misc ramblings...

hmmm....been awhile. sorry to all 5 of you out there who actually read this blog on a semi-regular basis. if there's even 5 of you!

first parker was sick, sick for a L-O-N-G time. WAY to long, imo! then after a fantastic 5 for 5.95 deal at Arby's i got sick. like WAY sick. like 2 am huddled over the toilet sick. i was having flashbacks of college, yet didn't have the fun "being out with friends and drinking/smoking in a bar" memories to make up for it. then wouldn't you know, garrett got sick. shocking how we can pass it so easily to each other.

in the midst of that i was trying to get ready for what turned out to be a sucky garage sale (47.00??? was it worht it? not really!) and i've started the daunting task of packing this house up for our big move. lemme tell ya, 2 kids, 2 dogs and 2 adults have WAY to much stuff!

so there it is. i'll be here, albeit sporadically. enjoy the heat.

the 7 year itch

t.m.i.b. and i celebrated our 7th wedding anny (yesterday was the day; 06.05.99...it rained) we treated ourselves to a night out, just the 2 of us. dinner and movie. shocking, i know. that was like, over 4 hours of us together uninterrupted!

so we did a bit of reflecting. are you happy? yes. are you happy? yes. good. end of discussion.

ok, not really! but after all this time together (16 years total come september) there isn't anything we can't weather as long as we weather it *TOGETHER* death, alcoholism, miscarriage, bad business, near bankruptcy, debt, career change, kids and pets (gosh we sound like a soap opera!) we like to joke these days that as dire as out situation has been over the past 2 years, we're suprisingly happy people!

but we've made it. i'm not so naive to think that we've past the worst, because i know we'll have more trials and tribulations. but i know that we can make it through anything as long as we communicate, pay attention to each other and just *be* together.

it's funny i tried to find a recent pic of just the 2 of us. not an easy feat as when i'm in the picture it's usually because it's a family portrait. but i did find one...from nov 05. it's apple cup, and we've both had a bit to drink. so it's not the greatest. but it's just the 2 of us together and happy!