Ben Napier An obsolete romantic. "Every day she is extremely married to philosophy, your wife should do something to fall in love with you again,” his wife is 16 years of wife, ErinSay Our weeklyThe Laurel, Mississippi, couple's warmth and clear bonds a part of what makes their long-moving HGTV Reno Series Home town This national crowd-Plizer: It is not uncommon for him to interrupt the on-camera chat, say, kitchen cabinets spontaneously lift him and roam around him. (And yes, he is always glad!)

He has surpassed himself a love day when he hired a private chefs for a backyard banquet - French music, natural and mood illumination with French cooking. "He placed a large canvas tent on our girls' swing set," Recalling Erin. (They Divide the daughter Helen, 7, and May 1) "I was sick of Covid and a kind of bitterness, but he felt so special to me. It was like traveling like us. It was a magician."

After two decades together, 39 -year -old Erin and Ben, Ben, were just as hurt when they fell in love with Jones County Jr College in the early 2000s. He is 19 years old, he is 21 years old; After being crushed from afar, they click immediately when they interviewed Ben for the earbook. "Six days later," he said, "We decided that we would get married."

They have been partner Since their bride day, When they moved to Laurel, his own city of Laurel 13 minutes away from college. Youth Minister Ben and Graphic Designer Erin joined the army to turn the 1925 craftsman Cottage into their dream home. Their social media footage of impressive reform caught the attention of an HGTV producer and the rest is history ... some shop classes and Home ECs are thrown at the top of their show - the third season of Home Town Techover - they have three retail stores (Scottsman Co. Make something better today And Erin's children's books, Lanton house) And the line of an furniture.

In their success, they are most proud of the family they have created. Erin says, "I don't feel desirable to talk too much, but I am very happy with our marriage." He and Ben sat with Ours To express their privacy.

We are always talking - at the point of overshering

"Erin and I always say communication is the main element of a happy wedding," Ben said that HGTV stars have given a foot in that section, "Ben said. "Most of our work is a director, 'Hey, just happened - give me some thoughts about it," "he explains." We throw each other. "

Although online detectors can comment if he does not let him speak on screen or vice versa, he says that it rarely happened. "What they do not understand is that we have a 30-second snippet between us from a 30-minute conversation."

Erin says that their sharing history helps: "We were more time together than we were separated. How did we learn to communicate together. It's now effortless." (A funny bybate of their broadly combined past is their memory to fail them. Asked about the terms of the beloved, Ben said they used to call each other as bust and thumper ... but no one now think!)
The idea of ​​spending 24/7 with a husband or wife cannot appeal to everyone, but Ben emphasized that couples could overcome the initial discomfort. "Some people say, 'Oh, I have never been able to work with my wife,' but it might be that you never really tried," he said. "If you go to your parents' house and you are there for only a few days you start getting each other's nerves, if you are together for extended periods you go out of it and you enter this groove together."

We believe in each other

Fans may be surprised to find out that Erin occasionally fights violence. In fact, he acknowledges that "Ben Messaging Ben" he did not be satisfied when he saw "DM" DM to work with the two. Although she said she believed her husband "5 percent", she admitted that her imagination would occasionally become wild, as she reached home on Tuesday and discovered that Ben had taken a mid-bike shower. (He has explained himself "all things" he explains.) He called him but "was not accused," described Erin. "I just wanted to tell (him) how creative my mind is." Ben lifts the thread: "He was even before he even called, 'This is foolish. Why am I thinking of it?" "

According to Ben, it is “the communication goes together with you

We know the small things count

There are many examples from their very thoughtful life: Erin has taken out the garbage because he explains, "There is much to manage him." And before bed every evening, he made Ben's awake for the next day. "I don't drink coffee, but she does that, so I prepare the coffee maker the previous night," she mentions. And sometimes there is a special mug in the mixture - beautiful! "We went to Ole Miss to talk to an event, so I kept her Ole Miss Mug (out). It's a little secret to us it is just a mug, but it's meaningful." For chatting with the pair OursErin chose a Laurel Mercantile Mug "Because we are sitting here all day!"

On his behalf Ben Erin leaves love notes. Every day "They don't say anything deep," he said, "(justice), 'I am so grateful that it is you and me, and it is our life,' or, 'thank you for me, and I will always always try for you' (Ben is now gudi to report Little Helen's notes)))))

He monitors the gardens on a small family farm. "This is a romantic gesture to me," Erin says. "He confirmed that I (harvesting) something I could do for cooking." And when needed, he quickly made the fire wood stock and fireplace. Erin says, "If I wake up when I wake up, it is cold. Big picture, he added," Ben wants everyone to have the best possible experience, even if only breakfast on Tuesday morning. "

We also grow up in romance

Special events like Ben Valentine's Day extended his game. Their latest Tradition Tahay: He ordered a Chicago Deep-Dish pizza a fave of Erin. "He did it just before helen was born, and now it's a thing," she mentions that girls are getting a master class they deserve from their father. "This year we had pizza with candles with our girls and we listened to Italian music and he received them with balloons and flowers and cards."

He continued: "Girls will be destroyed. They will never find a husband who treats them as well. Good luck to them!"

We appear for each other

When they tied the knot in the 21st, Erin was still grateful to Ben for how he supported him when he had a stroke. "It didn't feel good to see. He lost his speech, and I was just heartbreaking," Irene remembers. From somewhere, he began to receive text from friends and loved ones that they were thinking about him and praying for his grandmother. Erin says, "We didn't have social media at that time." Ben went to know all of us (and asked them) that was one time (he) to do it. "One of many." I (a) are trying our best to be mothers and to take care of girls and I am always very supportive of what I have done.

We get creative with the date

To run two young children and a home implement empire, there is not a ton of time to get out of Ben and Erin. "Date Nights were planned six months ago," Erin said. (It takes less time in the special order tile!) "These occur once or twice a year"

So lunch dates are a thing. Erin explained: "It doesn't have to be dressed and go to the crowded restaurant at night. It can only be, 'I am taking you to my lunch break, and we'll get a hot dog in Costco." "

We make sure devices are not dividing

They agree that electronics is not only themselves, but perhaps a major problem for most couples. “They say attention steeller,” Erin says. "I am betting the phones get away from marriage than anything else."

Continue Ben: "It's addicted. One of us will see something sucking, and like the other, 'Hey, I need to pay attention to you right now." “They say that their phones can easily ruin a comfortable evening.

We pick our battle

After 20 years together, they learned to give up things. "(Early), if Ben ever was doing something - as the cabinet door was open - I would say something," said Erin. "But at this stage of our mature wedding, when I leave some coffee cups like him everywhere, instead of feeling angry, I immediately think about the great things he has done for me and our daughters and and I dip it with his mug, and I don't complain."

Benn's fast driving and throwing his "boot pile" around the house don't even thrill him, but he doesn't like to respond. Erin added, "I am betting 90 percent of the complaint we make in our wedding."

We respect things that we combine

Timely returning keeps them connected. Erin says, "It is important to remember what you liked about each other when you first met." "Try to remember it every day."
Two couples enjoy sharing throback photos and episodes from their first day. In December, he details their first few weeks together for his followers. A caption describes how he crushed deadly on Ben - before meeting those who were very popular on campus. He wrote, "He was a fun person to see, to stay around," he wrote. "I wanted to be very badly to be his friend. He spoke to someone he thought to be special. He sat alone with eating. And because of that, I love him before I know him."

We are a party

At the end of the day, Erin and Ben are moving towards the same goal - a joyful home life with each other and their girls. According to Erin, "You make a little decision every day (in whom) it makes me happy and I'm going to go my own way -" Ben Chims to finish this thought: " - or it's best for us."

Erin added, "You can both pull the same direction," (the more) it makes it for a happy wedding. "

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