Blessed Bliss

Last night was fantastic. We got a much needed break from the kids and got to spend some quality time with each other. We have not seen each other very much lately because of Dave's work and other obligations. Sometimes we just get going so much with everything that has to be done and we sort of forget that the other exists. Like we are part of the same machine but as long as the other part is functioning we don't think about each other very much. Not that we mean to take each other for granted, but it's just the nature of raising two small kids... And with the stress of my health (which is ironic, since I am technically very healthy) and with financial stress and everything else, these last months have been tough.
But every once in a while we get this break from it all, and it's just like, Oh, hi, it's you. And I am reminded every single time that there is no one I would rather be with for all of my happy times and all of my sad times. Everything else comes to a halt and I stop and focus and realize how much I really do love this man. I am so lucky, so blessed to be married to him. He makes me laugh, he listens to me, he really gets who I am am and he loves me so much. His love for me and our little family that we've created is tangible, it's visible in everything he does every day of his life. I really don't know how I got so lucky (or as my therapist would want me to say: how I made such a good choice) but I am so grateful. We just got pizza and made smores and watched Seinfeld reruns and we just had so much fun. We finally opened up the game of Risk that we got for a wedding present, but by the time we got it setup we decided against playing. Maybe in another six or seven years. We got to sleep in and have breakfast together, and when we went to pick up the kids, they were just so cute! I had forgotten how much I love my husband and my kids. And to remember, I needed more time with my husband and less time with my kids.