiches. I love these things and if they weren’t so high in calories I’d make a whole loaf of bread and eat them all myself.
Later that night we watched a movie. I fell asleep because I was up at the crack of dawn and lets just face it, it was a boring movie. I was expecting hubby to get a B movie like he typically does, but instead he comes back with a war movie. Not very interesting.
Since Product Reviews have been going so well on the Domestic Diva, I thought I would start out a new chapter in Domestic Diva’s life. The topic of discussion is: Marriage.
Now I am by no means an expert in the subject. Many of you may recall the divorce scare my husband and I had a few months back. To avoid ever being in that position again, I am trying to be grounded and thankful for the husband that I have.
We are both working diligently at this marriage and growing stronger together everyday. Marriage Monologues will be a series of ideas, tips, and tricks that I am learning as I work to strengthen my marriage. I will recommend books and activities for you to read together as a couple. Marriage Monologues will be slightly religious in nature as I firmly believe that God has to be top priority in your marriage. I’m typically not a holy roller, I do not believe in shoving God down peoples throats to have them “get it”, but to talk about my marriage in a positive light can not be done without mentioning the grace of God that has allowed me to stay in this marriage. Basically, marriage monologues is a sort of devotional, me recording what I have learned in daily devotions in hopes that it can help someone else in a similar situation.
I hope to keep marriage monologues up, as we can always improve areas of our marriages but if I don’t or can’t don’t hate me for it. I will try my best. Whatever I learn concerning marriage will be shared in the marriage monologue posts. I’m not a marriage counselor or by any means an expert on a subject. This is my account of how I am trying to fix my marriage by turning to God first.
Note: first MM post coming soon!
