Starting Line - Day 2

In the early days of dating Mary, life was great. She was cute, funny, and just a bit wild. We started as friends, then eased on into dating. Six months later, we moved to lovers and then a year later into marriage.

Our early days of marriage were good – no, they were great. We took our time in establishing who we were. Each problem was an opportunity to work together and find a solution – or sometimes just throw the problem away as being too silly to worry about.

Yes, the starting line sure looked great.

Looking back, it was sometime before we discovered that marriage was not a sprint, nor even a long race, but a freakin’ marathon. And not just any marathon, but a double marathon through the hottest day that Death Valley could supply.

“DAVID!”

Oh brother.

“Yes dear.”

“DAVID, did you pick up milk on your way home?”

“Forgot. Sorry.”

“Hope you like dry cereal again.”

Freakin’ marathon.

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