Wife Wednesday

Here are some of our marriage highlights over the last week:

• We've lived with Rob's parents for just over three weeks and it is still going beautifully. I appreciate that Rob checks in with me regularly to make sure I'm still good. (Like I wouldn't tell him- ha!)
• Rob & I had lots of time together this week!
• On Wednesday night, Rob's parents babysat and we went to Carrabba's for dinner with Dan and Danielle. We were celebrating the fact that our house finally closed that day, and Dan was our realtor extraordinaire! 
• Side note- they ordered calamari, which I tried again, and it was creepy. I know that they are squid, but it looked way to much like weird octopus for me to eat. And it tasted like a chewy rubber band. I'm more of a spinach dip appetizer kind of girl. That thing looks alive!!

•  We are blessed to have Dan and Danielle in our lives. They encourage and support us in all we do, they love Jesus, and they are fun to be with on top of that!
• On Thursday we dropped the kids off at my parents' house for a sleepover. We had a fast dinner together just the two of us, and then Ryan and Candice picked us up to go have dessert. We were also able to go check out their new house they'll be moving into this summer.
• Again, we are blessed to have Ryan and Candice in our lives, too! We laugh so hard when we are with them and they are so real. Plus, Ryan jogs with Rob and is one of Rob's fake staff members at our new church.
• We had a lazy morning Friday (kid-free), had a 10:00 appointment that went great, and headed to lunch in Virginia beach. (We went to Jimmie John's for the first time and we were not impressed.) It was such a great day. As we were approaching my parent's exit, my brother called to tell us about the jet that had crashed in the apartments at the beach. It was soo close to my brother's apartment and my grandmother's house. What a miracle that no one died! Praise God!
• Friday and Saturday nights were lazy and wonderful.
• On Sunday, we watched Rob's dream turn into a reality as our new church launched! It was amazing to see how God had everything come together perfectly. We were honored at how many came to support us that night, called to check on it, and texted to let us know they were praying!
• It has brought me no greater joy than to support Rob through this. It hasn't been easy in some ways, but it also hasn't been hard if that makes sense. God is in this and we are honored to a part of it.

I guess my theme today is having the right people around you to have a successful marriage. We are so lucky to have two sets of parents that love us and do everything they can to support us. Rob and I have been blessed beyond measure in the friend department- single friends and married friends. As we celebrated the twins' first birthday and launched the new church, our support system has been even more evident in our lives. It makes such a difference in your marriage when you know you have people praying for you, you can ask people to pray for you, and other people take the initiative to love you well!

Who do you have in your life that makes life easier?