1 Simple Idea to Strengthen Your Relationship During Football Season

Can you hear it? If you crane your neck and lean in really hard you can almost hear Carrie Underwood belting out the Sunday Night Football theme song.

That’s right, fall is almost here! And as much as I’m trying to milk my summer sandals for all-they’re-worth, pretty soon there will be that crisp autumn air, visits to apple orchards and cinnamon pumpkin spice everything!

If your home is anything like mine, fall also brings one other little thing along with it…

Football was not regularly watched in my house growing up. In my husbands home on the other hand, it was a sacred event not to be tampered with. SO you can imagine my dismay as a young bride when I couldn’t fathom why my hubby wouldn’t want to make a Target run with me on a beautiful October Sunday afternoon. You can now understand why I “NEED” the following shirt in my life.  😉 (similar & similar on CRAZY good sale 🙂 and why Chris NEEDS this one.

I’ve learned a lot in 15 years kids

Now before you jump to conclusions thinking this is an irritated wife rant about Football Season, let me just re-assure you, nothing could be further from the truth. I think my hubby is just about the greatest thing in the world. Through the years we’ve learned to appreciate and celebrate each others differences.  And today I wanted to let you in on our little “give and take” around the start of Football Season.

            Every year the weekend before the NFL season begins, we schedule our annual “Day of Days.” ( We like to name everything around here, it makes it feel more like a celebration!)  “Day of Days” is an entire day that my Mr. and I spend together doing whatever I want! #win 😀  It’s his little gift to me before all the Football sets in.  Over the years however, we’ve kind of established a rhythm and a tradition that doesn’t vary too much and it’s something we both look forward to! Here’s a peak into what we do and hopefully it’ll open the door for all of you “Football Wives” out there to have a “Day of Days” of your own! AND, if you like that shirt above, keep reading, because do I have a deal for you! (Also, please imagine that last sentence being spoken in a thick New York accent.  It’s much better that way. 😉 )

            We “kick off ” (cheesy pun intended) the morning a little slower, get in a good workout and grab some brunch.

Have YOU ever had Arugula on your Omlette? Don’t knock it til you try it.

Then we head down to the local farmers market in a ritzy part of town. Here’s our usual loot:

Anyone else a huge farmers market fan? It’s crazy how much I love farmers markets.  It’s just so fun, I mean where else can you buy adorable baby eggplant??? (PS. You can totally make said baby eggplant taste like candy!  Click here for the recipe)

Find bunches of GORGEOUS Zinnia’s

Or pet a chicken

real…or otherwise

Then we set out to explore some of the gorgeous neighborhoods on foot.

We’ve been really into Fixer Upper lately. (It helps that we just listened to their AWESOME book) And even though we don’t have a clue about the actual work involved in flipping houses, we analyze exactly what we think we’d do to a few of the “lesser” homes on the street like a #boss. Check out a few of these beauties:

We snapped this and ran before the nice people could glare at us from their ivory tower of windows

This house just went on the market for 1.9 mil #chumpchange.  And because we would obviously need to fill our dream homes with furniture, we walked back into town and hit up West Elm

And Ethan Allen…where we decided that this chair should be ours someday.

I love a chair with a sense of humor.  And since we were only steps away from Anthropologie (be still my heart), of course I had to go in and touch everything.
It’s a girl thing.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the “Master Griller,” cooked up all those peppers and I got to work on the baby eggplant.

I’m telling you, if you think you don’t like veggies, it’s because you haven’t tried this recipe.  You need it in your life, like oxygen and toothpaste and the glorious “80%” off stickers at DSW.

So glad you got to share in our “Day of Days!”

Chris and I hope that this post gives you plenty of ideas and inspiration to strengthen YOUR relationship during football or whatever other sport is uber popular in your home!

How does your family celebrate this season? Do you have any trade offs when it comes to sports and your spouse?

Until next time,

Meg

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