Marriage Monday: Traveling with our husbands

It's time again for Marriage Monday! It seems like so long ago that I wrote the June post for Marriage Monday. This month's topic is traveling with your husband. Here are some questions for thought posted by our hostess Christine at Fruit in Season along with my answers.

How often have you traveled with your husband? My husband and I have done some traveling together through the years. He travels some for business so Caleb and I go with him sometimes when he does, depending where he's going and how long he's staying. He's been to Phoenix and D.C. recently (we didn't go!). I'll miss traveling with him during the school year once Caleb starts school this year.

Have you traveled around the country? Internationally? Most of our travel has been here in Texas, but we've also been to Louisiana and New Mexico. We've not traveled internationally together.

Where was your favorite place and why? Each place holds special memories. We went to South Padre Island on our honeymoon....and both got sunburned! I totally love to go back to Abilene since that is where we met and it holds so many great memories for us. I guess our favorite place as a family is probably San Antonio. Our trips to New Mexico have been fabulous as well! Anywhere together is special.

Who does the packing and planning? I am a list maker so I start making lists of things to take. Depending on the trip, I fix a box of snacks and other random items that I want to be sure and remember, like batteries and the phone charger. For long trips (like our trip to New Mexico that included several stops), I made a list of days and then what clothes I'd wear each day. He gets out his own clothes usually. I will gather up the toiletries. I've been known to leave behind important items, so I try to double-check each room of the house before leaving.

Are your travel styles and preferences compatible? We're compatible I'd say. I like to have a plan well in advance of where we are going, what we're doing, and how much it will cost. We like to do family fun things together.

How do you make sure the trip is fun for both of you? We both give ideas of what we should do or see when we go some place special. We also decide together about where we will eat.

If you have kids, do you usually take them with you? Yes.

What are your future travel plans with your husband? (I'll assume you have some future travel plans!) As a young girl I went to Missouri with my parents and we visited several places including the Precious Moments Chapel. I want to go back together someday. As a teenager my husband went on a motorcycle trip with his Papaw to Colorado. He frequently talks about that trip and actually that trip is what he talked about the first night we went for a walk together before we started dating. I really want to go back together. I've never been to Colorado so it will be special to see that with him. We want to go to Washington, D.C. (in a couple years we're thinking!) Also, I would love to see the Grand Canyon.

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