What's up with Elisabeth & George?: Marriage Info

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Anniversary Eve - Secrets of a Happy Marriage

Tonight is the eve of our 4th wedding anniversary, and we've been together for over a decade! Wow! So, thinking as I am about all of the memorable moments of our relationship, I thought it was a good time post a collection of advice that I found by way of Abby's blog. Magazine writer Joanna Goddard recently got married and, while she was on her honeymoon, a bunch of guest bloggers posted some beautiful, inspirational, and funny advice in a series of posts on her blog called, "Secrets of a Happy Marriage". I really enjoyed reading them. (Thanks Abby!!) I enjoyed them so much, I may have to download them at some point to easily revisit them from time to time. Enjoy!

(By the way, there is more than one page, make sure to click through to the older posts if you're enjoying the series!)

How we're doing right now.

April 6th, 2009
Oh man, moving back home has been quite a transition! For Regin especially. It has taken him three months to return to being fully, or almost fully, potty trained. But we're home and happy to be with friends and in an environment where things are easier.

But of course, not everything is easier. George's first day back to work he learned that the company was exiting the business and he and all the other people that work on that product (including all those people he trained in Penang) were told to look for other jobs.

His last day was March 31st. No time for that cozy little 'sabbatical' though; after he finished his last day of work, his family called and told us they are coming (from Florida) for a visit on the 10th! This would be no big deal (other than being terribly exciting) if we were fully moved back in, but of course, until now, we've had VERY little motivation to fully unpack! So now we're preparing the house at warp speed!

You know, I do miss Penang. Hard to say what I miss exactly, because I know it's more than our friends there, but I feel a certain pang. And all the time we were there, other than missing family, friends, easy living, and snow, I never once actually missed 'Colorado.'

When we got back to Colorado, I expected to have a new and complete love for the place. I do appreciate some things a lot more, especially visual things. I see beauty where I didn't before. But it hasn't been the feeling of home that I expected, and I still have some of the same issues with the place. But what I do love IMMENSELY and will always love IMMENSELY is the people we have here. And it's been absolutely amazing to see how Regin has picked right back up where he left off with his loved ones here. There's no doubt in my mind that he somehow remembers them.