Marriage is Hard

At the end of this month, Mike and I will celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. What I've learned in 25 years is that I still don't know much about being married, but here are a few things I've learned for those who haven't hit this mark yet. Marriage is HARD. It's WORK. It's not some "fairytale" or "Playing House" kind of thing. No matter how much you love a person, you will disagree. You will fight. You will be so frustrated at times that you want to throw things (Please don't actually throw things.) You will have good times, times of laughter, times of peace. 
But.... You will also have bad times, times of sadness, times of unrest. You will have money problems, work problems, car problems. You will have disagreements with neighbors, family members, friends. You will have times of sickness, times of mourning, times when you don't think you can go on. You will have VERY hard trials. They will either tear you apart, or make you closer. And here's the kicker.... it's YOUR choice. YOU choose how the trials can affect you. You will have times that you need to be forgiven, and times that you need to forgive and forget. We are certainly not the same people that we were when we got married. We have changed and grown and seen what is important. We know each other better than anyone. There is no such thing as a perfect partner, but a perfect marriage is just two people who refuse to give up on each other.
That being said, we have had a difficult year. Between bills and cars and
medical bills, we don't have a lot of money to go on some exotic vacation. We are going to see Styx in Wendover at the end of the month (even though we didn't get great seats this time,) and were going to count that as our Anniversary get away. BUT..... Yesterday Mike surprised me with some exciting news! We are heading to Vegas this weekend for two nights! We will see one of our favorite shows (Raiding the Rock Vault) one night, and Styx the next!!! I'm so excited!!! He still knows how to make my heart flutter. Flowers and Chocolates? Not for this girl. Give me some concert tickets!