Blog #2: A Love Letter To My Husband

Hello and WELCOME BACK to another weekly blog post, Half Past Crew. We’re so happy you’re here with us right now. I have so many ideas I want to share with you all each week, it can be tough sometimes condensing our ideas into one and also to spread them out for different platforms. Like, “OOH, Suketu let’s make that into a full podcast episode” or “That’s a good 1-minute reel for Insta” or “We can do this 30 second dance, let me teach you”. So many ideas we have at ALL times. We’ve even got a shared note on both our phones that we’re constantly adding to.

Sometimes it feels like all we do is create, create, and… create (content). At some points I think our relationship is even based off of making content, because that’s our brand and what we’ve chosen to niche-down in (but it’s not, luckily. Yuck, can you imagine?). That sounds kind of crazy when you think about it, because we’re just two super average people who are pushing out content for some cool people. But then I realize we are a well-oiled, hyper fixated dynamic duo who love spending time together, AND also getting likes, views, comments, and engagements. Not that we hold ourselves to the success of our content (podcast episodes, reels, TikTok’s, shorts, etc.), but sometimes it hurts when something doesn’t do as well as you want it to. That is NOT our main driver behind creating, however it’s nice to see that others enjoy watching our stuff as much as we enjoy making it.

But that’s not what I’m here to talk to you about today. As I’m writing this, I am sitting at my in-law’s kitchen table, freshly having come back from dropping my loving husband off at the airport. I stayed nearby incase his flight gets delayed and/or canceled, so I can pick him up and we can go home. You see, last week the infamous CrowdStrike outage occurred. And, as many of you know, my husband Suketu travels for work, like every week. SO, that leaves me alone with a lot of thinking time. And right now, I’m thinking about how I wish he didn’t have to get on his flight.

I’m sure many of you can relate to this in one form or another, or maybe you don’t. You see, Suketu and I do EVERYTHING together. And I do mean everything. And yes, it’s good for couples not to spend EVERY second together. But when I’m bored and alone at night, all I want to do is spend my time with him, laughing, being really stupid on purpose, and talking about how amazing our day is going to go because I’ve already meticulously planned it out.

This is SAPPY, Half Past Crew. But, I don’t think this is a side we often show in our content. I want you to see us for who we are, not just who you see online. Because in reality, that’s not REALLY who we are. We are more dramatic, loud, chaotic versions of ourselves, most of the time. Because that’s what will get views. But remember last week when I said truth and authenticity works? It still does. And we are truthful and very authentic. BUT, we act crazier and more unhinged online, because we’re both pretty laid-back people. We are still us, but a more amplified version of us. We don’t do anything crazy, we love going to bed early, playing Fortnite, having our daily chai, and doing work just like everybody else. In fact, I feel pretty boring most times.

But since this is a love letter to my wonderful husband Suketu, I’ll continue bragging about him because we all know he loves the attention.

Suketu,

I’m so thankful for you. All that you are, and all that you do for me, words can’t explain how special you make me feel every day, even when I feel like I don’t deserve it. You challenge me and push me in our marriage. You push me SO far out of my comfort zone, and at times I get so mad. But I see that you are showing me opportunities to grow and better myself. We filmed a wedding recently that reminded me of something I experienced many years ago, almost 9 years to be exact. The bride stated in her vows to her future husband that she doesn’t know if she believes in ‘love at first sight’. And I don’t know if I do either. However, when I saw you for the first time, when you were coming up to me to introduce yourself and find out why I was training with the guys cross country team, I felt at peace. Completely at peace within myself. Now I don’t know if I would call that love at first sight, but after our first interaction, I felt something pushing me towards you. That I needed you in my life, and I couldn’t NOT be your friend. In my head as you walked away, I asked myself if I could see me dating you. Absolutely. I then asked myself if I could see me marrying you. Yes. From that day on we became inseparable and being in each other’s lives was just too easy. I don’t know what I did to deserve the way you treat me. You wake up each day with a huge smile on your face because you turn over and see me right next to you, and you continue to show me how much you love me from the minute we wake up to the time we go to sleep. Thank you for giving me the most special love that goes above and beyond what any person deserves. You’re all I need.

Best wishes & warmest regards,

Hallie

I encourage you all to think on a deeper level here with me. Reflect, and think: who is this person for you? What do you love most about them? What makes them the most special person in the world? Even if this special person isn’t in your life yet, that’s ok. In my experience, the best things come in life when you least expect them to. I know this can be trying, and at most times exhausting. But I promise, once day you’ll be so in love you won’t remember what your life was like before that person entered your life. Comment down below and let’s get a discussion started, love you all <3

I’ll talk to you next week, Half Past Crew.