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Marriage may add to Valentine’s Day fun
Flowers, chocolates, dreamy look
ing couples strolling hand in
hand No, the world didn't sud
denly turn into a Hallmark Shop — Val
entine's Day is just around the corner
For many, this traditional lovers' hol
iday means exchanging gifts or cards
as a way of showing feelings of affec
tion for one another
For married couples on campus, the
story is the same — more comfortable
perhaps — but not real different
University senior Steve Crowell and
his wife Lisa have been looking forward
to dining at the Excelsior Cafe to cele
brate Valentine's Day Crowell believes
his marriage has been a positive influ
ence in his life
"It's been really, really good," he
said "The support Lisa gives me I val
ue like nothing else "
As far as balancing school and mar
ried life at the same time. Crowell
seems to have no trouble
It's improved my grades 100 per
cent because I don’t have to split up
my time between her and my school
work — we re always in the same
spot." he said
After being married. Crowell said he
finds it impossible to think of being
single again
"Marriage is sharing the tun, the
love, the good and bad times." he said
"They (the spouse) just become a part
of you. an extension ”
Speaking of extensions, the Crow
ells are expecting their first child in
June, and Steve said he can think of
nothing else besides being a dad
"We re so excited." he said "It's
consumed both our lives, and it's really
fun to think about
Another married couple on campus.
Lisa and Kip Poindexter, both students,
look at Valentine's Day differently
"It's Kind of funny because before
we got married. Kip was really sweet
about holidays but he's more spontane
ous now,1' Lisa said. "He'll do things
unexpectedly now, so holidays are
more playful for us than serious, mean
ingful things such as our anniversary."
Lisa seems to look at their relation
ship differently now than before they
were married.
"Marriage shows you a more stable,
acceptive love." she said. "You totally
trust that person with all of your weak
nesses
"Before we were married. I thought
Kip was perfect, and now a year later
we know that we are not perfect and
we've grown to accept each other for
what we are," Lisa said "It's just a real
secure love "
Yet another married couple on cam
pus is student Suzan Miguel Acosta
and her husband Ishmael To celebrate
Valentine's Day. the two have original
plans
Suzan, who is expecting their first
child in May. said they will start the day
off with a doctor's visit and then attend
a baseball game that night
The couple, who has been married
for two years, finds their marriage
works as a support system, especially
in times of stress
"When I have finals. Ishmael takes
care of the house and cooks dinner and
then when he's busy, we trade off," Su
zan said
"The only down is my mood swings
now that I'm pregnant," Suzan said
Ishmael never knows how I am going
to react to something, he's afraid
sometimes (of my mood swings)."
Suzan feels one of tne most impor
tant things in a marriage is to keep
things interesting
" Like today, Ishmael is on a busi
ness trip in California and he had flow
ers sent to me for no reason," Suzan
said. "I bawled my head off for a half
hour and kept saying to myself 'That
jerk, how can I think straight now?’"
For the Miguel Acostas, their rela
tionship is more than just a marriage.
"With our relationship, it's not just a
marriage; it's a really, really good
friendship — he's my best friend,” Su
zan said
Rob Olsen and Christy Loew, two
students who are also married, have a
whole different outlook on Valentine's
Day.
"We are doing nothing for Valen
tine's Day,” Olsen said. "To us, Valen
tine's Day is just another day to con
sume — just to buy more stuff and
waste.
Besides, we celebrate our love for
each other every day, not just on Valen
tine' Day,” Olsen said
Besides both of them taking classes
and being married, they also have a
three-year old daughter named Caitlin
"Obviously, I couldn’t do it without
Rob." Loew said He helps out with
Caitlin a lot and other things Actually.
I don't know how I've come this far "
During their marriage, Olsen feels
they've both learned a great deal.
"We've changed and have grown up
a lot," he said As the relationship
grows, the more we learn to treat each
other equally.
"It is also important for us to main
tain our own identity and yet at the
same time be together "
Thus, Valentine s Day means some
thing different to every couple Howev
er, the foremost theme of this holiday
that almost everyone agrees on is love
and caring for the special person in
their life.
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Ishmael and Suzan MiguelAcosta plan to celebrate Valentine's Day with
a doctor’s visit (she’s pregnant) and a baseball game.
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