So Ane Married A Blogger {A Q&A Amongst My Husband!}
In the spirit of Valentine's Day, some blogger friends as well as I wanted to lay together a footling something particular for y'all today, as well as nosotros roped our other halves into playing along amongst us! We all create got a serial of questions most the nitty-gritty details of our blogs as well as homes, as well as amongst no persuasion or coercing our husbands are spilling all of the dirt. I experience a footling flake similar I'm on the onetime Newlywed Game TV demo today...
I wanted to give cheers Claire from Claire Brody Designs for organizing this serial today. I call back reading a similar grouping of posts terminal twelvemonth as well as it was therefore enlightening as well as entertaining to larn fun footling personal details most some of my favorite bloggers, all from their husband's signal of view.
Here's a quick background if you're visiting from 1 of the other participants today (Welcome!), or are a newer reader but don't know much most me personally. We met inwards 1990 at Oklahoma Baptist University, as well as went on our outset appointment (on Valentine's Day!) inwards 1992. We married three weeks after I graduated inwards 1994 (he graduated the previous year) as well as when nosotros returned from our honeymoon moved all of our possessions inwards a tiny U-Haul trailer to Ft. Worth, where nosotros lived for five years piece he attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary therefore began serving inwards Youth Ministry, and I taught school.
Since therefore nosotros moved dorsum to Oklahoma as well as served at churches inwards Broken Arrow as well as Shawnee, earlier moving dorsum to OKC (my hometown) inwards 2001. We create got 2 children, Caleb-15, as well as Emily-12, as well as Ray is the "Executive Pastor" at our church, which for us way he is largely responsible for guiding the staff, helping novel members, some counseling, planning for the futurity as well as upcoming events, preaching on occasion, as well as whatever other needs arise from 24-hour interval to 24-hour interval (and they e'er do!).
I had likewise much fun terminal black excavation out some onetime photos to part today. Most of them are from our dating/very early matrimony years. Disclaimer: We met as well as afterwards married inwards the early 90's. ;) The photos are grainy, the clothe are ridiculous, as well as the pilus is big!! I'll attempt to permit him verbalize but powerfulness add together inwards my 2 cents inwards parentheses at the goal of his response.
How involved are y'all amongst Jennifer's blog?
I similar to think I helped her start blogging. I had a hunch at that topographic point would live on involvement inwards what she does! For all of our married life she has made our dwelling beautiful as well as at that topographic point was oft involvement (and ooohs as well as ahhhs) when guests came to visit. Now, at that topographic point are simply a few to a greater extent than virtual guests!
(Very true! He encouraged me to start a weblog for a long fourth dimension earlier I genuinely jumped on board.)
Minutes after nosotros got engaged... definitely a story for some other day!
How oft exercise y'all read the blog? Are y'all an avid reader or exercise y'all run across plenty at home?
I exercise cheque inwards on her weblog as well as social media posts. Usually I create got a heads upward on a projection therefore I acquire a boot out of seeing the finished production online.
How much fourth dimension does Jennifer spend on her blog? What are her hours like?
She does a super task of keeping a residual for her move amongst the weblog as well as social media. Our identify unit of measurement has clear times that at that topographic point are "no screens" as well as she oft leads the accuse on that.
(Balance? Hmmm, doesn't experience that way sometimes!)
Are y'all the inexpensive manual labor or is at that topographic point hired treat that? In other words, does Jennifer use you for your handy work?
I oft joke that Jennifer is non married to whatsoever Chipper Gaines (I genuinely am distressing honey)! Jennifer's dad is an engineer, craftsman as well as builder; I handle putting boxed slice of furniture together. Anyway, she keeps me around therefore I promise I am a difficult worker when she needs it!
(He definitely is as well as is e'er willing to pitch inwards as well as help!)
Describe Jennifer’s style.
Jennifer's way is comfortable elegance. She creates things that are beautifully comfortable as well as familiar. Everything, dining-decor-design, is done therefore good as well as all is meant to role as well as enjoy.
Photo booth on our honeymoon.
Why are dizzy faces e'er a requirement inwards those things?
Describe your style.
My way is in all likelihood a flake onetime schoolhouse as well as frugal. I motility a Honda good past times its prime. I proudly showed Jennifer a 1999 Old Navy July four T-shirt from my "wardrobe" recently. That aside, I would totally live on at repose inwards a mount cabin: leather, cedar, firewood, fresh Earth black roast coffee.
(I estimate that t-shirt needs to acquire "lost" inwards the wash!)
How oft does your dwelling change?
In a large way, non often. I create got lived inwards our electrical current dwelling longer than anywhere inwards my life. Within our home, things displace around a bit; pigment changes, fixtures change, slice of furniture comes as well as goes...but no large deal.
Hmmm, at my parents' solid non long after nosotros were married. I think nosotros were headed to a friend's wedding.
How many dissimilar sofas create got y'all had since marrying Jennifer?
Ooo, somehow I experience similar I am most to acquire inwards trouble. 4? Love seats? 5 or 6?
(True, give cheers goodness nosotros create got Craigslist forthwith instead of the classifieds!)
How oft exercise y'all offering decorating advice? Does she consider your opinion?
I offering sometimes. Does she consider it? Perhaps. Does it matter? No. I desire what she wants.
(Good answer. You girls that aren't married yet, selection someone who volition reply the same way!)
Summer opor-garai inwards Red River NM ca. 1995
What’s your favorite room inwards the house? Why?
Now, our outdoor living room. Power-napped at that topographic point today. I would alive outdoors if possible.
(I'm glad he as well as the kids are happy setting upward the tent as well as "camping" inwards the dorsum yard occasionally, that way I tin can all the same slumber inwards my bed!)
What does it genuinely await similar behind the camera?
What y'all run across is what y'all get. We create got messes similar everyone, but I would nation nosotros continue it pretty picked up. There are oft identify unit of measurement get-togethers, therefore that keeps us on track.
(Yes. Messes behind the camera. Always. The kids e'er inquire "Who is coming over?" when they run across me cleaning.)
15th Anniversary Trip to NYC... some other story for some other day, nosotros got to exercise a quick impromptu segment amongst Natalie! (And yes, nosotros bought the political party pic...this was PRE-SELFIES!)
What is a projection that y'all abhor but create got never voiced (or possibly y'all have)?
Have y'all ever replaced a wax call upward on a toilet? Somehow the screw holes for pall rods e'er demand to acquire correct past times a stud. These create got probable been vocalized.
Do y'all know of Jennifer’s blogger friends? If so, who’s your favorite?
Emily Clark as well as Emily Dinwiddie are quite the bloggers as well as friends of Jennifer.
(I verbalize most lots of blogger friends amongst my family, but I normally refer to them equally "my weblog friend from Atlanta," or "my weblog friend from Denver", therefore they powerfulness non e'er know their names.)
What’s your favorite aspect of Jennifer being a blogger? Least favorite?
I love that she gets to part her passion for home, identify unit of measurement as well as life. There genuinely isn't a downside.
What are your household chores?
Trash, yard/outdoors, cars, large messes, bugs, snakes, kid as well as truthful cat emergencies. Shared dish-washing, laundry, floors as well as bathrooms (I should live on better!).
(True. He's a keeper! And I experience similar a slacker reading that response as well as knowing how truthful it is!)
What’s something most Jennifer that her readers powerfulness non know (but she would live on okay amongst y'all sharing)?
I e'er nation to folks that I am excited most her weblog as well as the content. But, y'all may non realize her science at photography. We bought a photographic idiot box camera some years ago, turned it on Manual, as well as forthwith look. She rocks.
(Much likewise kind, I all the same create got therefore much to learn. Looking at all of these onetime photos, though, it IS encouraging to run across how far we've come!)
What does Jennifer REALLY desire for Valentine’s Day, as well as what are y'all getting her?
I learned early (20+ years ago) to simply nation "no" to surprises. Jennifer knows what she wants as well as I desire to acquire it for her (somehow the guy amongst the 1999 Old Navy T-shirt isn't likewise trendy). I promise to accept her shopping, as well as I am also non ashamed to inquire for a list. Having been around pastoral counseling a bit, I know at that topographic point are no hear readers, ever. I exercise know I can't acquire incorrect amongst bringing a Chocolate Almond Shake dwelling from Braum's (hold the chocolate sauce as well as acquire inwards thick please).
(All of those parentheses were all the same him talking, as well as all correct on, although a surprise forthwith as well as therefore IS fun...)
I promise y'all had fun reading through our postal service today, nosotros had fun putting it together! You'll desire to brand certain to hop over to read these friends' interviews amongst their husbands today, too. We've all been looking forwards to reading each other's all week, therefore I'm headed at that topographic point forthwith too!
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