Manly Monday pt.5 : The Future

For the fifth and final "Manly Monday", I want to talk a little bit about what I see for myself and my family in the future. I know I've been absent for a few weeks, so I hope this makes up for it:

As for Ashlynn and I, we are obviously in this for the long haul. She and I are like every other married couple. We have had our share of ups and downs, but overall, we have been very blessed. Most of the downs have come from the stresses of my job, truthfully. It's hard and it can be very hard for a spouse to deal with. We're hanging in there though, waiting for it to get better through one outlet or another :)

Something that I HOPE will be coming for our future is a BIG shin dig at year 10.  I will be taking the reigns on a vow renewal for our 10 year anniversary and I am planning the whole tamn ding. All the way down to the dress she will wear. I'm having a little too much fun with this one. Let's hope I can pull it off.  Ohh, and she will not know any of the details until the day of!!!

(This should keep her guessing..)

As for my kiddos, I pray that they continue to grow and thrive and be the little crazy heads that they are.  We are trying our best to set a Christian example for them to follow, but also exemplify that life is for living and having fun too. I don't think they will have any problem with the latter.





Ashlynn and I are very open to the idea of adoption and it's something we hope to explore as the kids get older. Lord only knows who, what or when, but I see this as something we could do for a child that needs a loving home. We're awesome parents, what can I say?

One of my favorite things to do is house projects. I know, I know, husband of the year. I should get a trophy or something. But really, I freakin love it. I love building and transforming ugly things into something great and functional for my family. I see us being in our home for a very long time and maybe once we've done everything we want to do, the kids will be in college and we'll sell this place move into a small hut in Tahiti. And RELAX for once.

I would love for Ashlynn to be a stay-at-home-mom forever. I love the fact that she is getting to spend so much time with our kids and sometimes I even get jealous, but apparently being a stay at home daddy is a little strange... I do have to give her props though..daddy can't do it as good as momma.  And I don't look as good in yoga pants.

I'm in a place in my life where I am happy. And settled. I love my church, I love my family. I'm not where I want to be professionally, but I'm working on that. I have come up with a pretty amazing business plan that, God willing, will unfold in the next year or two that could really change our lives...but for now we're playing it close to the chest.

I never really put much thought into how much effort goes into this blogging stuff, but bless yall's hearts. I have only been able to throw together 5 posts in like 7 weeks.  It's been a real pleasure to share some of my thoughts with you all over the last several weeks and maybe we can do it again sometime....if I haven't gotten myself banned from Ashlynn's blog.


Until next time.......