8 Years of Marriage!

Today (May 27th) was my 8th wedding anniversary! I'll post a pic later, I'm up late and have to retrieve the wedding pics from "the vault" lol. We've been together almost 10 years, share 2.5 kids (we have 2 of our own and my stepson who is now only with us part time) and I love the man dearly....

...but I sometimes wonder how on Earth we ever got together. We are so opposite in so many ways. He is the Yin to my Yang. At first, I thought "well, this is okay, since my mom and dad are opposites and they've been together over 40 years". But there are times that being opposite works against you. It is hard to see eye to eye sometimes. You end up dancing around topics that can become "uncomfortable" or "volatile" almost as a courtesy to each other. Now me, I don't mind to argue, ask anyone, they'll tell you I don't shy away from a good debate. But he would rather walk away from conflict and keep his emotions tucked away...then they all come out when we're arguing over something totally unrelated.

But I love him...he is my best friend (besides my mom and my girlie friends), and he will be HONEST (painfully) when most will not. He tells it like it is. Which, believe me, took some getting used to. I'm a proud woman, and having a mirror in your face (which, BTW, I DO like to look more than I should, but I am speaking here of the inner reflection) can be tough. So even though I censor myself maybe a little more than he does, I am confident that our marriage will be here as long as we are.

Marriage is tough, but I wouldn't want to live without it, or him. I love you Papa!

Now if I could just get my mom and dad to move out here....