Brown Pelicans at Big Chill in Key Largo

Hubby is on his way home from diving and we’ll go to his favorite sushi place tonight for dinner. No big birthday cake, but we’re not really into that. His early birthday present was the re-breather that I posted about previously, although there are some things going on at the Speedway that will be tempting to indulge in. (We didn’t happen to have his birthday lunch at Big Chill because of a timing issue, but the photo is a symbol of all those times when we’ve sat and enjoyed waterfront dining in a lot of different places.)

Okay, for those who read this and have not yet found “the one”, I don’t mean to cause you distress. For those who might have been through relationships that didn’t work (marriages or otherwise) before finding “the one”, you will agree that you don’t always get it right the first time. We’re human and make mistakes, hopefully learning from them, notwithstanding the guy who worked for me and had been through four divorces.

As I have mentioned before, falling in love is one thing, staying in love is something else. Marriage or a long term committed partnership probably won’t be a “constant honeymoon” and the fireworks might not metaphorically burst every single day. That doesn’t mean there aren’t frequent romantic times, merely that we live with ordinary tasks and snippy words can erupt when you really are tired of the clutter or he really wishes that you wouldn’t slam the cabinet doors shut rather than verbalize your displeasure. “The one”, is indeed worth waiting for and on this, my hubby’s birthday, I smile and give deep thanks for that event that brought us together.