Comments on: Our Mobile Marriage Bootcamp - Part 1 of 2 http://tyandmari.com/2008/02/20/our-mobile-marriage-bootcamp-part-1-of-2/ Live Reports from the road as we travel the USA and Canada in a 34 feet motorhome! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:00:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Alexandra Barrett http://tyandmari.com/2008/02/20/our-mobile-marriage-bootcamp-part-1-of-2/#comment-180 Alexandra Barrett Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:02:59 +0000 http://tyandmari.com/2008/02/20/our-mobile-marriage-bootcamp-part-1-of-2/#comment-180 Mari- As you may or may not remember, Michael and I planned on getting married Feb 14th and were so excited about our Valentines wedding-but on the 12th I got sick-the flu and by the 14th I looked and felt more dead than alive. We got married on 3/1. Since then I realized that Mercury retrograde was going on then too. It is finally out of the effects of the "shadow of retrograde" so life can now resume normalcy. Everyone can get WELL NOW! Yippee! Oh, and love those "rules". How handy! Alexandra Mari-
As you may or may not remember, Michael and I planned on getting married Feb 14th and were so excited about our Valentines wedding-but on the 12th I got sick-the flu and by the 14th I looked and felt more dead than alive. We got married on 3/1.

Since then I realized that Mercury retrograde was going on then too. It is finally out of the effects of the “shadow of retrograde” so life can now resume normalcy. Everyone can get WELL NOW! Yippee!
Oh, and love those “rules”. How handy!
Alexandra

]]> By: Charly http://tyandmari.com/2008/02/20/our-mobile-marriage-bootcamp-part-1-of-2/#comment-178 Charly Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:13:55 +0000 http://tyandmari.com/2008/02/20/our-mobile-marriage-bootcamp-part-1-of-2/#comment-178 Hi Mari, I couldn't agree with your Top 5 more! I don't like traveling with anyone for extended periods because of the issues you discuss. I sometimes have trouble living in the same house with some people! Traveling together requires patience, understanding and some routines to make sure the pressure can be alleviated. One day I hope to travel with my partner, like you are, but we have a bit of a way to go. Charly. Hi Mari,

I couldn’t agree with your Top 5 more! I don’t like traveling with anyone for extended periods because of the issues you discuss. I sometimes have trouble living in the same house with some people!

Traveling together requires patience, understanding and some routines to make sure the pressure can be alleviated.

One day I hope to travel with my partner, like you are, but we have a bit of a way to go.

Charly.

]]> By: Carol White http://tyandmari.com/2008/02/20/our-mobile-marriage-bootcamp-part-1-of-2/#comment-175 Carol White Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:39:00 +0000 http://tyandmari.com/2008/02/20/our-mobile-marriage-bootcamp-part-1-of-2/#comment-175 Mari - You hit on some great relationship tips in your Top 10, but my husband, Phil, road warrior extraordinaire and all around humor-man on our year long trip, tells everyone that the MOST important tip to being with your spouse 7X24 for an extended period of time is "to learn how to say 'yes dear' in a very genuine and caring way!" So there you have it from a wise and experienced man... Carol Mari -

You hit on some great relationship tips in your Top 10, but my husband, Phil, road warrior extraordinaire and all around humor-man on our year long trip, tells everyone that the MOST important tip to being with your spouse 7X24 for an extended period of time is “to learn how to say ‘yes dear’ in a very genuine and caring way!”

So there you have it from a wise and experienced man…

Carol

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]]> By: Rene http://tyandmari.com/2008/02/20/our-mobile-marriage-bootcamp-part-1-of-2/#comment-167 Rene Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:18:14 +0000 http://tyandmari.com/2008/02/20/our-mobile-marriage-bootcamp-part-1-of-2/#comment-167 Great topic! Jim and I worked together for 10 years before <a href="http://www.liveworkdream.com" rel="nofollow">embarking on our journey</a>, so we knew eachother's quirks pretty well. But I can see how a couple that's not used to spending so much time together might have a hard time adjusting to living life in such a small space. My biggest piece of advice when it comes to RV travel is to not do too much planning. I used to be a compulsive planner, but when we hit the road and things didn't always pan out the way I wanted them to, I would get upset. This affected both of us, and made our day turn bad. After too many times of this happening, I finally gave in. Now, when we're on the road, we have a general idea where we're going, but we never create a true itinerary. This leaves room for magic in the travels, and magic in the marriage. Right now, we are both battling colds. Being sick together in the RV is a whole other story! Great topic!

Jim and I worked together for 10 years before embarking on our journey, so we knew eachother’s quirks pretty well. But I can see how a couple that’s not used to spending so much time together might have a hard time adjusting to living life in such a small space.

My biggest piece of advice when it comes to RV travel is to not do too much planning. I used to be a compulsive planner, but when we hit the road and things didn’t always pan out the way I wanted them to, I would get upset. This affected both of us, and made our day turn bad. After too many times of this happening, I finally gave in. Now, when we’re on the road, we have a general idea where we’re going, but we never create a true itinerary. This leaves room for magic in the travels, and magic in the marriage.

Right now, we are both battling colds. Being sick together in the RV is a whole other story!

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