It is so nice having the day after Thanksgiving off! We got to sleep off our turkey coma and it gives me a taste of what full retirement will be like. I loved waking up without an alarm clock and being able to shuffle up to the kitchen and sit down with my wife and talk. I did not have to rush out the door and hit Los Angeles traffic.
We have a busy day ahead, doing things to get ready for her babysitting trip to Texas, but we will be doing things together for the next two days. It is such a nice change of pace. I will use up most of my leave over the Christmas holidays and we will spend it together with our children and grandchildren, so that will give me a greater taste of retirement, which I believe to be coming soon!
I love hanging out with my wife. She is a joy to be around and we are actually best friends. We have very few common interests in activities and movies, but we have so much fun being together and talking. We haven’t done nearly enough of that over the years because of my work schedule, but when we do, we love it.
Couples need time away together in order to communicate and understand each other. That has been the key to our relationship of almost 40 years. Friends are important, and even vital, but a strong, healthy relationship with your spouse is utmost in importance. It takes 100 percent effort on both sides, not fifty-fifty. Do not concern yourself with how much your spouse is putting into the relationship, just make sure you are giving it your all. Then, you can be sure he or she will be giving it their all!
Okay, now you can continue to sing the old Turtles song, “Happy Together”, that I’m certain I have stuck in your head. You’re welcome!
Ephesians 5:25 (NLT) - “For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her…”