I had this quote on table settings at our wedding. On the cusp of starting our real, grownup life together with so much history already behind us, it meant something to me then. Today, with two babies sick and a momma too, and countless little fumbles and glitches that have made for a challenging week, I found this tonight sitting on my shelf and am reminded of the strength in true partnership. Having each other’s back (in this case, wiping the puke off the floor while the other wipes the puke off the baby. Or meeting me at the doctor’s office no questions asked. Or calmly making homemade soup in between the pukes and the cries and the chaos. Or sleeping on the couch in case the toddler gets up in the night...) is love personified and a gift I’m lucky to give and be given, especially and most importantly down here in the trenches of real life. Turns out real life is only really romantic if you find a cup of Theraflu waiting for you in the morning romantic, which I do, so I guess that’s what I’m trying to say here about love and what I think it might really look like now.
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