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| London, Baby! |
I'm going back to London on Monday, which meant this last time was really relaxed. Normally, I don't really want to see anyone else because I know those few days are all we will have for at least a month, but knowing that I would be back in a week meant that I loved hanging out with his flatmates for a little while on Thursday, going to Rachel's fun, relaxed, wonderful wedding on Saturday (more on that in 'We Love...') and - most excitingly - having our first marriage preparation session on Monday night!
Marriage preparation. Not something everyone does before getting married, but something that I always knew I would do when I got married. I remember in Canada, when my parents were Corps Officers, that they did marriage prep with a few couples who wanted to get married, and I remember my dad saying that he would never marry a couple without going through the prep first. Years ago my Grandparents told me interesting stories from marriage preparation that they were doing with a couple (it had something to do with sex. Needless to say, I have repressed the details). With this kind of 'history', there's no wonder that I wanted to do the course. Patrick hadn't really thought about it but was happy to go along with it and we decided that we wanted my old Corps Officers and his current ones to do it with us. Jonny and Catherine are so much fun to be around but are also really honest, which is perfect for talking about marriage.
We didn't really have many expectations when we went to their house on Monday (barring the expectation for good food!) After a delicious, I want to say Moroccan, meal and reading Sam some good-night stories, we started to get prepared. Expectations and Communication were on the table and it was so much fun! We got to fill out a questionnaire about our expectations (I LOVE things like that) and talk about each other (which I love!) and getting married. Jonny and Catherine helped us feel relaxed right away, and had some really good tips for life after the wedding. My favourite of the night: make the bedroom a 'no work talk' room. This is definitely one I want to apply in my own marriage.
I am really looking forward to our next session Tuesday morning and to learn more about marriage and life post-wedding.
Did you do marriage prep? What would be your number one tip?
we had marriage prep done too. It was good. we kept the papers. and it was fun. I think it helped. we have adjusted things depending on the situations. but I wouldn't marry anyone without doing the prep first too!
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