Welcome to our World of Air (Parenthesis)

So already I feel the need to explain this blog title. The other night, Cory was on the phone with a friend of his. He made air "quotes" when he stated something sarcastic to him, but said "I am so giving you the air parenthesis right now". I immediately whip my head to him and said oh really? Ever since then, we have been making air (parenthesis) in every conversation with each other. And these...my dear friends... are the joys of our marriage. When you have gone through the things that we have gone through, you have to make joy and laughter of anything that you can. Otherwise, you will take things too seriously and not be able to find the ironies of life. Our new air (parenthesis) have already brought about 30 minutes of laughter to us and they have only been around for 3 days. So REFRESHING! It is so amazing to find small things like this to laugh about and distract yourself from other facts that you dont enjoy about your life. Who loves working 40 hours a week, taking you away from the most important people in your life? Who loves analyzing every aspect of your financial situation, making ends meet when the outlook seems so grim? Who loves riding in a 2001 Protege in the middle of July with AC that only (kinda) works? The answer is, mostly no one. But that is when your significant other comes through and just like the superman that he is...makes you crack that smile and laugh like you feel like you haven't laughed in years. This is what makes me feel so justified that I chose the right spouse for me. We are meant for each other, and even after as long we have been together, I can EASILY say that. It has not been a walk in the park. And I promise you, if you are about to get married, hoping to get engaged, happily in a commited relationship, or just starting out on the journey of dating someone...it is not easy. But that does not mean that it is not worth every second of the journey. You find the joys in the little things and that helps you to fight through the hard things. Always keep your head up, put your hand out to the side, and grab the hand of the one who loves you most. :)

Some pictures from our Honeymoon, almost 2 years ago: