Meet the Newlyweds Fabulous Dude and Lucy

I am so happy to introduce Lucy and Fabulous Dude.  Lucy  has been a blogging pal of mine for some time now and she has 2 great blogs, Lucy’s Life and Lucy’s Kitchen.  Lucy’s Life is you guessed it about her life, she shares posts about Christmas Memories , ringing in the new year in style, and a hilarious 25 things about me, she has a super fun writing style.  But Lucy’s also likes to cook, and she participates in the Food Network Chef Challenges with me.  She has some wonderful recipes like; cinnamon  buns with cream cheese frosting, pumpkin cream cheese swirl muffins or even the bacon and cream cheese dip.  She’s a gal after my own heart with all her cream cheesy goodness.  Please be sure to check her out.  Now on to the interview!

Wedding date: August 12th, 2006

Blog (s): Lucy’s Life and Lucy’s Kitchen

How did you meet? We first met at a youth rally at his home church when we were about 8 years old. My uncle introduced us and had previously told me that this boy was the boy I’d marry. I was so embarrassed to meet him, I hardly spoke a word. Later, we went to summer camp together and that’s where we became friends, and where I, *blush*, fell in love with him. You can read more about how/when we meet and got to know each other and eventually, came to be together at my Real Life Romance series.

When did you know he was the one? I can never really answer this question. The first summer we went to camp together, I came home and told my mom I loved him. But we didn’t start dating until nearly 10 years after that. I remember one time, in high school, we were in a bible class together and he said something about praying for his future wife and children on a daily basis. I remember thinking that I wanted to find a man like that and wondering if the woman he was praying for might be me. Still, it was a few years later until we actually started dating. Eventually, when we finally figured it out and started dating, there was really no question. We never looked back. It seemed as though it was finally our time, and the rest was history.

What is one of your favorite things to do together? We love to eat together (duh). Whether it’s food I’ve cooked or at one of our favorite places to eat. Most of our dates and best memories revolve around food somehow. We also love to go hiking and to cuddle up on the couch and watch movies.

What is something new you learned about your husband after you were married? That he is physically incapable of putting his dirty laundry in the proper place. Every morning, his laundry is on the floor of our room, right at the edge of my closet, rather than in the hamper which is 3 inches away, in my closet. Just the other day, I had the hamper out in the middle of the room, ready to do laundry the next day and when I got up in the morning, his clothes were on the floor in the closet where the hamper normally is. What a guy! I’ve also learned that no matter what he has to do, he will always be sure that our family is provided for. At times, he’s had two or even three jobs to take the pressure off of us so that I could focus on being a full time student. He can work like a mad man and still always find time to spend with me and to help me around the house.

What do you do to stay connected during everyday stresses of life? We used to text a lot during the day but now that I don’t have a cell phone we can’t do that anymore. We try to eat dinner together as often as possible and this gives us a chance to unwind and reconnect after a busy day.

What is your best piece of marriage advice? The best piece of advice is one that one of our mentors gave to us when we were going through pre-marital counseling: never stop doing the things that made you fall in love in the first place. If you spent the first months of your relationship going for long walks and talking to each other … keep doing that. If you enjoyed going out to dinner and seeing movies together … keep doing that. If you fell in love by writing letters to each other … keep doing that. Whatever it may have been that made you fall in love – don’t let go of those things. Also – your marriage is always, always, worth fighting for.

What is your favorite quirk about your husband? He has two little quirks that always let me know when he’s upset or angry about something. He will stick his tongue out a little bit and lick the edge of his mustache (that is kind of hard to depict in writing) and he shakes his leg a certain way. I can tell that something (usually me) is getting under his skin when I see him doing either of those things. I guess because these both relate to him being upset or angry, I don’t know that I would say they are my favorite quirks – but they are definitely what comes to mind when I think about his quirks.

What is something special you do just for your husband? I cook dinner almost every night and I do all the laundry. He doesn’t mind cooking but he hates laundry so that is a job that I always make sure that I do. I asked him what he thinks is something special I do for him and he said it’s special that I put up with him going hunting all the time.

Tell us something about yourself. I love being a good ol’ fashioned house wife. In the three and a half years we’ve been married, I’ve learned so much about myself in terms of my desires and passions for the home. I love to cook, keep my home and someday, I hope to have a whole slew of little ones to care for as well. I also love Pepsi, chocolate and fast food. Way too much.

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