Imagine you were asked to spend almost every waking moment of your life with someone. 24/7, if you will. Off the top of your head, who would you choose? Husband/Wife? Boyfriend/Girlfriend? Life partner? {I'm clearly trying to be P.C. here, and failing miserably.}
Choose wisely, because this is the person you're going to do these things with daily:
Sleep
Work
Eat
Watch TV
Just to name a few. But, I mean, that pretty much sums up most of our days, right? Maybe this sounds like a dream come true; maybe it sounds like all of your nightmares bombarding you at the same time.
Well, y'all, I'm livin' the dream! Of the many betcha didn't know you didn't know facts about me, the one people are often most surprised to learn, is that Glenn Coco, that husband dude of mine, and I work together.
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| That these fools even have adult jobs is a feat in itself, no? |
As in, our offices are right next door to each other and all I have to do if I want Glenn's attention is say his name in my normal voice. {We still intercom though, because we're 2013 Americans, which = lazy.} I can walk seven steps and see his shining face anytime I want. Likewise, he can come into my office at any time and be all, "Stop Googling puppy pictures and get back to work!" :) We don't work for the same department within our firm, so we're not breathing down each other's necks on the daily {and, in fact, there are days when we don't see each other much at all}, but still, he's right there.
Unless one of us has an appointment or has to be at work early/late, we carpool every day. We go home for lunch together most days. After spending 8.5 hours at work, we head home and eat dinner together every night. After dinner, we usually have DVR shows to catch up on. After that, we get in bed together and sleep next to each other the whole night. And then we wake up and do it all over again!
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| Likely our most awkward engagement picture ~ there are just so many hands! But also the one that best displays a "life is always roses and we love spending 24/7 together" relationship. Nope. Nada. Not the case. |
I'm honestly not even sure why I'm sharing this with y'all, besides that I blog because I conceitedly assume other humans care about my daily life. But people do always find it trés interesting that Glenn and I manage to work together and stay married and stay alive. Just yesterday I had a meeting and the guy connected mine and Glenn's last names and asked if were "related." I told him yes, we're married {and not actually related; we're Southern, not hick.} and he immediately responded,
"Whew, no way I could do that with my wife! We go our separate ways for work and I'm like see ya!"
I wanted to look past him and joke all, "Hey, dude's wife! He loves that he's apart from you nine hours a day! So fun! He's a free man!"
But I didn't want him to shit his pants in my office.
I don't believe either Glenn or I feel our marriage is stronger or weaker because of us spending literally every hour of our lives together working together. I also don't believe that every couple could do what we do and manage to stay somewhat sane. Sometimes it's tough and we need our alone time, even if it means just the drive home from lunch, but that's a problem because we only have one car at the office. On occasion we've eaten dinner with few words spoken, because what the hell do we have to talk about besides "Has Holly pooped yet tonight?"
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| Umm excuse me, that information is private, thankyouverymuch. |
But what I can say for certain is that it's damn cool to be able to kiss that hot dude whenever I want, and go into his office and cry about my stress if I ever need to, and spend my morning commute goofing off with him rather than cussing at Charlotte drivers and rolling my eyes at radio talk shows. In our experience, the couple that works together, stays together.
But segwaying together also does the trick. Surefire divorce blocker, right here, y'all. Those helmets ~ how could we possibly resist each other?!
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And now I'd like introduce you to two lovely ladies that, sadly, I don't get to spend every day with, but if the stars aligned just right and we could hang out all day err day, I wouldn't complain one bit!
First up is the adorable Kaitlyn of Put A Bow On It. Kaitlyn and I "met" just last month, and up until this Tuesday I considered her one of my best bloggy friends! That was, until she wrote this hilarious post about how she and Jennifer Lawrence would be besties... Gosh, Bowie, way to dash my dreams!
I kid, I kid. But perhaps now is the perfect time to explain her Alexa-given nickname, "Bowie," as well as the name behind her blog! In this picture, she may seem like simply a rockin' bride who's making a quick bubbly run on her wedding night, but what you can't see is her pretty veil, complete with a big ol' bow. Kaitlyn believes that "putting a bow on it" makes everything better. Ya know, I believe if we all had such a fun philosophy about life, the world might just be a happier place! Head on over here and get to know this pretty girl. There's a good chance she'll pop a bow on your head and offer you a bottle glass of champagne, and isn't that what we all want in a bestie?
And I'm also so excited to introduce you to Emma, the beauty behind Chasing Texas. {And a happy belated birthday to her ~ she turned 23 yesterday!} If the ohmygoshsoadorable engagement picture below isn't a dead giveaway, Emma is currently a busy wedding planner, getting ready for her July 2013 wedding! She originally started her blog to chronicle her wedding plans, but she's also written some of my favorite non-wedding posts ~ like that time she told us about her secret job of Celebrity Stalker, or when she perfectly described what happiness is. {She had me at "eating too much at a hibachi restaurant."}
Happiness is also hopping over to her blog and telling this adorable bride-to-be hello, and don't you wanna be happy?! :)
