Growing Together

I know, I know, two blogs in two days! Who am I????

Last night Mike and I were watching a tv drama... geee I hope he doesn't get upset that I am posting this... oh well! ;) ...anyhow we were watching a tv show where the parents were going through a divorce and they had a child who is upset and confused by their situation. I turned to Mike and said "It's SO horrible! I just don't understand how so many couples can be completely in love, get married, have children and then decide they just don't want to be together anymore, how does that happen???"

Mike and I both come from families where our parents stayed together, so it is hard for me to completely understand divorce. Mike said to me, "Well it happens to a lot of couples, they grow apart."

In an O-so-dramatic response I said "I don't get???? How can you just grow apart? How can that just happen?" And that is when Mike came up with one of the most wonderful and sensible explanations. He said, "If people don't make time for each other, if they go about things separately, always having separate interests, not making time to connect each day, they will eventually grow apart. I love that we have so many common interests. We always make 'us time' and that is why we continue to grow together". So simple... so right! That is why I love him :)

I would love to hear from all of our happily married family & friends, on what they think the secret to a long and wonderful marriage is :)

Here we are, growing together :) This first picture cracks me up! Young & goofy!



And a recent photo from Mike's 30th birthday