The Things of Fairy Tales

I'm literally crying tears of joy tonight. You may be wondering why...or thinking man this girl cries a lot. The cause of this moisture on my cheeks is because I'm blessed to have arguably the best marriage on the planet.

We are nearing the end, and I haven't spoken really about the deployment. There are times when it is difficult, and I would give anything to have Mike walk in the house like he always does when I'm cooking dinner. I want him to place his lunch box on the counter and PT bag on the floor so he can give me a big hug, like he always does when he is home. There have been moments when I wished he could have held my hand while I endured more fertility trials or hold me while I cried because I still am not a mother. Life is tough and deployments make those unpleasant days, well...worse to say the least.

In the midst of a deployment though, I'm on cloud 9. I can sit here tonight and pretend that those fireworks booming outside are celebrating our love. After all, true love should be celebrated. And though we are separated by 7,000 miles, half a world apart we are so incredibly happy.

Mike and I have been discussing a lot of things lately through email (our main form of communication and quite an improvement since Ranger school, don't you think?!). Among many things, we share words of affirmation for one another. We have learned how to accurately communicate love. I wish we could bottle what we have and give it away, like some sort of love potion for the brokenhearted. Or simply tell you about every little thing that helps us. Communicating love is but one item of our "Best Marriage Gotta Have" list.

Maybe, someday, we can share more details of our marriage with others. It most likely will not come in the form of a magic potion, although a Disney princess wouldn't have it any other way. We have weathered our fair share of storms and have been faced with challenges that only God saved us from. Despite it all, what we have is a storybook romance that is growing more beautiful and intricate everyday.

Prince Charming wears a horrid shade of green and this princess looks like Cinderella in need of a fairy godmother most days, but I know that fairy tales really do come true because of our story. It brings me such joy to know that we are living....

happily ever after.