November Happiness Project – Remember Love

November is going to be epic in the soon-to-be Dunmyre household. I truly believe this.

The theme of my Happiness Project for November is to Remember Love. Justin and I are going to do this month together, and we desperately need it.

We pride ourselves on the fact that in the 3.5 years we’ve been together, we’ve only had like three serious fights. We’ve been told we’re ridiculously happy, and have heard people say that they want what we have. Thankfully, 99% of the time, that is reality for us. We are ridiculously happy, and the people around us can see and feel that.

Unfortunately, though, this summer has taken a toll on us, and we need to bring the focus back. Basically, in an effort to hold each other up during the most difficult time of our relationship thus far, we kind of lost “us”. We have survived something that breaks a lot of couples, and though we came out unbroken, we are slightly scratched.

Here are our resolutions, as we remember all the reasons we fell in love, and all the reasons we want to carry that love a million years into the future:

• Read a book on building a strong foundation before marriage. I need suggestions! I’m considering this or this.
• No snapping. We still don’t fight, but there has been a lot of this going on lately.
• More talking. About the real stuff.
• Re-instate Date Night. What used to be a weekly occurance, stopped when other things became more important. We need to make this a priority again.
• Set up our wedding registry. We think this will be something really fun to do together this month!
• Design our Save the Dates! Again, something fun to work on together.
• Begin our pre-marital counseling. We got a good deal on a 90-day online class to take, and we think it’ll help us get on the same page with stuff like money and babies :)

I’m really excited to focus on us, and start moving foward, together. I think we both just need a reminder that it won’t always be perfect, but it will always be worth it.

What are you focusing on this month?

P.S. I’ve decided to participate in NaBloPoMo again this year! Let’s see if I can commit to blogging everyday this month!