All in Family
All husbands will chuckle and nod when they read this post. It's about the 3pm telephone call from the wife. You know what I'm talking about:
You: "Hello."
Wife: "Hey hon, how's your day going?"
You: "Good. You?"
Wife: "Good. What time are you coming home?"
You: "Ah, not sure. The usual I'm guess."
Wife: "Ok. What do you want for dinner?"
You: "Not sure. Whatever is fine. Doesn't matter."
Wife: "Ok, I'll whip something up. Call me when you're leaving."
You: "Ah, ok. Will do."
Now, here's what's really being said.
I recently celebrated my seventh wedding anniversary. By no means is seven years a milestone, but in this day in age when divorce papers are as common as wedding nuptials, seven years is a pretty good benchmark. We've made it this far. Haven't killed each other yet. Finances are in order. Food is on the table. Kids are healthy. All is good in the Big Guy household.
As I mulled over the seven years and everything in between, I started to think about the things I forgot during the courting years and the stuff I had no idea was coming down the pike during the marathon that is marriage. It's what I call the Ying and Yang of the marriage process.
It poured on our wedding day. Good luck, as they say.Dear Mrs. Big Guy,
Today is our seventh wedding anniversary. Somedays it feels like we've been married for 50 years and some days it feels like we've been married for 50 days. The days blend together and we get into our grooves of going to work when it's still dark out or getting up early to do school drop off at 7:50am. Regardless, I'm thankful that we're more than just ships passing in the night. We've made it seven years without killing each other, having two beautiful kids, a warm and caring home, a loving interwoven family and a life that I wouldn't trade for all the money in world (well...kidding).
In my blogging tradition, here are my seven things I'm thankful for as we look forward to another year of blissful marriage: