CHANGE IS HARD, LIFE UPDATES & OUR "US"IE CHALLENGE...

when you can make the best and the worst memories on the same day. when your love is strong enough to learn from them and laugh at them in the same way. so blessed to be loved by you!

i’ll probably start every single marriage post with "marriage is hard" and i am kinda sorry-not-sorry for that.

its basically because i like to start off my post with the harshest realities and then lead into all of the fluffy reasons why it is worth every bit of hardship. its just the way that i work and therefore the way that i write. i guess you could say that i am a BAD NEWS FIRST kind of person.

this morning our first fallcofamily newsletter went out to all of our email subscribers with a little goodness to say thank you for signing up to follow along. things have been changing and we announced all that’s been going on and what we will be working on for the rest of the year.

lately, change has been starring us in the face & I kinda like it/ kinda don’t all-at-the-same-time. we find ourselves calling out those changes as if we are just looking up to notice them. the gray hair, the changing sleeping patterns, the things we consider “fun” these days that look nothing like the “fun” of our early days.

so many changes!!!

the stuff that only year after years of marriage can uncover. not to mention the many changes in our businesses and our homeschool as we set our desires on living purpose-driven lives.

it feels like a lot.

the other day a disagreement started turning into an argument where we both couldn't keep a straight face and started busting out laughing 🤣 we'll, basically, because we'd much rather be kissing and laughing instead. that's the kind of gift that not giving up in marriage gives you! stuff gets hard… confusing, frustrating, overwhelming and no.where.near.easy. but, we push through… to love on them another day!

my husband is an incredible man. he is kind, he is faithful, he is loving, he is honest. he is NOT COMFORTING and has little empathy but he actively works on it every. single. day LOL. he holds his anger when i frustrate him. he tells me i am beautiful every chance he gets and mostly on the days when i look my worst and he’s a saint for that alone.

something that i have wanted to do for a while is be more consistent documenting our life as husband and wife. 

random, but… last week I realized he started voice recording me when I dump out all of my creative business and life ideas in efforts to keep up and not be completely overwhelmed by my EXTRA-NESS. I acted completely appalled but thought it was so very wise of him.

i want to remember these days. it is a major reason why we vlog and share regular things like our quiet thanksgiving at home.

i spend so much time memory-keeping our three babies (not babies, by far) and I have failed to document … well, US. things change so quickly and before we know it we will look back and wish we had more photos, more videos, more words that prompted us to remember all of the days that make up the life and love that we have built together.

this week we started a little book club of our own and decided to invite our friiiieeeennndddssss to join in. just little things. small things like morning “meetings”, 10 minute coffee dates, and night walks (to the mail box and back, lol) with a little photo/video proof to keep us accountable. somewhat of an “us”ie challenge and a way to keep track by using the tag #lifeandlovewithu

can't wait for this guy to come home after being away a few days. I'm currently in the thick of our holiday bucket list and enjoying ALL things quality time with my crew. taking the holidays nice and slow. trying not to forget about special time with this guy while being consumed with cookies and casseroles.

anything special you do during the holiday time to be as intentional as possible with your boo??

with all the love,

syreena