The one thing you need to understand about being married this long is things can get static, automatic. Day in, day out, the sameness of everything creeps into your life. You settle in and stay. Passion forces you out of your settling and into a more chaotic pace, which keeps the marriage fueled and moving forward.
Missy brings a great deal of passion to our marriage through her trying new things and exploring interesting ideas. Rarely do we sit still and grow moss, we’re always rolling.
Flipping: Flipping is when you buy something and turn around and sell it with the goal of making a profit. Missy is really into the idea of flipping and is constantly looking for deals.
She came across a website that does government auctions and realized she could buy professionally made, sturdy wood pallets cheap from the state department of transportation. Putting the bid in, we waited, excitedly for the end. It came and we won!
Missy had great ideas on how to resell them or make things out of them and profit. Unfortunately, since we bought the best pallets you cannot make anything out of them due to the chemicals used to treat the wood. Also, there is no market for used pallets.
Still, the passion for going after a deal and making it happen was exciting!
We’ve managed to give some away to family and used some ourselves, but we still have a huge inventory. Contact me and we’ll make a deal.
Biking: I was the first to get into road biking, but Missy quickly joined. Our anniversary is in February and we decided to take a trip to Springfield, Illinois to celebrate. Missy suggested we bring the bikes since biking was becoming our thing.
We parked in the historical district of Springfield, unpacked the bikes and started riding. It was cold. Really cold. So cold the snot froze in my nose. Of course, we were prepared for the cold. Tshirts, sweatpants and hoodies. Oh, yeah!
Hastily, we found a free museum tour. Locked the bikes, went inside and stayed warm for the next hour.
Sometimes we are not smart people, but the passion for riding got us into an adventure!
This was the only photo we got of the bike ride since it was so cold.
Sewing: Missy’s Dad taught her how to sew when we first married. I could stop right there and that would be cool enough.
Through the years Missy’s made everything for us from tshirts to ties to shorts. Within the last 10 years, though, she’s turned this into a passion with the addition of an embroidery machine! Not only does she make birthday shirts for our younger kids, but sells her handiwork all over!
When people have questions about the best way to do something or need ideas, Missy is there to help. When she engages with a person on helping them with what they need, it brings a spark into her day and into our marriage.
Missy’s passion has fueled our marriage through the times when it seemed natural to drop anchor and stand still. We journeyed into unchartered waters and our marriage benefited greatly from the wonderment we’ve enjoyed.