So, I couldn't think of a more clever title, but I'll get back to that. You know what I learned after being in a sunshine state of bliss for seven days? Well, I must add that I did not have my kids. Marriage is a lot easier without children. Marriage is a lot easier with maids. You know, on second thought, I need to make a list.
Marriage is a lot easier:
- without kids
- with maids
- without cooking
- without snow
- without laundry
- without cars
- with sunsets
- with oodles of leisure time
- with enough sleep
- with enough money (or just ignoring the bills for a week)
- with lush beauty surrounding you
- with naps
- with holding hands each day
- with laughter
I know we have made it through ten years of life. We have seen each other through children, unemployment (twice), medical scares, sickness, post-partum, life-doubts, fear, anger, bad days or months, family-problems, funerals and more body-fluid incidents than I care to describe. So, these seven days of idyllic calm were so simple and joyful, that it made me wonder. Would marriage be easier if we got rid of all those things? When we talk about things, it is like looking back upon a long hike. We remember the vistas or really gritty trails (or trials) that pushed us. We smile to each other and know we have made it so far. I know I have someone who knows all of my ugly stuff. He knows it and still enjoys my company and believes in me. So, I guess wonderful trips like this are even more amazing as you go further along in life.
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