A Dozen and A Half

If we count the years we dated, then it's two dozen years. But as of today, we have 18 years of marriage behind us. Have they been the hardest years? The years we've changed the most? I know for certain that neither of us are the same kids we were when we got married just weeks after our college graduations. We have four other people we're responsible for now, and one of them is just weeks away from being fifteen. That alone is overwhelming on some days! We've lived in nine different homes, four states, and now a foreign country. We've handled some tough stuff together. I remember it dawning on us not too far into our marriage that being married was harder than it had looked from the outside, in the minds of starry-eyed teenagers. I have to say that it is still hard~ hard work to make it good in the midst of so many other responsibilities that vie for attention. And there are days and weeks when it isn't so good, to be honest, at least not in the "fun" sense of the word good. But the underlying commitment we have to each other makes us know it's good even when it may not feel good for the moment.

Didn't mean to preach a wedding sermon here! Just want to say I've never been sorry that I married this guy. We're far from perfect, we both know that now. But I think we're perfect for each other. :-) Love you, Liklak!