I had fun with this one which is surprising because I had no idea who I would end up writing about. here is my journaling: relationships. with jaiden and alyssa, my sister, my brother, my parents, my in laws, my friends near and far, but the one relationship i have and steadily work on is with dennis. i can’t say that i believe in soul mates because i am uncertain about that. but i do believe in making choices. in working hard in a relationship. in coasting when i can. and in loving and enjoying him as he is. which at times can be difficult and exasperating. and in other times, it can be fun and downright laughable. oh the stories i could share... we met before college when i was 17 at camp. he said hello to me 15 minutes later and i didn’t recognize him as he had changed his shirt. obviously he left a lasting impression. later i told my girlfriends ‘he talks way too much.’ we didn’t start dating until i was 20. okay, that depends on if you hear the story from me or him because he seems to think we started dating months before that?! we married and moved to alaska when i was 23. we learned a lot about each other. i caught the salmon. he killed them. we moved to colorado when i was 28. he was an atmospheric scientist at noaa and yet hands down, he was the most personable, well rounded scientist i have ever known. we started a family when i was 32. i reused the same anniversary card for 4 years in a row. he didn’t notice. life was busy. i laughed long and hard over that one. and through all of that and much more, he is still the choice i would make if i did it all over again. of course, i would still advise him to cut his mullet, stop dying his hair, wear glasses (not contacts) and get rid of the tight jeans... oh and give up on journey and foreigner. i wonder what his advice would be to me? the one thing i love is the humor in our relationship. as i was typing this i said out loud how do i write all of this? his response? ‘some relationships are better experienced than written about’ with a smirk on his face, i roll my eyes. someday i’ll figure out why i am so blessed or perhaps crazy to get to spend my life with dennis. until then i remain charmed by his ridiculous, never-failing humor, his annoying comebacks, his quirks and his immense amount of love for me.