On the bright side

This is me with my husband, back in June, at the annual Solstice celebration. H is the most wonderful husband, and my best friend. We've been together for 13 years now (married for 7), and each year seems to get better. Oh, we've had up years and down years, but as far as our relationship goes... through a combination of luck and devotion, we've continued to grow together through the years.

I found H at summer camp when I was 15 and he was 16. We've been together ever since. Really. In case you haven't heard this charming story before, we were long-distance for 6 years. We grew up on opposite sides of NY and then went to college on opposite sides of PA. Got married after he graduated from college, 1 semester before I did. While being a virtual child bride was all well and good, there really should be a law against letting 19 year olds register for housewares. Our marriage is great, we just hate our dishes with a virulent passion.

Anyway, he's a keeper, and it's a darn good thing. We're much too interdependent to ever try to navigate these waters alone.