In a recent interview with People magazine, First Lady Michelle Obama shared two personal rituals that the first couple shares on a daily basis.
Bedtime:
‘We have a ritual where he tucks me in, because I’m usually in bed before anybody. He’ll come and turn the lights out and give me a kiss and we’ll talk. He’s like, “Ready to be tucked?” I’m like, “Yes I am.”‘
Walking the Dog:
The First Lady shared that walking the dog gives them another opportunity to share personal time with each other. ‘We live above the store, which means 6.30pm is dinner,’ she says. ‘The first half hour, we’re talking to the girls, then we shoo them off to go walk Bo and catch a little check-in without the kids.’
BMWK family, in your busy life how do you and your spouse steal away moments for each other throughout the day? Let us know in the comment section.
Yes. I never thought of it as a ritual, but because my husband and I work together, he’ll stop in my office everyday after his classes and talk for a few minutes, before his next class begins. We also go to lunch together sometimes. It’s a nice change in the day.
Giggles~I love the Ish’s…you two balance one another! Such a BEAUTIFULLY BLESSED couple!
My husband and I have a conflicting work schedules, he’s in bed by 7pm,and my day begins at 3 pm.Between those hours, while my daughter is bathing, we carve in time to snuggle and catch up on the day.
Its nice to see that in the midst of all the chaos that the president has to deal with that He and Michelle can still find some extra special Quality time. I love my president, now more than ever.
We talk together while the other is in the bathtub…
When we pick one another up from work (without the kids) we chat about our day, life, and pray.
Sometimes, we just drive to the beach and watch the water.
Every morning before we get up to start our day we snuggle and spend time talking about whatever is on our mind…it is such a great way to wake up each day.
How sweet that they take that time out just for one another 🙂
My husband and I have several rituals: I work at home, and before he is out the door, we make sure to kiss and hug each other. When he is on his way to work, either he or I will send the other a text message of love. When he’s made it to work, he’ll call and let me know, then I will call him on my lunch break and sometimes, I will call him before he leaves for work. Throughout the day, we communicate (via e-mail, phone or text messaging) about any little thing. It can be a joke or a positive thought, to share some news or just to check in. You have to keep the line of communication open in your marriage to cement trust between the two of you as well as to keep the love flowing and growing.