I dropped the kids off at my parents house on Saturday and then I had a few hours to spend with the husband. We decided to go for lunch and sit and talk. It was so nice to really reconnect. Sure, we chatted about the kids and work stuff but we got to talk about other stuff too.
After lunch we walked back home and some time left to get down to business. It is a rare treat that we are alone in the house together so we made use of our time wisely. *wink wink*. There are many projects that we could have tackled but spending the day reconnecting was what we needed. Yes, we need to set up the kids' room so that they can move in there and out of our room. We could have started to get the garden ready for planting or cleared out the office or any of the one hundred other to-do items of the ever expanding list; but we both decided that we needed time for us. I still cringe when I think about all the half finished and not-yet-started projects but time together is so rare and I think that we both benefit from refocusing on "us" that I can rationalize putting off the chores. I also think that it is important that we show the kids that we are putting our marriage as a priority and that means that we have to set aside to work on our marriage just as we do for everything else.
I'm already plotting our next afternoon together. What do you do to stay connected with your spouse?
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