When you have four young kids, your life is an endurance test. Each day you feed, clean and care for your offspring so that you can be awarded the grand prize at nightfall of no longer having to answer any kid questions while you relax on the couch watching your favorite shows.
You rarely (if ever) spend a day meandering through the city laughing, holding hands, putting your head on his shoulder as you sit side by side in an early afternoon movie.
It’s never just the two of you in a candy store, him staring at you in loving disbelief as you fill a bag with malted milk balls, sour patch kids, gummy coca colas and candy corns, wondering how you can eat such dreck.
You no longer wander around Pottery Barn, pointing out your favorite things to place in an imaginary house that you may some day build together.
You have a house. Together. It’s filled with sh*t from Pottery Barn. And it’s a mess.
You don’t have long, enchanting days together. Instead, you have small romantic moments. Moments that remind you of your love and appreciation for each other.
And just the other day, during a small respite, when my twins were napping, my daughter Dylan was taping, gluing and cutting some kind of card that would strongly resemble a ransom note and my daughter Summer was finding new ways to distribute glitter throughout the playroom, my husband and I found ourselves alone in the kitchen.
A moment for just the two of us.
He wrapped his arms around me and said, “You smell so nice.”
What a sweet thing for him to say.
Maybe it was my freshly washed skin. Or a hint of my perfume. Or the grapefruit essence of my shampoo.
Except I hadn’t yet showered that morning. “Order perfume” has sat idly on my to do list for months. And I hadn’t washed my hair in a couple, well, several, well, let’s just say, quite a few days.
“Honey, smell the counter tops,” I said. “Is that what you are smelling?”
It was.
Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day counter top spray
It’s apparently the new scent of romance and love.
31 Responses to romantic moments in the modern day marriage
kelcey kintner
Think I might try the Lavender one for my moment of romance. I’d say I will keep you posted, but really, not the kind of thing we should talk about.
To me you always look fantastic (how are you still so thin after 4 kids?) and your hubs is the best. And the last time I went to your house it was very neat and clean!
Hysterical! Can I buy this in the UK?
No wonder my Michael Kors scent hasn’t been working. I’m getting some of the Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day. Stat.
“You have a house. Together. It’s filled with sh*t from Pottery Barn. And it’s a mess.”
I love this. So, so true!
I would kill for some sh*t from Pottery Barn. But I have the house, and the guy and get to read wonderful blogs like yours.
Thanks, as always, for the funny and loving honesty.
Kelcey Reply:
May 17th, 2011 at 10:32 am
Well, to be honest, there is A LOT of Ikea mixed in with that Pottery Barn.
HILARIOUS!!!!
and very sweet…
Oh that sounds like a perfect solution to buying overpriced perfume. Thank you for the tip.
This is great advice. I need to stand closer to my counters when I want to get lucky.
Tee hee! Very funny. No wonder I haven’t been wrapped in arms and whispered to. Clearly missing some counter top spray.
Too bad my husband doesn’t find the sent of Mentholatum sexy.
Or scent.
I laughed out loud in the middle of a very quiet room when I read this! Thanks again Kelc! I may have to buy the spray just to remind me of this post!
I’m confused. Did I just read an ad?
Kelcey Reply:
May 16th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
No, not an ad. Where I mention Mrs. Meyers, I just linked to where you can buy the product on Amazon and if you did, I would make a very small percentage. But this is not a sponsored post. I have received no money for this post. I simply use Mrs. Meyers products and I love them. And apparently, my husband does too.
I googled Amazon Affiliate. I get it. Interesting.
Hey, I say, *whatever works.* And you are so right, Matt and I steal moments whenever we can get them, which is romantic, but not relaxing.
Love it! Enjoy the sweet moments!
“You have a house. Together. It’s filled with sh*t from Pottery Barn. And it’s a mess.”
My favorite line.
oh how i long for a peaceful counter sniffing interlude with my husband. in a house filled with pottery barn stuff.
you two have it made
I’m totally giving up my Lemon Pledge scent for yours.
So romantical.
You made my day! Thanks, Kelcey.
Rick did wrap his arms around you so in my book it still counts as a romantic moment. And, I agree with Abby – your house always seems amazingly neat and organized. xoxo
Have you tried the Caldrea products? You can purchase them at Target now. Equally as romantic, if not more.
I know this. I love the Basil scent!
Steph
hillarious and ever so accurate post. So glad a stumbled across you blog, I am a fan!
love that geranium scented cleaner stuff – and then had the bright idea of getting the same scent for the pump soap in the kids’ bathroom, so now the bathroom smells like I’ve JUST cleaned it, when, in fact, I haven’t gotten near that slimepit in weeks. Genius. Now I will go ahead and just dab a tad behind my ears, for that just-scrubbed freshness scent that is sure to drive my husband wild.
Hilarious! I am tempted to buy the stuff!