In the Key of G

I know, another anniversary post. One can't get enough of this analytical cheese.  Since I’m this ultra-reflective person who spends nearly half her life analyzing stuff, I of course took this anniversary opportunity to reflect a lot about marriage. And ask the most important question that I could think of – Did all those marriage prep books make a difference?  HA. I confess that may not actually be the most important question one could ask on their first anniversary. But it's a valid one in my opinion. I am probably not alone in this, but I sure spent a lot of my teen years reading dating and marriage ‘how-to’s.  And then, keeping with the times, I upgraded to blogs and podcasts during my early 20's.  I've always wanted to be as knowledgeable and prepared as one can possibly be. I think they (the authors of marriage books and blogs) do pretty great, except for one thing. They often forget to remind people like myself to just live and learn -- and put down...

The timing of our first anniversary couldn’t be better. It felt like we relived the same process we were going through last year at exactly the same times this year. Instead of planning for a wedding and creating a marriage – this year we were planning a move and renovating a house. Lots of differences, naturally, but yet some interesting similarities. First of all, just like the wedding thing, it's a lot of freaking WORK to renovate a house. Both were exhausting and grueling at times. You hold out for the day it's all over… Second, it's one of those things you want to experience at least once in your lifetime, but after it's over you say “never again”. (at least I do. Can't speak for Vince on that one, unfortunately.) Thirdly, Vince and I’s relationship took a beating during the engagement process. And well, lets just say that renovating a house together brought out a little bit more of that “beautiful refining process”. :) When the wedding was finally ove...