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End is romantic unapological. “He is extremely married to the philosophy that you every day should do something to make your spouse fall in love with you again,” his wife of 16 years, Erinwould say Weekly US. The laurel, Mississippi, warmth and obvious bond a couple are part of what makes their long -lasting run Reno HGTV Series Home Such a crowd-platformer: It is not unusual for him to interrupt a conversation on a camera about, say, kitchen cabinets to be lifted spontaneously and whirling around. (And yes, she always loves!)
He surpassed one Valentine’s day when he employed a private chef for a backyard feast – French food along with French music, naturalement, and mood lights. “He set up a large canvas tent on our women’s swing set,” Erin remembers. (Them Share women Helen, 7, and is, 3.) “I was sick with a covid and kind of boring, but it made me feel so special.
After two decades together, Erin, 39, and Ben, 41, are as smitten as they were when they fell in love at Jones Sirol Junior College in the early 2000s. She was 19, she was 21; After a remote grind, they immediately clicked when Erin interviewed Ben for the year book. “Six days later,” he said, “we decided we would get married.”
They have been partners Since their newly heard days, When they moved 13 minutes away from college to their hometown, Laurel. Ben, a youth minister, and Erin, a graphic designer, joined to turn the 1925 craftsman cottage into the home of their dreams. Their social media photos of the stunning renovation caught the eye of HGTV producer, and the rest is history … with a small amount of shop and EC home class being thrown in. At the top of their shows – the third season of Home Town Overlooking for the first time March 9 – they have three retail shops (Scotsman Co., Laurel Mercair and Books), Laurel Books), Laurel Books), Aclel Books Do something good today and Erin’s Children’s Book, The lantern’s house) and furniture line.
Among their achievements, they are most proud of the family they have built. “I don’t feel competent to speak on many,” said Erin, “but I’m so very happy in our wedding.” She sat down with Us to reveal their secrets.
We always talk – to the point of shadow
“Erin and I always say that communication is a key element in a happy marriage,” said Ben, noting that working together has put a leg up to the HGTV stars in that section. “The vast majority of our job is a director saying, ‘Hey, that happened – give me some thoughts,'” he explained. “We’re ping-pong off each other.”
While distracting online can comment if it does not seem to let her talk on the screen or vice versa, he says that is rarely true. “What they don’t realize is that the 30 -second little pyt of us talk has been taken from a 30 -minute conversation.”
Erin their shared history says: “We’ve been together longer than we’ve been apart. (One funny skill from their extensive combined past is that their memory can fail. Endearment terms have been asked, Ben says that they used to call each other a Buster and Thumper … but now neither remembers why!)
The idea of spending 24/7 may not be appealing to everyone, but Ben insists that couples can overcome the initial discomfort. “Some people say, ‘Oh, I could never work with my spouse,’ but you may never have tried,” he said. “If you go to your parents’ house and only for a couple of days you’re there, you tend to start getting on each other’s nerves, but if you’re together for an extended time, you’re moving beyond that, and you’re entering this groove together.”
We trust each other
Fans may be surprised to hear that Erin is sometimes struggling with jealousy. In fact, she admits that she was not pleased when someone “who looks excessive like a supermodel to be messaging Ben” dm’d him for working with the duo. Although she says she trusts her husband “110 percent,” she admits that her imagination sometimes runs wild, as she did randomly on Tuesday when she got home and discovered that Ben took a mid -afternoon shower. (He had poured something “all over” himself, he explains.) He called but “he was not accusatory,” Erin reports. “I wanted to let (he) know how creative my mind is.” Ben picks up the thread: “Before she even called, she was like, ‘This is silly.
According to Ben, this goes hand in hand with communication.
We know the little things count
There are many examples of their very thoughtful life: Erin pulls out the junk because, she explains, “He has so much to control.” And every night before going to bed, she prepares to brew waking Ben for the next day. “I don’t drink coffee, but he does, so I’m getting the coffee maker ready the night before,” he notes. And sometimes there is a special smoke in the mix – cute! “We went to Miss to talk at an event, so I put her Ole Miss Mug (out). For the pair’s conversation with UsErin chose a laurel commercial smoke “because we sit here all day!”
For him, Ben leaves Erin Love’s notes. Every day. “They don’t say anything intense,” he said, “(exactly) things like, ‘I’m so grateful to be you and me, and that this is what our life is,’ or, ‘Thank you for being my own, and I will always do my best for you every day.’
He also oversees the gardens on the small family farm. “That’s a romantic gesture for me,” said Erin. “It ensures that we have something fresh that I can (harvest) to cook.” And it’s fast to stock firewood and the fireplace man when needed. “If it’s cold when I wake up, there’s a fire,” said Erin. A big picture added, “Ben wants everyone to have the best possible experience, even if it’s just breakfast on Tuesday morning.”
We get a lot on romance, too
Ben steps up his game on special occasions, like Valentine’s Day. Their latest tradition: It orders a deep dish pizza in Chicago-fave from Erin’s. “He made it right before Helen was born, and now it’s a thing,” explains, noting that the girls get a masterclass from their father in what they deserve. “This year we had a candlelight pizza with the girls and we listened to Italian music and had balloons and flowers and cards for them.”
She continues: “The girls are going to be ruined.
We show over each other
Erin is still grateful for how she supported her when her grandmother who has now died a stroke in 2008, the year they tied the knot. “She didn’t look good. Outside nowhere, she began to receive texts from friends and loved ones saying they were thinking of her and praying for her mother. “We had no social media then,” said Erin. “Ben had gone and texted everyone we knew (and asked them) to do so. One of many.” I do my best to (be a) mum and take care of the girls, and is always very supportive of everything I have happening, “she gushes.
We are creative with dates
With two young children and home improvement empire to run, Ben and Erin do not have a ton of time to get out. “Date evenings are underway six months in advance,” said Erin. (It takes less time for a special order tile!) “They happen once or twice a year.”
So lunch dates are a thing. Erin explains: “He doesn’t have to dress up and go out at night to a crowded restaurant.
We make sure devices are not divisive
They agree that electronics are a matter of importance not only themselves but probably most couples. “They’re stealers comment,” said Erin. “I’m sure phones are removing from weddings above all else.”
Continuing Ben: “It’s addictive. One of us will be sucked to look at something, and the other is probably, ‘Hey, I need you to pay attention right now.’” They say their phones can easily ruin a cozy night. “If we sit down to watch something and one of us is on the phone,” note, “we don’t get a movie together.”
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We choose our battles
After 20 years together, they have learned to let things go. “(Early), if Ben had ever done anything that annoyed me – like leaving cabinet doors open – I would say something,” said Erin. “But at this stage of our mature marriage, instead of feeling angry when I see something like him leaving her coffee cups everywhere, I immediately think of all the wonderful things he has done for me and our daughters today.
The fast driving of Ben and her “piles of shoes” does not go over the house, but she chooses not to respond. “I bet 90 per cent of the things we complain about in our weddings are so trivial,” adds Erin.
We honor the things that brought us together
Going back in time keeps them connected too. “It’s important to remember what you loved for each other when you first met,” said Erin. “Try to remember him every day.”
They both enjoy sharing throw back and anecdotes from their early days as a couple. In December, they detailed their first weeks together for its followers. One headline described how she had a serious squeeze on top – which was very popular on campus – before they met. “He was such a fun person to watch, to be around,” he wrote. “I wanted to be his friend.
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We’re a team
At the end of the day, Erin and Ben push towards the same goal – a joyful home life together and their daughters. According to Erin, “You make little decisions every day (place) you can either decide that this makes me happy and I’m going to go my own way -” Ben sings in to finish the mind: ” – or this is what is best for us.”
“The more you can both draw in the same direction,” adds Erin, “(the more) he makes a happier marriage.”
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With reporting by Andrea Simpson
