Are you still happy?

The other day I was telling a friend how Dave and I met and how quickly our relationship had progressed. She asked me if we were still happy five years later after having a chance to get to know each other.

A lot has happened in the past five years. When Dave and I were married I had only known him a total of 10 and a half months: 3 and a half of which were courting and 5 and a half engaged and planning a wedding! Two months after we were married I found out we were expecting our first baby :-) Needless to say life has been a whirlwind since then!

So my friend's comment made me stop and think--would I have changed anything? I didn't know that Dave had a pet peeve about toothpaste running low, I didn't know how he could kiss(I'll spare you the details :-) but no disappointment there!), I didn't know that we would have three kids in three years :-) or that together we would be mourning for four different family members including his father and my grandmother.

But as I learned to know my new husband our commitment and 'puppy love' turned into a rich relationship--yes, full of some surprises :-) but we always found ourselves headed the same direction together: hand in hand.

So to answer the question: yes, we've been married five years and yes, I am still happy and we are still very much in love!

Ps...my gift for Dave(if he's reading this) is a new tube of toothpaste on the sink :-)