So I didn’t go to the gym today. Why, do you ask? Because when I got home my driveway was covered in 4 inches of snow. Even if I had wanted to go to the gym, I would have had to drive over the snow, pressing it into ice against the pavement, and just made it harder for myself to remove it later on. And seriously, was I really going to shovel when I got home? I don’t think so. So, in lieu of going to the gym, I shoveled the driveway… broke a good sweat, too!
Brian bought us chicken and mashed potatoes for dinner from the grocery store, and got me a dozen roses for our missed ♥ Valentine’s Day ♥ 🙂 He prepared dinner and served it while I finished the shoveling.
I love equality in gender roles. I think that one of the important aspects of our marriage is the fact that we just do whatever it takes, whether it is shoveling the driveway or making dinner, in order to live. We don’t stick to a role (he doesn’t *always* do the dishes, and I don’t *always* do the laundry), and we help the other out whenever things need to get done. That’s what 50-50 means. We basically removed the anxiety and frustration of waiting for the other to do a job, and we just both do every job. It works like a charm, and we both feel appreciated and helped. I ♥ my Brian.
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