7 years and counting

A lot was going on in the world in the fall of 2001. Two towers had just come tumbling down and our country was about to enter into a war that now, seems to be never-ending. Gas prices were on the verge of an upward spiral and unemployment rates were rising too. There would be storms and death and just general mayhem everywhere... but was I thinking about any of this? No. I was worried that my broken toe looked hideous in my strappy white sandals and that the preacher seemed to be lost.
I was getting married and I really didn't have time for "worldly events," all I cared about was whether or not our flight to Paris the next day would actually take off.
And now, seven years later I must say that I still don't really concern myself with the "world." And it's because of that walk I took seven years ago that I don't have to concern myself with all the negative stuff going on around me.
See, I married a man who is a true protector, a guardian, an Atlas. He unselfishly carries the weight of my world on his shoulders and in seven years he has never failed when it comes to keeping me "safe." With him, I know that I will never go without and that I will never have to be afraid of anything at all. He keeps all of my demons at bay and for that I am truly grateful. I don't think there is another husband out there who took the whole "love and protect" thing quite so seriously because despite all our problems, this is one part that he truly believes in.
So, today on our seven year anniversary, I just want to say thank you. Thank you to the angels who made him, to the parents who raised him, and to the man himself. I love you Michael and wouldn't trade the past seven years for anything, you are truly my guardian angel.

I'm not dead

Well, it's been a while since I last checked in. Can't really explain why, I guess I've been busy...
To summarize the summer, basically I've been working. Working a lot. Trying to build a business, and I must say, it's going pretty well. And I've been enjoying the lovely weather. I must say, knowing that everyday is going to be 80 degrees and sunny gets a little old after a while. Not that I am longing for the snow, but a little rain would be nice once every few weeks or so.
Life has just been kind of ticking along. The dogs are well, Michael is well, all is well...
I guess.
In seven days I will have been married for seven years. I'm actually pretty impressed by that. I've never been good at maintaining relationships and the fact that Michael hasn't up and left is kind of a major accomplishment for me. So yea to that.
Well, I knocked another thing off my life list. I finally saw Mt Rushmore. And yes, it was just as cheesy as I wanted it to be. So, yea to that too.
Still can't make up my mind about Jackson, WY. It's beautiful, but I don't really fit in with all of the hard-core adventure types or the hard-core ranchers... and there's really no in between normal everyday kind of people... But the dogs are happy and we own our home and Michael's job is going well...
Yeah. So, I guess life is just ticking away.