Blog Challenge/Day 1/Current Relationship

I need to start writing again, and I figured this was a good way to start.

My current relationship is the theme for today.

Squishy and I met in August of 2003, on an internet dating site. I had just moved to Missouri for grad school and he'd been there for a few months with the military. We had our first date in September, were engaged the following June, moved in together in August, and married October 9, 2004.

Depending on the characteristics you want to talk about, we are either completely different or very much the same. Our core values are pretty much the same, which is what makes our family so strong. As far as how we see the world, what motivates us, and how we spend our time, we are like night and day. In the early parts of our relationship, and occasionally to this day, that can be a big challenge to overcome. Yet, I think most days we realize that our differences balance us out and that together we are FAR better than we are individually.

Squishy is incredibly smart (like just tried out for Jeopardy smart) and has a near photographic memory. The way his brain works is just so dang sexy to me and leaves me in awe. He is also incredibly brave (anyone who has served 4 tours overseas has to be) and has an amazing sense of patriotism.

The thing that I love most about our relationship is that we really are best friends. It sounds cliche, but it is true. If our marriage ever ended, I still think we'd be there for each other for all the good and bad.

The older I get, and the longer I've been married, the more I see that most days of marriage are pretty routine. Go to work, clean house, take care of the kids. Some days however are the darkest levels of hell you can imagine, and it is then when you need each other the most. And then some days, all the stars align and you get to experience a joy that is beyond your wildest dreams, and it is all thanks to the hard work you two have put in previously.