Setting out to Celebrate...Cheers!

"People who say that life is not worthwhile are really saying that they themselves have no personal goals which are worthwhile.  Get yourself a goal worth working for.  Better still, get yourself a project.  Always have something ahead of you to look forward to, to work for and hope for." - Maxwell Maltz

Dear Mr. Maltz, I think you've nailed it, and have helped further a revelation that is inspiring the creation of this blog.

After 6 1/2 years of being a couple, 3 1/2 years of being husband and wife, it's time for a revitalization, and that's my new goal.  In the past few years, my husband and I have gone through so many changes.  Somewhere between college graduations, our first full-time jobs, my husband's enlistment into the Army, a year of separation, a half-way-across-the-country move, and many sacrifices and compromises along the way, the excitement and celebration of love and life have gotten lost midst the mumble-jumble of the everyday grind.  And with another year of separation on the horizon as I enlist in the Army myself, I want to refocus on enjoying each other, sharing and supporting each other in our short-comings, and celebrating our triumphs and togetherness.  Hopefully this blog will be a place that I can brag about all that we have and all that we are, together and individually.


Today's Affirmation ---

Through all of the inconsistency and fluctuations over the years, there is one sweet little, loving constant, that just doesn't seem to be going anywhere.  Somewhere along the way my lint-picking, stray-dog-hair-removing hubby became my sweet Monkey, while my constant-snacking, food-loving self became his lovable Piggy (and believe me, no one else on this planet could get away with calling me that!!!).  They may be some of the oddest love-nicknames out there, but they are 100% uniquely ours.  No one else can claim them, no one else can share them.  When I hear them or use them, it is in the sweetest of ways...giggling sweet nothings in his ear, signing a short love note.  They make me smile, and always will.

Cheers for the Love of a Monkey and Pig!

xoxo - AJ aka Pig