happy friday! i always love a good friday the 13th … mine have always been lucky. anyways, today is not only friday the 13th, but my wedding anniversary. since it’s been five years, i wanted to share five things i’ve learned in those five years:
it’s ok to be your own person
joey and i have always been pretty independent people, and marriage didn’t change that. we continue to support and help prioritize the things that make us unique. for joey, that’s coaching. for me, that’s blogging. trust me, with full time careers and little kids, that isn’t easy, but it’s important.
divide and conquer
we have it down to a science of who takes care of what. joey manages the outside of the house (lawn/garage/cars) and i’m in charge of the inside. we divide and conquer the kid duties and know that when it feels like things are a little lopsided and one person is putting in more work at home, it usually balances itself out at a different point in the year.
make time to be you guys
for us, that means taking long weekend trips and prioritizing date night. there’s nothing better to remind yourself why you picked your partner in the first place. no matter how ‘in it’ we are with kids/work/home/life, traveling with joey reminds me why i chose to do life with him.
be their ride or die
you are your partner’s number one supporter. even if i don’t 100% agree with joey, you won’t know that. i fully support him to the outside world. unless it’s his camo crocs … i can’t support those.
make it fun
there’s a lot of life left for us; i want to continue having fun along the way. here’s to five years as the puncochars, and many, many more!