In Love With Love

As humans, we seem to have fallen in love with love. I get it, I think love is great. I happen to love love myself. The problem is, people think that falling in love will complete them or fix their life. Visions of roses and candies and the perfect wedding day dance through our heads. Many women begin planning their wedding day as little girls, and see it as the highlight of their life. (I suppose that would explain why some ladies turn into bridezillas. If I had grown up believing my wedding day would be the pinnacle of my life, I would be a bit angry too if it didn't meet all of my exacting expectations.) Things can get messy if you think one romantic day will guarantee a successful life together. The first question everyone asked us after we got married was, "Is it everything you dreamed it would be and more?" Well, actually, no. It definitely has been "more", though.

New Beginnings

There's nothing quite as satisfying as finding and doing what you really love. Escaping the typical dread of Mondays and coming home excited to share what you did instead of counting down the ticks as the clock creeps closer to quitting time....
I love seeing people's faces light up when they talk about their passion. Most people daydream about making it their life's work and maybe even make plans to do something about it. Then there's the trepidation that inevitably follows. Is this really able to work? So many people stall here.

We Came, We Saw, We Drank Chocolate

 Over Jess' Christmas break from college, we visited family in Oregon for a belated Christmas. On our second day, we went to Portland with his sister and brother-in-law and finally did some proper tourist nonsense that we hadn't managed to do on previous trips. We may not have quite conquered Portland, but gosh darn it, we certainly drank chocolate.