From December 18-21, 2022, we held our first Marriage Summit, traveling from New Orleans to Navarre, FL and St. Augustine, FL. On Day 1, we held an orientation over Sazaracs and identified a schedule for the following days, which included prioritizing allowance for dreams that might not align with current life choices (such as traveling every month AND not needing to make a 6-figure salary). On Day 2, we went through a specific checklist of Areas of Life (such as Family, Work, Travel/Adventure, and Friendship) and identified goals for each of us in these areas. We identified a Roadmap for the future, realizing that many of our future decisions will be dependent on decisions made in the next 7 months, leading up to a possible pregnancy. On Day 3, we deep dove into finances using Mint to facilitate our understanding of each other’s finances and financial goals. We also settled outstanding costs related to our Wedding and revisited our Roadmap. On Day 4, we created our Summit Summary.
The following bullet points summarize the conclusions at which we arrived after 4 days of research and discussion: