And the horoscope says...?

Growing up a Hindu, my husband believes in the study of stars and horocopes.  As a Christian, I am taught not to spend time reading it or believing what people have to say about my future or past.

When we were dating, my family was concerned that he was not as educated as I was because I was working on my masters degree (and still am), and he only had his bachelors.  In our community, education is very important!  It's not about what you know, its all about how many degrees you have to prove you know something.  His family was concerned that I was making more money than he was, and that would inflate my ego and ruin our marriage. Again, the social realm we are from is founded on the very principle that the woman will be a step lower than her husband on all aspects of life.  Having a wife that was bringing home more money, or was more educated meant the family dynamics would be out of balance.

None of this phased us because our God, our commitment and our willingness to survive all odds did not allow for educational degrees and monthly paychecks  to rot the mere basis of our very existence together.  

So that's the background for today's story....

Every once in awhile during our play fights I like to remind him that I'm more educated than he is.  blah blah blah.  So this particular fight, my man decides to point out that as per his horoscope it says he would marry an educated girl, but not a knowledgeable one.  (Since the phrase was in our language, there will be some loss of meaning and humor with the translation.)  

One would associate education to knowledge. The more educated a person, the more well rounded, smart and wise he/she is considered to be.  I have a bachelors and currently working on my masters, yet sometimes I wonder about myself!!!   There are moments when I sound like a genius, and other times where it's clear I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed. My marine, on the other hand, knows a little bit about everything under the sky.  If he doesn't have an answer for you, he will make sure to read up on the topic and be prepared for a discussion next time.

I am a Computer Science major, and my husband has got a degree in Business Administration, yet I am the one that tried to print wireless from my laptop when I did not have a printer with wireless functionality.  I am also the person that had a discussion with my husband about H1N1 virus without realizing (until he, so very humbly, pointed out) that I kept refering to the virus as N1V1.  The stories are many, and I dont wish to allow you some free entertainment on my behalf!! 

For a person who is raised to question horoscopes and predictions, my own behavior and random out pouring of wisdom makes me want to believe in what the astrologers have said.  Maybe they just got lucky this time around.

My marine's horoscope may be true, I am curious to know what mine would say about him......

=)

The Wise Mrs. Sgt. P

The Dream Team

My husband's a hard core Marine, both at work and at home.  If you have been following my posts, you would already know I lovingly call him a prick. =)  He's as tough as they get, both inside and out.  But right when I KNOW I have figured him out...he throws me a curve ball.

So this week I had a sneak peek into a possible college dream.  Not sure if that dream is meant to come true, but it was very exciting to live it even for a day.  But what touched me the most about the whole ordeal was my husband's attitude towards the whole thing.


I had to go into NYC for an interview earlier this week.  I remember wanting a job in the city as a college student, and somewhere along the years the desire was suppressed due to other opportunities. My husband is the only person in my life that constantly encourages me to dream big, live life to the fullest, and to be all that I can be (be who God intended for me to be). So just the idea of taking a train into the city dressed in a suit had its own appeal that words cannot express. Even though I know my husband to be a sweetheart deep deep down...the icing on the cake (let's say a chocolate fudge cake with chocolate icing) this eventful day really was my man's support.  He woke up early so he could drop me off at the train station before work. He even stopped me to pose for a picture before I walked out the door. All the way to the station he told me how great I was going to be and how beautiful I looked. I did not have any butterflies in my tummy going into the interview because I knew my man believed in me. When I thanked him for being such a wonderful husband, he looked at me and said "if I dont support your dreams, then who would? And how would we be the dream team if we dont follow our dreams" (or something along those lines....I am just relaying to you what I heard him say. Ha!)

I truly am very blessed.  Moments like that...the simplicity, the support, the sincerity, the honesty, and the love in my Marine is what I need to remind myself when we disagree with each other, or when he's not around.    My Boo-Boo loves me unconditionally and more!
I am pretty sure most family members are still not convinced we are meant to be.  If they were a fly in our home for even a second they would see that this crazy marine wife is living a beautiful life.  We truly are a dream team.

I took a chance on love by falling in love with a Marine that I met over the internet.  I stepped out in faith convinced that God was pulling us together even when our families were pulling us apart.  And today I know no matter what life throws at me, I will be good to go because I have my God leading the way and my Marine watching my back. =)

Our dream team consists of three. And together we make our every dream come true!
Do you have a dream team?

Mrs. Sgt. P.