A Weekend Remembered

Last week if you remember, Whit and I went to a marriage conference together. It was so great! It was put on Family Life, who does hundreds of marriage conferences around the US all year long. We would definitely recommend it - no matter where you're at in your marriage. We actually won a prize for being the most newlywedded couple there! (3 months and 12 days.) I was surprised that only 2 other couples besides us had been married less than a year. The people who had been married the longest had been married for 54 years I think. There were also a bunch of couples who weren't married yet.

We didn't learn anything really revolutionary, but it was really good to hear objective truth from people who could also give personal experience. Everything we heard was a good reminder, and made a lot more sense now that Whit and I have actually been married (we learned a lot about marriage before getting married, so now it makes sense). It was also just good to hear from other people, not each other...it was much more stimulating to make us want to change. The best part wasn't the teaching, but the application to your own life. Each session (there were 10) had about 2 little questionnaires to apply the topic to your own life and your spouse's (ex. communication styles). They also had 3 breaks where you and your spouse to a project - answer questions about the lesson individually and then discuss. It was so great and helpful to apply it to our lives.

Saturday night they let us out early for a date night! Whit and I went to Abuelo's, a Mexican restaurant I had been craving. Then we got Starbucks (drive-through!) and drove up Mill Mountain to see the star and the view. It was so beautiful, but freezing (even with hot chocolates) so we got back in the car after like 5 minutes.

My absolute favorite part of the conference though was saying our vows again! Everyone in the room stood up and held their partner's hands and repeated their vows after the minister (soo not everyone - engaged couples excluded). It was so meaningful now that Whit and I have been married and know each other better. It was so sweet! ...I was so thankful that every other woman in the room was crying with me! Haha.

You should find one in a city near you (or take a getaway) and go if you've never been, or haven't been in awhile!