Friedrich Nietzsche:
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
Dave and I have seem some very hard times. When my mother was really sick we spent more time apart than together. Shortly after I had Sydney we spent more time disagreeing and finding ourselves as a family than happy evenings all gathered at the table. We’ve had our share of arguements over valid things and things that circumstance just kept slapping us in the face with that looking back on seem really quite silly. There were times when I didn’t think our marriage would stand the test of time. We’ve had so many things pulling us each and every way.
It is ironic that I found the quote about marriage and friendship because I think despite all of our challenges the one thing that’s remained a constant in our marriage is that we are very good friends. Sounds silly in some ways really but it’s the most important thing. We don’t get much of a chance to go out together so when we do it’s such a treat! Time for us is just as important as time with the kids and time alone but so often gets neglected. So tomorrow the kids are being watched by some very special people in their lives and I get a chance to go out with my best friend, without fear of our conversation being interuppted. Let’s hope we still have something to talk about!
