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Happy Valentines Day!

I meant to write last night but I ended up falling asleep. I had a very nice date with my husband. While we were at a restaurant having dinner, I looked around to notice other couples. Some of them, young and old, sat in bitter silence, the kind that you can see the invisible wedge in the relationship that splits the couple in half and the table.

We've been there before, for whatever reason, boredom, bitterness, not having a life outside the daily routines. I sat there for a moment to remember what our own version of that looked like. And then I returned to our conversation grateful we weren't there any more.

Yesterday we set off on adventure date which ended up with our destination being closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays due to state budget cuts. It didn't matter, we had a wonderful date getting there.

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  2. StacyFebruary 21, 2013 at 8:10 AM

    Very Sweet, and such a nice reflection on your relationship.

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