Nobody would have bet on us in 1994. Hell, we probably would not have bet on us. Such is life. The older I get, the more special I realize we are. Overcoming some incredible odds, crazy turmoil over the years and barely enough money to scrape by for much of the last 30 years, we defied the odds. The longshot bet paid off for both of us.
When I was 19 and found out we were pregnant, my mantra used to be "It doesn't matter what the odds are against you, when you are on the small end of those odds, you just have to keep plugging away".
Now I see what 30 years of plugging away gets you. It gets you a solid relationship built on trust, commitment and the realization that although we approach things from drastically different ways, we always try to meet in the middle, which has been our saving grace. By learning to compromise early in our relationship, it built into a consistent acceptance that compromise would be a normal part of our life, but in doing so allows us to see a greater spectrum of options from which to choose.
Our strength lies in our different perspectives, and our willingness and ability to let down our guards and be vulnerable enough to compromise.
- When you marry your best friend, it is a party every fucking night
- I hope you don't think we're normal
- You're a slob, but I think I can live with you
- I love you truly, madly, deeply
- She who carried my unborn children in her womb
- My brown-eyed girl
- Cheryl is Cheryling
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