The most common piece of marital advice I received prior to getting married was to expect surprises. The smallest parts of what make someone unique arise slowly but surely when you are with them all day every day. I braced myself for the worst, but was pleasantly surprised by one hobby of my husbands I did not know about. Somewhere along the way of his life he has developed a love for building things. It could be that this love was lying dormant and only came to life when his dad announced on April 20th "you may kiss the bride!". Or maybe it was always there and I just never discovered it. However it worked out, I was thrilled!
The first thing he built me was our dining room table. The dining room is still a work in progress so I will feature that when I complete the room. Back in February an ice storm hit Atlanta and the city shut down like a zombie apocalypse had actually happened. It was quite possibly the worst 36 hours of my life because I was stuck at the hospital. I worked for 20 hours straight, slept 3 hours, then worked again. Austin picked up a very weepy, exhausted wife the next afternoon. Little did I know he had spend the whole ice storm apocalypse building me a table. What a sweet surprise that was! I saw that beautiful table and my head started spinning with ideas for my Honey-Do list. Since that time he has built me a flower box, a fence, a pergola, and the latest and greatest piece, my coffee table.
Ta Da!!...
This coffee table is truly the heart of our home. This table holds my coffee in the morning during my quiet time. It is the place where all our friends gather around to play games or watch the world cup. It is the breakfast, lunch, and dinner table. It is the place Austin and I put our feet up to watch the Bachelorette every Monday night (yes, it is our guilty pleasure). This piece of furniture is the most used piece of the whole house. One day we will have 3 (or maybe 5) kids and sit around the dinner table like normal people. But until then, lounging on the couch eating digiorno pizza off of our coffee table is the stage of life we are in and it is beautiful. My desire for our home is that it would be nice and pretty, but most of all warm and inviting. I want people to walk in knowing they can help themselves to whatever is in my pantry, eat pizza on the couches without worrying about if it spills, and put their feet up on the coffee table.
Lucy has given her stamp of approval to this table too.
"May joy and peace surround you, Contentment latch your door, And happiness be with you now And bless you evermore.
Irish Blessings
With love,
Gemma
