Intentional flattery ahead…

This last week was a notably bad week for me. This time of semester is usually horrendous for my schedule at work and there are usually a number of things that slip through the cracks regardless of how well organized I am. Running through and endless gambit of chasing my tail, I met my mortality head on this week as I was told I need to lose some weight, cut caffeine out my life and generally get a little bit more healthy and start eating like a 37 year old and not a 17 year old.

In the middle of all this I’ve renewed my love and passion for my wife. You know, we’re getting to the point in our relationship where we’re not ‘newly married’ and that’s not to say we don’t feel like it. But yet there is a beauty to the road that we’ve traveled so far. We’re getting to the length of time of our relationship where we’ve experienced some stuff of life. We’ve gotten a taste of the sickness and health as well as good times and bad, and you know what? It’s a beautiful thing to hold a hand of a woman I’ve done so far 11 years as her husband.

I don’t say this lightly because every step of our journey has been unique and beautiful in different ways but there’s something to length and battling together that really has made her that much more beautiful than our wedding day. The truth is that your wife does get more beautiful and there’s something mystical and cool to know someone for this long.

Things I’ve learned so far. Melissa offers wonderful advice, she has my blind spot and she’s a wonderful, compassionate person who is just a joy to be around. She’s my partner, my best friend, and I’m so thankful I’m married to her.