Comments on: The Girl He Married

By: Sharon @ Discovering Blog

Sharon @ Discovering Blog — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:32:15 +0000

I found a lot of my recipes from a subscription to Cooking Light. That was before all of the cooking blogs were around like they are now.
I still love to read cooking magazines and cookbooks. Cooks Country is awesome for learning why ingredients work the way they do.
Lately I’ve subscribed to 6 O’Clock Scramble, and try 2 – 3 new recipes a week and have been EXTREMELY happy with them. I would be in a major rut if if weren’t for the weekly email I get with 5 recipes to choose from.

By: Laural Out Loud

Laural Out Loud — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:55:19 +0000

I didn’t know how to cook a lick when I got married, either! I don’t know what my traditional Brazilian husband was thinking, lol. Now I do it all, and am damn good at it, but he definitely took a risk with me. Now I do it all, and am damn good at it, but it’s only luck that that’s the road we went down.

By: DC Celine

DC Celine — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:50:43 +0000

I love it…one moment please, while I ponder over my honey wheat pretzel “dessert.”

The girl H married (oh, and I might just ask him this one):

loved to cook, and *thought* she knew how to cook. She now knows she didn’t, really, and will always keep learning.
was 10lbs less healthy
was ready for babies
didn’t have a full appreciation of the balance it would take to even *attempt* to do babies + life + work + marriage
loved him 6 years less than she does now, but already had loved him 8 years worth
barely ate seafood and fish then, vice now, where she’ll eat just. about. anything (except, unless pressed, icre)
was on the verge of this whole e-thing, this blogging thing, this twitter thing, this social media thing (and she had no effin’ clue about facebook at. all.), whereas now she can’t hardly get away from it
had no idea that some of her staunchest supporters and friends would be people she’d never met in real life
was just plain old naive. here’s hopin that sticks
would never have thought she could put together a price proposal in any way, shape, or form
thought she wanted 3 kids, maybe 4 (she has 2 now, and they’re juuuuuust right)
had no idea how much she would appreciate her h. none.
never thought she’d ever own a 2nd home, let alone one At the Beach
would still tell fibs every now and again. thank goodness that one’s gone.
plain old couldn’t wait to grow old(er) and old with her partner and (yeah, cheezball) best friend.

By: liz duncan

liz duncan — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:10:22 +0000

I love that you didn’t have cooking in the bag when you got married because I feel super insecure about not knowing how to cook. I promised myself I would learn. What do you think is the best, simple recipe reference?

By: liz duncan

liz duncan — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:05:20 +0000

this is awesome!! I have no marriage or babies just yet to worry about so thank you for the heads up!

By: Sharon @ Discovering Blog

Sharon @ Discovering Blog — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:27:13 +0000

Hmmm. This takes some thought.
I’ve been married 8 years, but we’ve been together 14.

the girl he married had one real dish she could make – lasagna.
the girl he married was able to leave for work at 6am and commute into NYC.
the girl he married worked out with a private trainer twice a week, at $100 a session.
the girl he married went to the movies most Friday nights with her best friend.
the girl he married would roam the malls i her free time.
the girl he married was excited for babies.
the girl he married had NO IDEA how expensive those babies would be.
the girl he married had bigger boobs, (before nursing those babies)
the girl he married used to enjoy spending an hour to get ready for our Saturday night dates

If I could go back, I would tell myself to save ALL of my money, as child care costs were going to be killer.