1989...he was 26...she was 20. little did they know that in one year, they would meet...fall in love...get married...have kids...stay married. the same year, "parenthood" starring steve martin and a bunch of other big and about to be big stars came out. it was funny, and you could see the wisdom in it...even from a pre-parenthing perspective. little did we know how wise it was.
[Gil has been complaining about his complicated life; Grandma wanders into the room] Grandma: You know, when I was nineteen, Grandpa took me on a roller coaster.
Gil: Oh?
Grandma: Up, down, up, down. Oh, what a ride!
Gil: What a great story.
Grandma: I always wanted
to go again. You know, it was just so interesting to me that a ride could make me so frightened, so scared, so sick, so excited, and so thrilled all together! Some didn't like it. They went on the merry-go-round. That just goes around. Nothing. I like the roller coaster. You get more out of it.
fast forward 18 years...married. two kids. two dogs. two mortgages. two cars. still just the 24 hours in a day. the real life version of california screamin' (a big roller coaster in disneyland).
crazy? yes
but we're loving it and each other. more every day.
so this is our chronicle of love, marriage, kids, dogs, etc. hopefully a way to 'stay in touch' with what's happening in our lives (should you be interested), and for us to have as a travel journal of sorts.
"After seven years of marriage, I'm sure of two things - - first, never wallpaper together, and second, you'll need two bathrooms...both for her. The rest is a mystery, but a mystery I love to be involved in." - Dennis Miller
