When we told a few people where we were going, most of them asked if we were “OK” or said they only thought you go on weekends like that if things are bad. That is not the reason we went at all. We went to make our relationship the best it can be. Our goal was to make an average marriage great!
When we signed in, we were greeted by a couple who helped us with our bags and walked us to our room. They showed us where the first presentation was and when to be there. The hardest thing about this weekend was that we had no idea of times and what the schedule would be. I am a very schedule oriented person, so initially this was hard for me. Brian and I also decided to not watch any TV and to limit cell phone use to contacting our kids once a day. Once we let all of that go, it as very freeing. Odd…but freeing. All meals were included Saturday and Sunday so there wasn’t much to worry about.
This weekend was life changing for us! I honestly can’t say that enough. I’ve always loved Brian and known that he was my best friend, but I look at him in a totally different way. I am more in love with him today and look so forward to our life together. I would recommend that every married couple go on a WWME. It as an emotional and eye opening experience.
We had a few breaks and we were able to take a walk and a jog. On our walk, we went to a tent that was selling plants. They had some free pepper plants and Brian just couldn’t pass them up! I only let him take a few and we kept them in our hotel room. It was quite funny.
The weekend ended with us renewing our vows and then all of the presenters hugged us and sent us on our way. As the main presenting couple gave us a hug, they asked us if we would be willing to stay in our room and wait for them for a few minutes. We said we would. On the way back to our room, Brian and I were anxiously wondering what they wanted to talk to us about. A little bit later, all 7 presenters (3 couples and a priest) came into our room. They said that they saw something special in us and asked if we would be open to being presenters some day. They told us that all 7 of them individually put our names down and that some weekends they don’t find any couples. Brian and I stood there a little bit in shock. We had jokingly said that we could do something like that someday when we signed up, but there was nothing serious about it. We said we were open to learning more. Both of us were very flattered and we have a phone meeting set up for next week. Who knows where this path will lead us, but we are letting God guide us.
On the way home, we stopped in Louisville and ate at Old Spaghetti Factory for my birthday dinner. It was delish! We made it home and were wiped out. We unpacked and crashed!
I couldn’t wait to get the kids the next morning and get life back to normal.
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