Well, that's a very long story in which I will not dive into quite yet.  What is important is that I'm back, I feel the need and desire to write again and share with others.

So two weeks ago marked my 11 year anniversary with my husband.  I am happy and proud to announce that as there were some points where 11 years didn't seem possible.  My Monkey's are 7 and 4, 1st grade and Pre-k.  Time really does fly.  Actually a quote that I heard yesterday that I am now reflecting on is that....

The days are long, but the years are short.

How true that is.  They may make you want to pull your hair out, but in the long run you don't remember those times.  Just as it is that the pain you felt during labor and childbirth is almost as if it has been numbed completely and all you can do is vividly remember the experience, but the pain isn't really there.  The love, the joy, the pride and accomplishment overwrites any pain.

The same holds true in a marriage.  There may be really really rough times, but when you start to get through them, when they become a distant memory, it's almost as though the pain and heartache never happened, like somehow maybe it was all a bad dream that you just can't shake.

In the end what matters is that in life no matter what the circumstances, however painful, we will get through, we will forget the extreme pain, but hopefully somehow we'll be able to hold on to just enough memory to keep us moving forward and growing and prospering.

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