I Got You Babe

So don't get too used to seeing many pics of me on this page. But, I read somewhere once that one of the best things you can do to reinforce and strengthen you marriage is to always have a picture of you as a couple. It is supposed to reaffirm your committment to eachother, something that you can look at and recognize the two of you are actually one. So here is our most recent "couple picture".

We may not be the flashiest pair of yay hoos you ever saw, but we love eachother. I am so so so lucky to have Chuck in my life. Can't believe we have been at it for 6 years already. I asked Chuck about his tenure in our marriage the other day. He replied, "It has all been a blur", with a chuckle in his throat, and that smile-in-the-crease-of-his-eye thing. I said, "A blur of bliss, right?"

But let's not fool anyone. Sometimes it isn't all popcorn and holding hands in a dark theatre. Most times it's quite a bit more mundane. But there have always been the quiet moments, laying in bed at 12:30, willing your body to stay awake cause your heart and soul enjoy the conversation your having. Not only enjoy, but crave and need. Then there are the times when you both feel that something that words can't express, and you wonder if anyone else has felt that way about that thing before, only to see reflected in the other's eyes the same thing you are feeling. Or the shared joy of watching and listening to our kids as they grow, challenging themselves as well as us; giving validation to all the seemingly tedious and trivial work we do in their behalf. And then follows the epiphony, that it isn't really just about us, or even our kids. It is the rememberance that we belong to and play such a huge role on the most Grand Stage, for the Greatest Author ever.

Chuck has always been the steady voice of reason, the gentle touch of kindness, the selfless spirit of love in my life. He truly is my better half. And fortunatley when my half goes on hiatus, his is still steadily and diligently plowing on. Always and forever, always and forever.