The Never-ending Laundry

During our pre marital counseling sessions, I thought I had learned all about being a good wife -- how to love, respect, honor your husband. I am not perfect at doing all of these but I was ready for them. I felt I had some understanding of what it meant to be a wife. What I was not prepared for was housework! Why wasn't there a chapter about how to get all your housework done? Some of us need a step-by-step guide! By now I am getting better with the cooking and cleaning but getting all the laundry done is such a challenge for me. I mean it's like a 20 step process: sorting clothes, washing, folding, etc. I can usually get the clothes washed and dried but then my system just falls apart. I never get a chance to get everything folded and put away and there’s always the forgotten load left in the dryer. By the time I get around to folding, it’s already time to start another load of laundry! I can’t even imagine the amount of laundry that comes with children. When we have kids, I am going to quit washing and just buy new clothes whenever we run out ☺.

Craig and I also have different views on laundry. My super clean husband wants to start the laundry as soon as the hamper is full. I like to do laundry when I run out of clothes. There are many times when Craig mentions that we should start laundry and I’m like, “What?!? I have at least another week of clothes left!” Never mind that the hamper is piled high and spilling over onto the floor. Craig is also very good about folding and putting his clothes away because apparently if clothes sit out, they get wrinkled. As for me, I figure why put them away if you are just going to wear them again.

So to all the wives out there – is there a secret to this laundry thing? Does the nasty cycle ever end? Or am I going to have to find a really good laundry service?

State Fair Day!

Last Friday Craig and I escaped school and work and spent the day at the fair. Our schedules have been so busy lately so it was nice to spend some fun time together and the fair was the perfect place. If you know me well, you know that I am a kid at heart and I love the fair. I love everything -- the games, booths, auto shows and of course the FOOD. A corn dog just doesn't taste the same anywhere else like it does at the fair. Luckily, Friday wasn't too crowded and we were able to do everything that we wanted. Here are some pictures from our day o' fun!


Big Tex welcoming us to the fair. Sorry, I haven't figured out how to turn pictures yet.


Our lunch consisted of a baked potato, chili dog and fried green tomatoes. YUM! We had to do a couple laps around the fair to walk it off.


Supporting my team! Hook 'em!

Craig's future career