Together Time

If you've been married for more than a year or two

you likely know what I am going to say.

Life happens!

It gets so hard to carve out time for 

each other....even though we see each 

other multiple times daily

so often it is as if we are roommates

sharing a house.

I may be exaggerating just a bit

but I think most will understand what 

I am saying.

Too few are the times where we just sit

down and share goals and dreams

as we once did.

It seems too often that we are just trying to 

solve all of the problems, keep our kids moving

and even keep the dogs from piddling in the house

to think beyond that day.

Are you with me?

Or are you disappointed I would

admit such things?

Anyway, 

when the opportunity came up to take 

Susanna to the airport I saw our chance

to get away.

Even if it is for less than 24 hours....

spending last evening together was worth it

all by itself.

We are in a hotel suite.

It sounds ritzy but in all reality the 

price wasn't bad at all.

After our horrible experience in Kentucky 

and finding this chain I have signed up for 

their rewards program and we are 

going to book these whenever possible.

So...anyway...back to the point of this post....

Last evening we sat for hours in our 

wonderful "living room" and just

talked.  Catching up on each others 

thoughts and feelings about where we are

and where we are headed.

There were no dogs climbing all over me....

I wasn't distracted by all the things that needed to be done.

It was good.

It was real.

We needed it so much.

I often long for those days back when we

were young and idealistic.

Before the reality of life and responsibility set in.

But, having said that, 

there is little I would change

in my life.

It is life.  

We are certainly living it!

But, we come away from this time spent 

together with renewed commitment to certain 

projects around the house which will 

help all of us live a better life.

We are planning to let go of 

a lot of stuff. 

Stuff that clutters and is hard to 

clean around.

Stuff that weighs us down.

Even better, 

we are going to work together to 

make it happen.

Because, in spite of the busyness that 

so often distracts we are a team.

When the kids are all grown and with 

families of their own,

if we are blessed 

to live long enough,

it will just be He and I again.

I want to be sure I don't have to 

become reacquainted with my sweet

Warren when the last one 

leaves the nest.

I want to be on the same page.

So, curiosity makes me ask....

If you care to share...
How do you stay connected with the 

one you married?