Song, Kassie, Pearl and JD - thanks for your support and your words of cautious optimism. While I'm thrilled with the prospect of the future, I'm also approaching it with the knowledge that there is a LOT of work ahead of us - and probably always will be. After all, part of the reason we're in this situation is beacuse we both lost sight of the fact that a relationship requires hard work, love, friendship, fun, and more hard work on a very regular basis - especially as time goes on and the thrill of first being together becomes more of a comfortable routine.

I've found that there are so many things yet to learn about my husband, about me, and about us as a couple. This is exciting, because for a period I assumed we'd settled into the "old married" status after 8 years together and that we'd become a bit boring. What I didn't realize is that it's up to us to keep the spark present. It doesn't just happen because we're together. We have to make the spark, fan the fire, add the fuel.

I went to yoga yesterday, and am going to a massage/reiki session tonight. I'm planning to get my hair cut in a new style soon for a much needed change! I'm cleaning the apartment. We have a MC appointment for this weekend - the first where we've agreed to WORK on things together. I hope it's a positive experience.

Thank you again for your words, and for sharing, as always.


lemonsnap

Me - 29
H - 29
M - 6 months
T - 8 years
ILYBNILWY - 1/24/09
Recovery begins 3/1/09