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Why My Husband Made Me Cry

This is my 2nd year participating in the March Marriage Challenge with co-hosts  Melissa from The Eyes Of A Boy and Carrie from Our Potluck Family.

Last year I interviewed my husband to see if we were on the same page after 18 years of marriage. This is what I wrote, “A Marriage Interview Then and Now“.

This year was really just about APPRECIATION for your spouse.

It all started when ……I recently attended the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration Land and Sea Conference in Orlando. It was an exciting thing to be invited to. However, the stress of preparing my family and myself for a conference that I had never been to was extremely high.  If you didn’t know, I’m the Scheduler, the Packer, the All-Knowing of each person of my family’s likes and dislikes.

Why My Husband Made Me Cry

When we go on a road trip, my husband does the driving to the destination. This is so I can be Ursula from The Little Mermaid. With my tentacles reaching to the back seat, I hand little Ariels snacks, movies, and headphones as I hum “poor unfortunate soul” to myself. When we get to our destination, I usually unpack, get us settled and possibly curse under my breathe.

Not crying yet?

When we arrived at this conference, I realized there was no time for that. I had an immediate appointment with one of the brands, so I was off. My husband decided to take the kids to unload the car. After, they went to a Disney park before dinner. This went on for most of the Land part of the conference.
The real stress started after we arrived on the Disney Wonder Cruise ship.  This was unfamiliar territory for my entire family. We had not had as much time to prepare and know about the ship as we had wanted between the flu season and homework. (Or at least that’s the way I felt).
I left my family immediately arriving on the ship heading to a delicious lunch. The room was filled with amazing influencers and moms. We were chatting up, exchanging ideas, and bonding about motherhood while sipping champagne. I was having a fabulous time listening to all of the Disney Scoop yet still wondering if my family was okay.
Did he feed them lunch?
Does he know that one hates turkey and the other one hates ham?
Will he remember the sunscreen?

Why am I so worried? He’ll have to figure it out. 

Soon I met up with my family and you know what? They were okay.
In fact, they were great! The kids were talking so fast I couldn’t keep up. They had so many exciting things to share. My husband just stood there looking handsome with this calmness about him. It was great to see him in charge and for me to step back.
I finally realized this had been going on the entire trip. He made it look effortless and the kids were fed, dressed and having a blast.  What more could I want?
Feeling relaxed, the next day I headed to my last meet-up. I wasn’t in charge and my husband felt empowered. I couldn’t even get involved because I really didn’t know where anything was. It was wonderful having my own personal cruise director plus two for the rest of the trip.

Here’s the dilly-o on my husband!

My Husband Made Me Cry
He is an amazing dad and my best friend. We’ve known each other for 23 years. However, his profession takes him away from the family. We made the choice for me to stay at home so that a parent would be available.
When I need to lower the boom, he is in charge. But 85% of the time, I’m running the show because he can’t. I know that can be tough on him because he needs to feel part of this family. Especially after a week of coming home late or working an entire weekend.
He almost didn’t come on this trip, but I knew he would regret it if he didn’t. So, I threatened him! Only because, Disney is his jam. His girls are his everything and I’m truly his number one fan and best friend.
As we drove away from the Port, my husband made me cry.  I felt this amazing love and thankfulness for having him in my life.  I told him what an amazing job he had done with our girls and for being so supportive of me. He squeezed my hand and looked at me with tears in his eyes.
At that moment, I knew this was a trip we would never forget.
I’ll give it to Disney. They do create magic no matter what kind.

When was the last time you appreciated your spouse? Did they move you to tears with their actions? Share below in the comments.

March Marriage Challenge

 This post was written as a part of the 2017 March Marriage Challenge. Throughout the month of March we will be sharing posts from some amazing bloggers.

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  1. Carrie @ourpotluckfamily says

    Aw, that’s wonderful. Sounds like we are two lucky women to have such incredible men! I try to find ways to show him appreciation each day, even if it’s just a random “I love you” text to make him smile mid-day. Glad you guys enjoyed your trip!!

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