Happy birthday to our 9 year old goob! We are so p Happy birthday to our 9 year old goob! We are so proud of this boy. We are constantly told by others how kind and sweet his is. I mean, we know it too, but it means even more when his character shines through even when mom and dad aren't watching. We love you so much "Puppy!"
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The start of a new school year has always felt lik The start of a new school year has always felt like more of a “New Years” to me than January 1st ever did. The air starts getting more crisp (thank goodness), the leaves start to change, and the house is quieter (now that the kids are in school, and just during the day, ha). 

Every year around this time I can clearly look back and see how our family has changed. Last year, we had just said goodbye to the boys (our first foster placement) and our family was making sense of the whirlwind that had just happened over the summer. This year, David is way more into soccer, Evy is telling me about the conversations the girls at school are having (she’s a huge people-watcher), and of course Cleo is getting so big! Her first two teeth made their appearance this week and we’re also pretty sure she said “Dada” the other night. 

It really goes by so fast. But little memories like the ones in these photos will last. I remember going apple picking with sweet family friends as a kid and I love doing that for our kids now. 

What traditions have you tried to pass down to your kids?
Evy has always been very much a Mommy's girl. Sinc Evy has always been very much a Mommy's girl. Since she's been a baby, I've been learning that she needs love in a very different way than David does. After school and before bed, she especially needs all the love, attention, and cuddles. 

Today I had a pretty hard day with several hours of intensive Zoom calls. They ended right as the kids got home from school and when I was done, I just felt this deep exhaustion and wanted nothing more than to cuddle with my kids and never look at a computer again 🤪. 

I realized that's probably how Evy (and David, but mostly Evy) typically feels after a long day. I can tell that it's especially draining for her. So I was reminded to be extra gentle with her emotions, especially on school days when there's just so much going on and it can feel pretty intense, especially at that age. And especially to us introverts 🫠 Anyone else have highly emotional kiddos?
My phone rang this morning just as we were pulling My phone rang this morning just as we were pulling away from dropping the kids at school. A little baby needed a home until his adoptive family could come get him. 

At the time, we didn’t know his name, his gender, or anything about him. We were told he was healthy and we’d get more details later.

And we said yes! We thought it would be longer but his adoptive family is BOOKING it to get here and take him home forever. He will be so loved!!

I love that we get to share moments like these with our kids. I know they’ll remember them for a looong time to come.
Sometimes I just need to remind myself that not ev Sometimes I just need to remind myself that not every moment needs to be filled with productivity. And sometimes I don't need to multitask. Easier said than done for me anyway. But I'm trying to intentionally practice slowing down. How do you try to slow down?

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Doing fun hairstyles with Ev has been a new way for us to bond, especially since Cleo's joined us. Would you try this one??
I'm working to adjust my mindset from thinking I n I'm working to adjust my mindset from thinking I need to rush while the baby's asleep to get things done to rather bringing them along with me when I can. 

Cleo loves being worn and, for the time being, is super content just watching me unload the dishwasher, make dinner, or tag along to grab Evy and David from the bus. 

And I'm way more at peace when I don't feel like I need to rush or time is running out. We have time and most things we have to do in a day aren't urgent.
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Family, Featured, Life & Finances, Marriage · October 23, 2015

Random Questions to ask your Significant other when you’re extremely Bored

As great as my relationship is with my husband, and as much as he is my bff in the whole wide world, there's sometimes where there's just not much to talk about. Either that or we're really bored and too dull to think of meaningful conversation. In those moments we often play the game of 20 questions (that just being the name of the game, not really the number of questions we ask each other).

As great as my relationship is with my husband, and as much as he is my bff in the whole wide world, there’s sometimes where there’s just not much to talk about. Either that or we’re really bored and too dull to think of meaningful conversation. In those moments we often play the game of 20 questions (that just being the name of the game, not really the number of questions we ask each other). I’m a pro of thinking up great random questions to ask Josh. He… well… he thinks too much and tries to come up with the perfect question which takes about 20 minutes to do and so for every 1 question he asks me, I’ve already blurted about about 50 quality random questions. Some will make you laugh, some will make you think. Either way, if you test these out on your significant other, you’re be sure to learn something new 🙂 Let me know that you think and post your own random questions in the comments!

    • If you could change your career to any career you wanted, what would you do instead?
    • If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
    • If you were to spend your life serving one kind of people group, who would they be?
      1. (could be a race, the elderly, children, special needs, military families, etc.).
    • Who is your favorite superhero and why?
    • Do you like breakfast or dinner better?
    • Would you rather spend a weekend out and exploring and trying new things, or settled in at home reading a book (and/or binging on netflix)?
    • What is your favorite season of the year and why?
    • If I were going to wear lipstick, what would you choose between bright pink or maroon?
    • Would you rather watch a funny movie or an action packed adventure or war movie?
    • Cats or dogs?
    • Which sounds more like your ideal date:
      1. Dinner and a movie?
      2. Fishing?
      3. Coffee and strolling around town?
      4. Playing a board game together?
      5. Laser tag with friends?
    • What’s your favorite book you’ve ever read and why?
    • Would you rather be able to speak 10 different languages or be psychic?
    • Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate?
    • What’s the most romantic thing we could do this weekend?
  • What’s the most adventurous thing we could do this weekend?
  • If you could be a model for any type of product, what would it be?
    1. (i.e. a foot model, makeup model, rugged sportswear model, etc.)
  • If you were stranded on an island for a month, what are 3 things you’d bring with you?
  • If you could take an elective college course or certificate program, what would it be in?
  • If you had to choose an actor/actress to play the role of you in a movie about your life, who would you choose?

Got some to add? Let me know! I’ll be sure to use them during our next road trip!

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Comments

  1. Miranda says

    October 24, 2015 at 6:58 pm

    If this were a game show I would have just won. This is fun to do. We have don it so often that hubby and I have moved on to stranger topics.

    You get one superpower. What and why?
    If your past life was a famous person in history? who and why?
    If the world as we know it ended, what wouldn’t you do to survive?
    And of course the one I get tired of but hubby likes to ask.
    If we won the lottery…..?

    Great post!!

  2. Becky @ Disney in your Day says

    October 24, 2015 at 8:10 pm

    This is great… I’m totally saving it for a boring car ride! And my husband sounds a lot like Josh. He would spend wayyy too much time trying to come up with questions!

  3. jennyb says

    October 24, 2015 at 11:23 pm

    That’s fun. Like a quiz. Get to learn more about each other at the same time.

  4. Samantha says

    October 25, 2015 at 1:35 am

    These are so great, I can’t wait for my boyfriend to get home from work so I can pester him with these!

  5. HannAh says

    October 25, 2015 at 2:52 pm

    Love this! And it’s nice to know it’s ok to not have great ideas on meaningful conversation at times!

  6. Krysta says

    October 25, 2015 at 5:36 pm

    These are some great questions. I’ll have to keep these in mind for the day when I actually get a boyfriend lol 🙂
    http://www.basicallythis.com

  7. mash says

    October 25, 2015 at 7:41 pm

    Great idea! I am going to try it 😉

    Mash | http://www.sarmash.com

  8. Branson says

    October 25, 2015 at 11:32 pm

    This is fun! We have a book called “The Little Book of Stupid Questions” and it comes in handy for road trips too! 😉

  9. DT says

    October 26, 2015 at 5:26 am

    Love this game— gonna use your questions the next time! Thanks for sharing..
    — DT | Here I Scribble

  10. Alexandra @ My Urban Family says

    October 26, 2015 at 2:33 pm

    These are so fun! Just last night my husband and I were playing “this or that” where you ask a this or that and they have to answer right away without thinking. Mostly silly questions, but it was a fun 15 min before bed.

    • Chelsea says

      October 26, 2015 at 3:15 pm

      Love that idea! Need to try that next!

  11. Karin Rambo says

    October 26, 2015 at 3:05 pm

    What a great list! I like what Becky said about saving it for a boring car ride.

  12. Danielle says

    October 26, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    Love this idea. So cute 🙂 I like the last question lol. It’s gonna be interesting to see what my husband says to these. Thanks for sharing 🙂

  13. Aishwarya S says

    October 26, 2015 at 5:45 pm

    This is such a fun activity. Definitely going to try this out with friends when we get bored.

  14. Shann Eva says

    October 26, 2015 at 5:57 pm

    Love this! We are planning a road trip for this Spring, so you know I will be bringing these out. I’ll have to think of some for the kids too. They’ll love it.

  15. Angela says

    October 26, 2015 at 7:41 pm

    Love these! I can’t wait to annoy my husband tonight with these questions! Haha!

  16. Jenn says

    October 26, 2015 at 7:57 pm

    great post! sadly, i don’t think i know the answers to most of these questions and I’ve been married for 3 years :/. Ill have to spend some time with hubby getting to know each other again! thanks for the idea!

  17. Keating says

    October 26, 2015 at 8:32 pm

    I love this! My husband is in the military which made it a little challenging when it came to him dating and talking to women. Decisions have to be made a bit more quickly than in a normal civilian relationship so when he and I first started talking, we asked A LOT of questions. We knew pretty early on that we really liked each other and wanted to turn it into a relationship so before we did, we asked EVERY question under the sun. We wanted to make sure we were actually compatible and wanted the same things out of life before decided to enter into a relationship. Clearly, it worked because we actually got married two months later and have now been married for 2 years 🙂 I loved getting to know him and still enjoy asking these random questions whenever they pop into my mind.

  18. Lisa Sharp says

    October 26, 2015 at 10:39 pm

    My husband and I love to do this! These are great questions, thanks.

  19. Leslie says

    October 27, 2015 at 12:00 am

    What a fun post! As of right now I’m flying solo but I think it’s fun to ask crazy questions and what not when I do have a S.O.

  20. Rachel G says

    October 27, 2015 at 12:01 am

    My husband and I are known for asking each other (and sometimes new people that we just met), extremely random questions that pop into our minds. You’ve got some really funny and thoughtful ones here, I love it!

  21. Liz Jo says

    October 27, 2015 at 4:08 am

    yes love these questions. I’m the queen of asking the craziest questions to Kyle.

    liz @ sundays with sophie

  22. Rosalyn O. says

    October 27, 2015 at 4:18 am

    These are some very thoughtful questions!! I don’t have a partner at this point in my life but I will Pin for future reference!! Thanks!

  23. Ashley says

    October 27, 2015 at 8:50 pm

    I play a game like this recently. It was so much fun hearing the answer to some of the questions.

  24. Acecily says

    October 31, 2015 at 3:37 pm

    I’m definitely going to pass these along to my newlywed friends! Haha Some of these would be good blog post ideas too.

  25. Hil says

    October 31, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    totally pinning this for a date night!

  26. Allison Jones says

    October 31, 2015 at 6:10 pm

    Great questions! My husband and I have a long travel day coming up so we’ll be utilizing these as we sit in the airport and on the plane.

    LiveLifeWell,
    Allison

  27. Chelsea says

    October 31, 2015 at 6:15 pm

    Love stuff like this!

  28. Emilie Burke (@burkedoes) says

    October 31, 2015 at 7:08 pm

    Definitely saving this for date night!

  29. Autumn says

    October 31, 2015 at 7:46 pm

    I’ll definitely be asking my boyfriend some of these over lunch. This is such a cool idea. Thanks for sharing!

  30. Heather with WELLFITandFED says

    October 31, 2015 at 8:16 pm

    So totally obnoxious that we already know answers to almost every one of those already. We love playing those games. Such great conversation starters though right?

  31. MELISSA says

    October 31, 2015 at 11:07 pm

    Loveee this idea. I’ll be asking my husband some in about 5 min. Our baby will be asleep and then we definitely will be bored. Lol

  32. Katie @thebrooksielife says

    October 31, 2015 at 11:50 pm

    These are great! How fun! We spend a lot of nights in, which we enjoy, though this would be fun to do to change things up a little.

  33. Joanna says

    November 1, 2015 at 12:20 pm

    I bet you have a blast when you ask each other these questions!!

  34. Mayara says

    November 3, 2015 at 5:05 pm

    Keeping this for a rainy day! Awesome post!
    xoxo
    May from http://www.mayliving.com

  35. Brianne Grogan says

    December 18, 2015 at 5:31 am

    I’m so excited! My hubby and I have a date night this weekend, and I’m TOTALLY going to print out these questions and bring ’em. After almost 11 years of marriage, it’s good to shake things up now and again and random questions are a great way to do it! Thanks! Loving your site!

  36. Rain says

    December 18, 2015 at 7:36 am

    I’m in a long distance relationship and sometimes we run out of topics to talk about since we basically text all day. These are great! I’ll definitely be asking him some of these questions. Thanks!

  37. vila says

    January 10, 2016 at 8:36 pm

    and you get married without asking those questions and more before ??? seriously ?? kidding 🙂 …..i am master mind of questioning…my darling says that in previous life i was spanish inquisitor or something 😉 I know all the answers 😉

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  39. MCatherine says

    March 8, 2016 at 11:35 pm

    Great list of Q’s… After 40+ years of marriage, my husband would still always cringed if I wanted to talk about ‘feelings’, but he would leap at the chance to answer, “If we won the lottery…..” then wax on for miles about his plans. Perfect.

  40. Arianna says

    March 28, 2016 at 10:28 pm

    This is a cute and fun read thanks for sharing from one modern day girlfriend to the next!

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Every year around this time I can clearly look back and see how our family has changed. Last year, we had just said goodbye to the boys (our first foster placement) and our family was making sense of the whirlwind that had just happened over the summer. This year, David is way more into soccer, Evy is telling me about the conversations the girls at school are having (she’s a huge people-watcher), and of course Cleo is getting so big! Her first two teeth made their appearance this week and we’re also pretty sure she said “Dada” the other night. 

It really goes by so fast. But little memories like the ones in these photos will last. I remember going apple picking with sweet family friends as a kid and I love doing that for our kids now. 

What traditions have you tried to pass down to your kids?
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Every year around this time I can clearly look back and see how our family has changed. Last year, we had just said goodbye to the boys (our first foster placement) and our family was making sense of the whirlwind that had just happened over the summer. This year, David is way more into soccer, Evy is telling me about the conversations the girls at school are having (she’s a huge people-watcher), and of course Cleo is getting so big! Her first two teeth made their appearance this week and we’re also pretty sure she said “Dada” the other night. 

It really goes by so fast. But little memories like the ones in these photos will last. I remember going apple picking with sweet family friends as a kid and I love doing that for our kids now. 

What traditions have you tried to pass down to your kids?
Evy has always been very much a Mommy's girl. Sinc Evy has always been very much a Mommy's girl. Since she's been a baby, I've been learning that she needs love in a very different way than David does. After school and before bed, she especially needs all the love, attention, and cuddles. 

Today I had a pretty hard day with several hours of intensive Zoom calls. They ended right as the kids got home from school and when I was done, I just felt this deep exhaustion and wanted nothing more than to cuddle with my kids and never look at a computer again 🤪. 

I realized that's probably how Evy (and David, but mostly Evy) typically feels after a long day. I can tell that it's especially draining for her. So I was reminded to be extra gentle with her emotions, especially on school days when there's just so much going on and it can feel pretty intense, especially at that age. And especially to us introverts 🫠 Anyone else have highly emotional kiddos?
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At the time, we didn’t know his name, his gender, or anything about him. We were told he was healthy and we’d get more details later.

And we said yes! We thought it would be longer but his adoptive family is BOOKING it to get here and take him home forever. He will be so loved!!

I love that we get to share moments like these with our kids. I know they’ll remember them for a looong time to come.
Sometimes I just need to remind myself that not ev Sometimes I just need to remind myself that not every moment needs to be filled with productivity. And sometimes I don't need to multitask. Easier said than done for me anyway. But I'm trying to intentionally practice slowing down. How do you try to slow down?

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