tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post8923445393060938436..comments2024-03-16T02:17:53.380-07:00Comments on The Rhodes Log: On Money and Vacations and Marriage. But Mostly Marriage. And Money.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936087432274701385noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-14166251424735722522014-06-11T08:43:42.330-07:002014-06-11T08:43:42.330-07:00I am glad that Hallie steered me over here this mo...I am glad that Hallie steered me over here this morning. What a good message.<br /><br />And what great writing! Love it!Miss Jill and Mister Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05621412327025918901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-57024971063343664742014-06-11T06:36:52.252-07:002014-06-11T06:36:52.252-07:00Been thinking a lot about this post. I needed to ...Been thinking a lot about this post. I needed to read it. Thank you for writing! Bug hugs.Karen Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378079407677569042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-70437753441087751412014-06-11T06:30:42.826-07:002014-06-11T06:30:42.826-07:00Jacob just read your comment and said it was "...Jacob just read your comment and said it was "insightful" ;)<br />Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936087432274701385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-87967612295437762292014-06-11T05:19:25.273-07:002014-06-11T05:19:25.273-07:00Kate, I just love the way you write. And this was...Kate, I just love the way you write. And this was a great tale! I am always trying to convince my husband that we need to take little trips and make memories while the kids are young because some things are worth more than money.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-73205314346143495072014-06-10T21:34:11.819-07:002014-06-10T21:34:11.819-07:00HAHA Jessie I feel ya!HAHA Jessie I feel ya!Karen Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378079407677569042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-27626185109854105002014-06-10T19:40:26.909-07:002014-06-10T19:40:26.909-07:00I love this post, and I love your beautiful family...I love this post, and I love your beautiful family and marriage. Meg Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10525842808393850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-85603535281591256012014-06-10T19:37:30.967-07:002014-06-10T19:37:30.967-07:00So many emotions. For one thing, you really had my...So many emotions. For one thing, you really had my hopes up it was possible to get a really good deal on a fabulous place to stay in the Canaries. I was all excited to pack up my family and go visit my sister!<br /><br />(We'll still go in the next few years, but man. I want to stay in that villa!)<br /><br />I'm so like you with the finances, too. My blood was boiling on your behalf reading the story, which I realize is NOT the point, but...that probably means the story was perfect for me.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16261907052119379241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-66425445859228368302014-06-10T19:36:39.424-07:002014-06-10T19:36:39.424-07:00We had our "be wrong" and together trip ...We had our "be wrong" and together trip just in April. And boy June is looking tight. But it's worth it. And I love this post. Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721349139975265768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-72609663965911951772014-06-10T19:20:06.363-07:002014-06-10T19:20:06.363-07:00We went to Ireland and England on impulse while we...We went to Ireland and England on impulse while we were both in law school. WORTH IT! Even if I'm still paying it off because I can barely pay the interest on my student loans every month.... Oh well. I'm glad we did it while we had the chance, because we've been talking about another trip abroad, but OH MY the logistics when you've accumulated two dogs and a baby and live away from family.... We're putting in to get stationed in Europe next time, though. Fingers and toes crossed. PS - every time I pop some corn (i.e., every day... 2 hours ago) I think of you!Theresa Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880852012326491741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-75710824576839120742014-06-10T15:33:02.527-07:002014-06-10T15:33:02.527-07:00I'm the Jacob and Sean is the Kate. I think ma...I'm the Jacob and Sean is the Kate. I think marriage needs one of each. I'm the one that walks into baby gap and says "I'll take one of everything" and Sean's the one that sees my $27 spending spree at target on wellsfargo.com 35 seconds after I've walked out of the store. It's a balance though, isn't it?Jessie Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488095131762581182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-14367431387702098442014-06-10T13:09:22.902-07:002014-06-10T13:09:22.902-07:00Love this story. Too often I choose to be right an...Love this story. Too often I choose to be right and angry rather than wrong and happy. Thank you for sharing. Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996708199561815176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-82632438868943013252014-06-10T11:13:59.900-07:002014-06-10T11:13:59.900-07:00I totally understand where you're coming from!...I totally understand where you're coming from! My husband was a graduate student when we our daughter was born, and I worked full-time to support us. But even then it was living on THIN ICE as far as finances are concerned. Money can make people cah-razy, and add the stress of marriage and being a new mama. And yeahhhhh. Sometimes you just have to do something "stupid" on paper with money, because life is about so much more than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-52777532175832744842014-06-10T04:54:20.546-07:002014-06-10T04:54:20.546-07:00I love this! And I love how you wrote it. Perfect....I love this! And I love how you wrote it. Perfect.Amy @ Motherhood and Miscellanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241414313487391264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-50437471092866658472014-06-09T19:02:39.361-07:002014-06-09T19:02:39.361-07:00This is SO SO great! I married my husband for thos...This is SO SO great! I married my husband for those same shimmering moments of not "how will we" but "wow I'm glad we did". Such great, wonderful guys we are lucky to have!<br /><br />Josh & I both keep spare cash hidden away, mine as a back up savings and his as fun rainy day money. Describes us both to a fault! Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18190917679880418260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-10980357764916871502014-06-09T18:08:10.563-07:002014-06-09T18:08:10.563-07:00I just pulled this post up as a break from perusin...I just pulled this post up as a break from perusing airline tickets for a kids free trip with my husband.. the cost of the plane tickets has me second guessing this decision, but maybe this was God's subtle way of saying just go for it... Kathleen https://www.blogger.com/profile/07244126362811573472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-6009703707022279952014-06-09T17:11:52.011-07:002014-06-09T17:11:52.011-07:00You absolutely made the right choice. I'm not...You absolutely made the right choice. I'm not sure I would have been insightful and humble enough to do so. Good. For. You!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-50078273303945777702014-06-09T14:52:39.122-07:002014-06-09T14:52:39.122-07:00This is so wonderful. I feel like I'm a little...This is so wonderful. I feel like I'm a little bit of both of you...a traveler/doer by nature, but since marriage more of an anxious spender. What a great reminder to embrace moments like what you mentioned!Truly Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377756493364655272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-90374649801890652742014-06-09T13:52:08.433-07:002014-06-09T13:52:08.433-07:00This definitely hits home! My husband is frugal, ...This definitely hits home! My husband is frugal, as am I, but he's the "big picture" guy and I'm the "daily budget" person in our marriage. I'm much more likely to be anxious about finances and he's much more likely to operate on faith. After almost 20 years of marriage, I have to just present him with the budget information and the account information and then step back and let him make the decision and just trust that he's making the right one. Once I let go and just let him be the leader, it seems right and good. And I can't tell you the number of times over the years that I have been convinced we are one step away from the poorhouse, and my husband operates on faith and somehow, the money is always there. This past year was really tight because of an extra expense we had for about 10 months, but we made it, in large part because we really felt God was calling us to this place. And that's how it always ends up - prayer and faith.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999838147173390906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-29363635798286553232014-06-09T11:14:59.600-07:002014-06-09T11:14:59.600-07:00I didn't know this whole back story, but I'...I didn't know this whole back story, but I'm SO grateful that you and Jake came along to Maui!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414656448867594224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-59876569869496430002014-06-09T08:09:58.188-07:002014-06-09T08:09:58.188-07:00Umm, and yet again I feel like you're writing ...Umm, and yet again I feel like you're writing this for me, Kate. I am such the financial number crunching machine and it drives. me. crazy. Probably more crazy than it does Jacob but I also can't NOT be. Anyway I have so many thoughts about all this but they're probably too personal for a public comment so maybe one day I'll bore you with them in an email.<br /><br />And I remember drooling over the Maui pics as they came rolling in on Kathleen's Facebook. Martha Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00921604647374361690noreply@blogger.com