Joy of LOVE: Day 14 Wedding Band

Here are our wedding bands, the ones we exchanged at our wedding.  We both have alternate bands that we wear also.  In fact, I rarely wear rings right now.  I am always afraid of scratching Calum with my rings that I just don't wear them.

I picked out Lamar's ring even before he proposed to me.   I saw it in the jewelry store I was working in at the time and I knew it was the one for him.  I even ordered my engagement ring before he proposed.  I picked out three diamonds that I liked for the center stone and let him pick "the one" from there.  It was a surprise to me which stone I ended up with.  He made the right choice!

Lamar feels bad that we do not have a great "proposal story" and that he fumbled on the proposal, but I secretly think it was perfect and it makes me smile every time I think of it.

Joy of LOVE: Day 13 Routines

Lamar is a creature of habit and schedule.  He does not like to deviate from his daily routine.  He likes order and predictability.  I am the opposite.  I am just fine with a sudden change of plans or not knowing what I am going to do when I wake up in the morning.  We have a weekly check-in on our plans for the week.  He gets up each day, goes to work and comes home.  My day varies with carpool, gym, running, kids activities, errands and house stuff.

Joy of LOVE: Day 12 The Eyes

Lamar has blue eyes, like me and our three children.  He gets a special sparkle in his when he is being mischievous.

Joy of LOVE: Day 11 Dreams

Lamar and I dream of traveling.  We had intended on traveling before we had children, but that did not happen.  The Universe had a different plan for us.  Just when we were feeling like we could leave Shianne with someone, Nora Beth was on her way.  Again, same story with Calum.  We were fortunate to be able to take a trip to Greece for our 10 year anniversary and we have had two trips to Hawaii in the past two years.  We do have a family trip to Florida coming this summer.

We have dreams of more travel.  So many places we want to go.  It is just so hard with the three kids.  We would love to take them with us, but we also want some time for us.  A trip with the kids looks very different from a trip without the kids.  If we take the kids it costs three times as much and if we don't take them we have a hard time finding someone who can watch them.  We have no family in the area to help out and it asks a lot of people to take on three more kids for a weekend...or week.

We have accepted that this is where we are in life right now.  We have plans of great trips in the future

Joy of LOVE: Day 10 Space- Where He Is Comfortable

Lamar is so busy at work that he never has the opportunity for relaxation while he is there.  When he comes home he can't wait to put his feet up.  His chair in his office is his favorite place to wind down.

Joy of LOVE: Day 9 Passions and Hobbies

Lamar's Passions and Hobbies are easy...they revolve around sports.  He is sport obsessed.  Football season just ended.  The weather will improve soon, so golf is just around the corner.  Golf will intersect with baseball season.  It is a cycle all year...Football, Golf, Baseball.

He does not play football, but does enjoy watching it.  Football is on everyday.  College and professional football dominates our television between August and January.  He likes to sit in his chair in his office and relax with a game.

Wordless Wednesday: Calum found the candy!