Why You Should Celebrate Your Spouse
In a couple of days my hubby turns 30 years old. It's a great birthday and pretty big milestone to celebrate. When I turned 30, he pulled off an amazing surprise party for me.... I seriously had no idea and so many friends and family showed up so I was so shocked no one had ruined the surprise leading up to the day.
Anyway, I decided to celebrate this beautiful man with a surprise trip to the East Coast. One of his bucket list items is to visit all the MLB Stadiums in the United States. He's already hit several, but I thought we could check a few more off the list on the upper East Coast considering there are several major cities very close to each other. I planned it out, with the help of this awesome website http://www.baseball-roadtrip.com/ , for us to hit the Mets, Phillies and Nationals in just a short 5 day trip! But for reals, that website is flipping awesome.
Since the trip is next month, I still wanted to ensure we celebrated on his actual birthday so we are having a low key party for him this weekend.
I've been thinking about all the great birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine's Days, etc... we've had together, and how many times he's completely spoiled me and made me feel like the most important person in the world (I'm assuming he feels the same:)). We've even made it a point to celebrate promotions or major life changes we've gone through together. It might sound a little over the top, but I think we all need to understand and remember how important it is to celebrate our partners.
In the beginning of every relationship, it's pretty easy to stay focused on celebrating each other for every single thing that happens. One week anniversary means a candlelight dinner.... oh, you said 'I love you' for the first time? That calls for a surprise picnic at your favorite park. 'Six months since you saw each other for the first time' obviously means you get dressed up and go see the best Broadway musical in town. I know it sounds like I'm mocking 'new love', but I'm not. I took part in all that young romance and it was fabulous!
But then, you get married and/or have kids and/or start a career and/or move several times and/or become very involved in church or community or hobbies. Life gets incredibly busy. It's super easy to let those special moments slip by, especially when you've had an exhausting work week or the kids have been extra psycho or every weekend consists of T-ball, church and kid birthday parties. THAT is exactly WHY it's so important to stop everything and focus in on the one person who has gone through everything with you and helped create this life with you. There have been countless times that they have had to pick up a little slack because you ran yourself (physically and mentally) into the ground (and vice versa). Your accomplishments, your 'Ah Ha!' moments, getting over your struggles, pushing through phases, facing life and all that it brings.... "Your person", "Your lobster", "Your other half", "Your partner in crime"... I don't care what you call them. They've been there with you. You better believe they deserve being celebrated! (You do too, so make sure your spouse reads this)
What I've even found is that it doesn't even have to be an expensive celebration. The point is to make them feel appreciated, loved, special and valued... specifically by YOU! Get creative, do some research if you're having trouble coming up with ideas. Part of the process is putting work into it because it's important. IT'S IMPORTANT!! And things that are important to you, show in your actions.
So, stop what you're doing, get our your calendar, and start planning the next major milestone to celebrate with your spouse.
Anyway, I decided to celebrate this beautiful man with a surprise trip to the East Coast. One of his bucket list items is to visit all the MLB Stadiums in the United States. He's already hit several, but I thought we could check a few more off the list on the upper East Coast considering there are several major cities very close to each other. I planned it out, with the help of this awesome website http://www.baseball-roadtrip.com/ , for us to hit the Mets, Phillies and Nationals in just a short 5 day trip! But for reals, that website is flipping awesome.
Since the trip is next month, I still wanted to ensure we celebrated on his actual birthday so we are having a low key party for him this weekend.
I've been thinking about all the great birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine's Days, etc... we've had together, and how many times he's completely spoiled me and made me feel like the most important person in the world (I'm assuming he feels the same:)). We've even made it a point to celebrate promotions or major life changes we've gone through together. It might sound a little over the top, but I think we all need to understand and remember how important it is to celebrate our partners.
In the beginning of every relationship, it's pretty easy to stay focused on celebrating each other for every single thing that happens. One week anniversary means a candlelight dinner.... oh, you said 'I love you' for the first time? That calls for a surprise picnic at your favorite park. 'Six months since you saw each other for the first time' obviously means you get dressed up and go see the best Broadway musical in town. I know it sounds like I'm mocking 'new love', but I'm not. I took part in all that young romance and it was fabulous!
But then, you get married and/or have kids and/or start a career and/or move several times and/or become very involved in church or community or hobbies. Life gets incredibly busy. It's super easy to let those special moments slip by, especially when you've had an exhausting work week or the kids have been extra psycho or every weekend consists of T-ball, church and kid birthday parties. THAT is exactly WHY it's so important to stop everything and focus in on the one person who has gone through everything with you and helped create this life with you. There have been countless times that they have had to pick up a little slack because you ran yourself (physically and mentally) into the ground (and vice versa). Your accomplishments, your 'Ah Ha!' moments, getting over your struggles, pushing through phases, facing life and all that it brings.... "Your person", "Your lobster", "Your other half", "Your partner in crime"... I don't care what you call them. They've been there with you. You better believe they deserve being celebrated! (You do too, so make sure your spouse reads this)
What I've even found is that it doesn't even have to be an expensive celebration. The point is to make them feel appreciated, loved, special and valued... specifically by YOU! Get creative, do some research if you're having trouble coming up with ideas. Part of the process is putting work into it because it's important. IT'S IMPORTANT!! And things that are important to you, show in your actions.
So, stop what you're doing, get our your calendar, and start planning the next major milestone to celebrate with your spouse.
I love you.
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