Yesterday was our 5 year wedding anniversary, and by all accounts, it was an incredibly crappy day. I'm not just saying that...Luke would agree (I think). Hailey was sick, we had a horribly disappointing garage sale, he missed watching his cousin play volleyball with the AVP, we were all in crappy moods (mostly me), and it was altogether a disheartening day. However, there was one shining light that made the whole day worthwhile - Sophia's first laugh. It was priceless! Of course, like the bottle, I haven't been able to get her to do it again. We'll be trying though.
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I'm sorry friend! Next time we come down we'll keep the kiddo's for you so you can go on a do over anniversary date.
Oh my goodness that is such a cute laugh! I think she sounds like Hailey did at that age.
I can't express how much I love my wife ...
but I feel like our relationship has taken a backseat to the kids, schedules and regrettably work has also stolen focus away too.
Finding a balance between building a career to provide for my family and family time is very challenging and something I'm constantly working on. Although the travel at work has been more frequent lately, the good news is that I'm not working ridiculous hours and we've been able to have quality family time together without work distractions or late hours that result in a half awake husband/father.
However, even though things are becoming a little more manageable at work something undoubtably comes up -- someone gets sick or we've made plans weeks in advance (and it's probably something fun) that we've committed to -- and timing just is not conducive to giving us some together time. And its hard because we don't have family in town so there's not any "relief" from time to time (and its not like we can hire a babysitter with a 2 month old that doesn't take a binky or a bottle -- which i know stresses Alisa out to no end).
As parents we have to sacrifice for our children, but I know I can do more to make sure I don't lose my best friend in all this. And even though we didn't have a date, Alisa didn't get any flowers and we didn't swap cards I want to offer a bigger gift, a commitment that I will be a better husband and more importantly a better friend. I will do everything I can to make sure we don't forget why we got married in the first place and ensure that we dedicate more time for us (without distractions).
FYI - kids do not qualify as distractions
Oh and I'm really looking forward to having Alisa and the kids fly out to Austin this week (she's a total champ for flying alone with the kids) and going up to Dallas/Fort Worth to spend time with family.
How sweet was that! It sure brought a smile to my face! Sounded like she was trying to say something too... how precious.
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