Potato, Potahto

Seriously, how awesome is this potato? I couldn't resist sharing.

This big-hearted starch was just what I needed to begin my week. I've been feeling down; being unemployed stopped being nice a month ago, and I've rewritten and resubmitted my resume many times past the point of desperation. 

There's gotta be a name for whatever funk I'm in, because I know there are millions of college students hosting the same worries. For way too many of us, we've sacrificed four years of sleep, a social life, and living off the parents to get a degree and hopefully make a name for ourselves. I can only assume if they're like me, one can't help feel they might have chosen the wrong path. The world is scary. 

Looking at the potato picture is a nice reminder that although there are things in life that hurt, there are still a lot of great things. Like, my supportive husband. Or my awesome family(ies), and some really great friends that I miss (check three of them out -  1, 2, 3). Or, the simple things in life...like a heart-shaped potato. 

The 's' word.

One of the topics that surprisingly didn't surface in our premarital counseling was the concept of sacrifice. Either the pastor assumed E and I are already self-sacrificing people, or he just forgot. Take your pick.

I like to think in our 3+ years together we've both grasped the concept and put it into practice (sometimes unwillingly). But while on our honeymoon, I decided to make a sacrifice of huge proportions...drum roll.......

I put aside my judgments about Magic the Gathering and learned how to play.

For a while, E has gently prodded me to learn how to play. I tried to ward off his request with empty 'Yeah, maybe's' until I decided it was time to give it a try. The look on his face the first time we played was totally worth it. Upside: Magic is actually fun, I'm getting the hang of it, and I have a sweet deck. Downside: E has been looking for more games we can enjoy together, Skyrim or FNM being the most frequent suggestions. I remind him not to get his hopes unrealistically high.

Lesson learned: sacrifice equals mucho important, and marriage is super fun when you enjoy things you like with someone you love.