Personal: August 2005 Archives
The true success of a marriage lies not in looking just at each other, but in looking forward together.
-- author unknown, at least by me.
Today is the occasion of my 7th anniversary of marriage to the most truly special man I know.
The man who went out and bought me 2 dozen red roses to start my morning with.
The man who never lets me give up on myself.
The man who is the eternal optimist who always sees the good in people.
The man who understands when I am difficult, that it is not personal.
The man who sees my potential even when I don't.
The man who patiently indulges my constant discussion about buying a sheep.
The man who walks by an empty store front in a nice neighborhood and says "that would be a great place for a yarn store".
The man who has graciously consented to let me knit him stripey sweaters and socks.
The man who has never failed me, but also knows when a little tough love is required.
The man who still makes me feel like I am walking on air when he is around.
The man who will play video games with me until the wee hours of the morning.
The man who I know, no matter what else happens, will always be with me.
The man who has so many good and wonderful qualities that I could write this list all day and still not have written about everything.
The man I want to look forward with forever.
I love you, Jasiu. I've never made a better decision in my life than to spend my life with you.
I went and finally did something that I should have done a long time ago and have pushed myself solidly into "world in flux" mode. It seems that most of the major leaps of faith that I have taken in life depend mostly on having some faith in myself. This one is no different.
As I pull my world back into the kind of order I want it to have, I'll be knitting and spinning for sure, but perhaps not as regularly as I would like. Or perhaps more. It's just not clear. And that's all good. I'm one of those people who normally likes to surround herself with order, who likes to have a plan. But I often make my biggest leaps forward when I set the plan aside and get beyond my own box.
And right now it's time to rip off the lid.
