Here is our most recent, decent, family picture:
Looking at the picture made me think back to when Michael and I first married, we married our last semester of undergrad. After we graduated, we borrowed my parents full size van (because we couldn’t afford anything U Haul related) and drove three days to a new city, with $1,500, no jobs waiting, and no place to live. We quickly found a small one bedroom apartment, and moved in a desk, card table, bookshelf, and rocking chair. Not long later we picked up a dresser from the side of the road, and were given an old futon to sleep on. That’s right, 6’5” male 5’9” female sleeping on a futon, which also doubled as our couch when guests came over. It was a humble beginning, but it was ours, and it was fun.
After SEVEN years of married we bought our first home, had our first washer and dryer, AND we had a dishwasher. I was weeping tears of joy for modern conveniences. We will celebrate TEN years this month. Looking back, there has been slow but steady progress in material things, but I can also see progress in ourselves in principles and virtues that we’ve learned and practiced over the years. We do feel blessed to be where we are, and WE ARE HAPPY.
