Ten Ways to Love Your Husband
1) Purchase Post-it notes and write on each one all the things you admire, love, and respect about him. I wrote down our a few inside jokes and our marriage date too. I used this for our anniversary and put them ALL over the hotel room. If your husband's love language is words of affirmation like mine, then this is a big hit!
2) This one is a lot like the first, except you get a lot of balloons (heart shaped if possible) and tie post it or any kind of paper to the the end of the strings and write why you love him on them. You can also tie to the bottom a favorite treat or small gift. I used his favorite candy bar and a movie on two of them.
3) I found on Etsy.com that you can create a poem and have someone frame it for you. I wrote a poem, and the lady I used was VERY accommodating and worked with me to have the backdrop, word placing, and font to have it just how I wanted it. I ordered the poem and framed it myself (this way was cheaper).
4) While my husband was deployed I saved every card from the flowers he sent me and bought a small shadow box frame from Hobby Lobby. It was very inexpensive, and I framed every letter to give back to him. This is a good idea for any meaningful memento between you and your husband.
5) I love this idea. For the family on a budget, simply get a Reese's peanut butter cup or his favorite candy bar that you can write on and use a toothpick to carve out a saying or draw a heart! Simply glue it back together and hand it to him for a good afternoon treat!
6) Also on Etsy, you can custom make one side of 11 by 13 or bigger frame with a picture on the right and your favorite words and memories on the right. This was a very cheap and very fun way to remember our honeymoon, inside jokes, his favorite sport's team, etc... Again, framing it yourself is cheaper.
7) Get side walk chalk and before he leaves for work in the morning or after he comes home make a declaration of your love for him. This one is really fun if you have children too! If you are into this idea, you may also like the idea of getting a dry erase marker or even lipstick and writing a message for him in the bathroom mirror for when he gets up in the morning.
8) Surprise him on a date to see his favorite movie, concert, or event. If you have kids like me it can be a little tricky but with the right planning it is very possible!
9) For a cheap, fun idea I discovered on pinterest. Simply go to the Dollar Store and get white plate in the craft section with a porcelain pen. Leave a small note or simply say "I love you" on it. Make him dinner and after he is done eating, he will see the message.
10) There are a lot of printable labels for free online (a lot on pinterest) that have fun titles for you to stick to drinks. I found for my husband that said "I SODA love you" etc...YES, they are cheesy, but they are fun too.
What a day! If you EVER thought...I truly believe I am the ONLY person this has EVER happened to, continue reading. If this story has happened to someone, please let me know! After a week of not venturing out of the house with my babies, I was...well...about to go insane and had begun contemplating sneaking out of my own house (only for a couple days). You see, I love my babies with all my soul; but I am a socialite and there are only sooo many times I can read Brown Bear, Brown Bear without losing my mind. My dear husband recognized the signs of me running away and offered to take the children for an afternoon. I decided I should get my hair done since it had started to look like a huge Chia Pet. Honestly, I really don't even enjoy the two hours it takes to get highlights, a cut, a neck cramp from the rinsing station, and thin this grotesquely thick hair; but HEY...I was out of the house in the land of adults! I got red highlights put in my hair, and she warned me that she used this new color which was not suppose to strip your hair, but it would look like a murder scene after a couple of washes. Okay... Well, she did not lie! It stained my towel, my tub, and my neck! On day 2, I decided to take my boys to the neighborhood pool with my mom. There were several people there on this particular day, but we got the posse out and started the long process of sunscreen, flotation devices, play toys, ect...after about twenty minutes, we finally get in the pool. OF COURSE, my oldest just got on a screaming kick (like that day) and just started screaming for someone else's ball. Nevermind that we had just bought him a big ball...NOPE clearly we had picked poorly in the ball world. Blast...I must do better next time. Well, my son is screaming and pointing so like any good parent would do, I toss him to his grandmother and get the calm, little one. Not two minutes later, the calm, little one started crying. He NEVER cries at the pool. I was determined to swim one lap to at least feel like I worked off those donuts I ate. The pool was overcrowded so I had to swerve and duck and say oops sorry like ten times; but I finally made it back to my now frazzled looking mother. I pulled my hair in a ponytail and suddenly felt something very strange running down my back...I look at my mother in horror and said,
My hair is leaking isn't it?
She just looked at me and said,
Yep
Oh and did I mention I am wearing a WHITE bathing suite?!! Okay, we have got to go now!! I haul my kids out of the pool with my son screaming about the prized ball and my other child looking at me like, "all I wanted was a nap mom, why are you doing this to me?" I know the neighborhood rules are long about the pool, but I don't think there was anything about leaving blood red hairdye in the pool; so I think we are safe... Nevermind the fact that I finally found a swimsuite to cover up two years of being pregnant flab which was ruined! All the soaking in the world was not going to get those stains out. Needless to say, next hair appt. she will be stripping my hair!
I am creating funEthoughts in order to share my often comical journey of raising Irish twin boys (20 months and 8 months currently) while being married to my military hubby. What is with the name you may wonder... well, my nickname has always been "E" so the rest is pretty self explanatory! I am hoping this blog will allow the mommy-to-be or new mom to cut herself a break and realize that there is NO such thing as a "perfect" parent and if there was...how boring! I am also writing this blog to share my inspirational ideas and passion for helping people. As a stay at home mother for two, it is near impossible to find a lump amount of time to do anything extra! However, my ideas are simple and often involve ways to simply express your love to your family, friends, or if you have that extra umph of energy to your community. I have been a working mom too, and I will return to the work force probably all tooooo soon; so I know the demands of the working mom are crazy as well. My thoughts, ideas, and stories will hopefully provide some comical relief to let you know...hey....my kid has fallen off the bed too and to inspire and drive you to take the extra step everyday to make someone's day which will in turn make yours...And YES that includes your spouse! (I know I am REALLY pushing it now)... Enjoy FunEthoughts!
