Posts Tagged ‘Rules Of Engagement/Marriage’

Posted on November 13, 2008 - by Andy McMahon

Rules of Engagement -Final Thoughts-

I have been married for what 12 days now?  I realized I can’t post “Rules of Engagement” anymore.  Which is kind of sad.  I thought they were fun.  Then I realized, I can post a final thoughts. (like Jerry Springer)

Being engaged is pretty cool, but can be stressful.  Through everything, I realized it’s worth it.  We had some arguments.  I had some struggles.  I found it hard at times to get in touch with my groomsmen, and she found it hard at times to sit down and relax.  We butted heads a few times, but in the end, the wedding happened.  It happened beautifully.  I realized that I had NO CLUE how much went into a wedding.

I have the utmost respect for my wife, as she put the whole thing together, with the help of some awesome volunteers.  She was a little overwhelmed at times, but man it was sooo worth it.

So guys, remember, it’s worth it.  That was the happiest day of my life, and I am SOOOO glad that Andrea took the time and thought to make it as perfect as she did. Pictures coming soon!

Posted on October 16, 2008 - by Andy McMahon

Rules of Engagement #6

Wow.  What a crazy crazy few months.  Let me start off by saying I love my fiance, and bride to be more than I have loved any single person on this Earth. Ever. Period. No Questions.  I have been doing my rules of engagment thing for some time now.  Check out some older ones. And if you have any rules of engagement that you have learned in your experience, or just general questions.  Help a brother out.

I know I haven’t had much input into this wedding.  Not necessarily because I don’t care, but because I don’t know. I honestly thought going into this that all I had to do was pop the question, and show up a little while later, kiss the girl, and live happily ever after.  I was wrong.

I don’t have the slightest clue how Andrea does it, and remembers every thing.  Some people might say my memory isn’t 20/20 anyway, and now throwing all of this into the mix.  Let’s just say I am not performing well.  So. On to rules of engagement number 6.

Give some input.  Make suggestions.  Handle it well when (if, but really when) your suggestions are shot down.

Like I said before, Andrea is awesome at this kind of thing.  Baby showers, parties, house get togethers, and now add weddings to her resume. She just gets it. (And she is gifted in bargain shopping, I think she gets it from her mother.) Normally when she comes to me asking a question, I don’t give much input.  That’s my flaw.  Let me say though.  You need to give input.

Women don’t think, “He’s not giving input about my (our, but really my) wedding.” (From what I gather about women.) Women’s minds don’t work like that.  At least not from my perspective.

A woman is going to be thinking,“He can’t even give me a suggestion about something as simple as centerpieces, what is he going to be like when we are choosing our first baby outfit, or if we are choosing a bed.  I can’t believe he doesn’t seem interested.  I want him to like it too, if he doesn’t give me input, I’m going to be wondering, does he like it? Does he love it?  Does he hate it?  Could I have done better?  Could I do worse? Do these shoes match my green purse, should I be wearing white?  It’s after labor day, but that’s kind of a thing of the past.  Right? I think so, yeah.  Right.  I wish he’d give me some input. How many calories does this fiber bar have?”

I might not always care about the decor of the wedding, or how centered or straight a picture on the wall is.  It’s not my fault, I’m a male.  What I do care about is that my future wife knows I’m willing to do anything and everything in my power to make sure we communicate, we are both happy, that I do have opinions and, I am going to care about stuff she cares about.

Guys.  A suggestion.  Throw some opinions out there.  It might even be a good one.  I did that with our invitations, and we’ve gotten 90 RSVP’s.  So, it can turn out well.  In my opinion, the worst thing to do is to keep quiet.

Posted on September 18, 2008 - by Andy McMahon

Rules Of Engagement #5

I have learned A LOT since being engaged.  A lot of things to do, and more things NOT TO DO.  It’s difficult.  But, I think I am doing a great job, and Andrea is behaving wonderfully!  Especially for a stressed out bride-to-be.

Rule #5.

It looks really good if at any given moment you know how many days until your wedding.  It helps if you choose a day like.. say… November 1st, but nonetheless, people get very impressed.  That wasn’t my intention, I know because I am a countdown type of person, and I do countdowns to things I am pumped about.  I am merely saying.  It looks good to people.

To clear some things up… here is a counter.  No math needed in 2008.

X that.  Apparently Counters don’t work in Wordpress… or I’m a fool. lol

Posted on September 18, 2008 - by Andy McMahon

Rules Of Engagement #4

Ok.  I like to think I am pretty good at doing simple things.  You know.  Cleaning up after myself. (Sometimes) and keeping my dirty laundry in an organized mess on the floor.  Even putting the seat down.  But, according to my wonderful fiance, I sometimes fail to put the toilet seat down…. Like last night.

For those of you who don’t know, Due to some circumstances and timing, I crash at Andrea’s mother’s house.  Andrea is so sweet, she sleeps on the couch, and allows me to sleep in a bed.  So, I guess last night before I went to bed I forgot to put the toilet seat down.  (Whoops)

At 4:00 am, Andrea found herself falling into (or almost falling into) a toilet.  (Whoops again)

So.  Rules of Engagement #4.

Remember to put the seat down if you want your wedding to still happen.  Apparently women don’t like falling into the toilet. (who knew?)