24 November 2008

DATING.MY.WIFE.

after a week long mancation with the mammoth men, she deserved it. so when i offered the notion of a lunch-date followed by a movie, her excited answer was...

can we stop by the candy store and sneak in some treats?

and, that was it. yesterday afternoon, my bride and i popped in the car and went on our first date in, well... i don't know how long. having only been married a short year-and-a-half, i wouldn't have expected the novelty to wear off so quick. but, yesterday, while simply enjoying a chipotle chicken panini [yum] and sharing a diet pepsi, i couldn't help but be struck by how in love i am with this woman. and, at the same time, i couldn't help but realize what an ass i can be some times, by simply not accepting the blessing that she is, and rather, focusing on the way things "should" be.

carlie, i love you. and i hope you will go on some more dates with me ;)
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18 comments:

  1. Seriously could you be any more of a wonderful husband? Carlie is one lucky lady, as are you one lucky man :) Cute pictures!

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  2. We've been married a year and a half -as of tomorrow- and dates are still sooo important for us! We do a date night with just us once a week. The hard part is trying to bring in the novelty in terms of what to do on date night!

    Carlie, you're a woman after my own heart. I sneak candy or a pretzel or any other dessert in the movies pretty much every time we go. Which is every weekend. You two are too adorable for words.

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  3. OK, you two are SOO adorable! Gabriel, your posts about Carlie just melt my heart!

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  4. She's a pretty woman ... I'd date her if I wasn't already married! haha! :)

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  5. you two make me sick. i think you are amazing!

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  6. Adam and I find it hard to remember to go on more dates too. May God continue to bless you and your beautiful wife with lots of special, quality time together. :)

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  7. Love these photos, LOVE them! A sweet post and a good reminder. Thanks ;)

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  8. Ok. So carlie. You can be just so lucky that your husband is that gorgeous.
    And Gabriel, seriously, would you mind to tell my fiance to be like this.

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  9. stop w/ the cuteness! :) {i love it!}

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  10. love it dude, thats awesome ;)

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  11. Date nights rock! And I love those sour candies that carlies is eating in the right photo!
    candice

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  12. that is so sweet. what movie did you guys see? did you take her to twilight?

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  13. Love these cute shots, following your 'mancation' was as expected hilariously awesome. Love trips to the candy store :)

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  14. Most people think it's nauseatingly sappy to talk about dating and "romancing" your wife. But then again, most people aren't saving "it" for marriage, either. That sorta changes the equation, and dating / going out as a married couple becomes a lot more normal...

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  15. Okay, this is really random. But Carlie, you're gorgeous, and I think you look a lot like one of the actresses in the movie We Are Marshall (the fiance that works in the diner). Told you it was random!
    ;)

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  16. Dang it you two. Just reading this made me tear up! I love you guys!!

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