13 Years and Counting #LOVE #Marriage #WeddingAnniversary

"As lace signifies refined beauty and elegance, so a marriage of thirteen years exemplifies polished and perfected love.  The passage of time has created a delicate but strong object of beauty."

Our marriage is not  flawless nor perfect but I can say that it becomes stronger and stronger  as years passes by.  Some people have  predicted that we won't last long but here we are, we have known each other for 14 and married for 13 years.

We are so different in so many ways but we somehow work together so well. Here are 13 things that we are so different.

1. He is opinionated, I am not..

When it comes to certain topics like politics, he voice his opinion of what he believes in and I like it because I am not into politics but he gives me plenty of ideas.  Being a former military guy, he always based his  opinion on facts so you can't really argue  with him about it.  Politics is something that his family don't really talk about because they often clash.

2.  He is a talker, I am not

What I love him being a talker is that, he doesn't just talk of nonsense, everything that he talks about  make  sense.  I am a very good listener so I love when I can learn  things from somebody who love to talk like my husband.  

3.  He is a spender , I am a saver.  He love to shop more than I do.  What I love about it is that, he can shop but he always asks my permission  about things that  he wants to buy before purchasing it.    When I was single, I live off of what I can afford, I never had a single credit card but that chanfed when I came here.   I don't like having debts as it stresses me out.  I remember when I firt got here in the US, his credit card debts is almost 14 thousand and it made me worried.   So I straightened out our finances and within a year, we paid off his  14k credit card debt.  

4.  He is a planner, I am not.    When it comes to doing trips and vacations, I always  rely on him  to do that.  He is really good in finding deals and setting up things. I do the packing and prepare all the things that we need for the trip.

5.  I love  fish, he  doesn't.  But he loves sushi  and I don't!  Wheneer  I cook fish at home, he is not  into it although he etas what I cook lol.    When we dine out though, he always  eats sushi and I have nothing to do with it.

6.  I love to  organize, he does  not.  It doesn't bother him if the house is messy but it drives me crazy.  I want things in order so when things are at mess, my brain is scattered all over the place and I can't work like that.  

7.  He is a generous gifter, I am more practical.  When I give gifts, I always  think of practical ways of what the  person needs but he loves to spend on expensive stuff.  I grew up without any  fancy stuff so it doesn't really matter what I receive as a gift.  He made me realized that over here it's different.  

8.  He tend to have Mañana Habits, I love doing things "Right now".

Whenever I want to  do things, I want to do it right away because if you put it to the next day, chances are you'll forget it.  He drives him crazy  sometimes but it makes  the things needed to be done, DONE right away.  

9.  He loves to drivem I do NOT!  When we go on a roadtrip, I feel bad for him because he does all the driving.  I have no desire in driving.  I feel like the world is a better place if I don't drive so I would love that to stay that way.  I know it is necessary as we have kids but as long as I can avoid it, I would.  My driver's license is only used for identification purposes.  I love that he respect my decision about it.

10.  He is a big Kid at Heart, I am on the Serious side  .  He loves to play with kids and I love that about him.  I am more laid back and  love to do serious stuff with the kids.  

11.  I love to cook, he does not.

My love for cooking did not start until I met him.  When I was single, I never liked to cook.  I usually buy  ready-to-eat food  because I was just living by myself.  My husband love to eat so when I met him, I thought of  learning how to cook  because my Mom used to tell me that  my husband wouldn't like it if I can't cook.  Now, I love cooking for  my kids and my husband.  He is not fond of cooking.  Although once in a while, he offers to make breakfast for us.  

12.  He love to bake, I do NOT!  
Baking is not my forte, although I bake  sometimes but I don't love it.  I think that has something to do with what we had  growing up.  We didn't have oven at our home, the very first time I  experienced baking was when I was in high school because it was one of the majors to choose from when you reach 3rd year.  I  would have loved to choose dress making but I couldn't afford to buy materials so I chose food trades as  we  do contribution for every  meal we cook or bake.   My husband on the other hand love to bake, I am so glad my daughter  got my husband's interest in baking.

13.  He love SWEETS and SALT!   Me, not so much.
When it comes to sweet, he doesn't say NO.  That's his biggest downfall in maintaining  weight (or losing).  I  can eat sweets but not too much.  My level of salt is low but  his is pretty high.

Well, that sums  up our 13th year for now.  Our differences  is what makes our relationship stronger.  Here's to more years of  love and happiness!  May God gives us both a long and healthy lives to enjoy our future grandkids.