Waxing thoughtful

I am surprised life in Tahoe and with Howie is settling into something pretty sweet. I think when you get to be that middle-age thing (yikes!) it's unusual to find a new relationship as easy and sweet as things have become. "Life with Howie" isn't the "easiest" life, its very busy, can be hectic, he puts a tremendous amount of effort and energy into his line of work, as I've seen they all do. But, at home when all our work is done, we are so similarly comfy. For me, I've never laughed so much in my life, yes... the guy is funny funny at home. I can only imagine what he put his teachers through! We mostly love cuddling with our boy Mo, he's been so much fun, Howie wants to adopt a buddy for Mo so he has a playmate. Life is very homey, and its a such a surprise and blessing. By the time you're our age, we've had plenty of relationships and 'stuff' in life to learn from and that's the key. Did we learn from other people in our life? I was talking to Howie about that the other day and we both agreed "this with us" is working only because other people in our lives helped shape us for who we are now and basically we should be grateful for some of the more painful experiences because you can only really learn from pain, people don't change much without a few knocks on the head, "hello... wake up... time to make a few corrections." Thankfully we continue to grow and change in life, it sure would be a horrible world if we stayed the same. I am mostly grateful to my friends, particularly who've been life-long and the kind who we share everything. I'm not convinced guys have those kind of friends and that's too bad. Through my friends we've worked out issues, tramas, raising kids and our love of God. Even the guys who've broken my heart have taught me a lot but for now, I'll just continue down this path of enjoying Tahoe and Howie and this interesting journey as we grow and learn from each other.