"Adventure is out there!"

First off, I need to give a small apology for my rant and rave on the last post. Obviously I was pretty frustrated that day! haha. I actually had MUCH MUCH more that I wanted to say, but I stopped to read through my post and thought that I should probably just stop where I was at. You will all be pleased to know that I have recovered from my previous frustration.

So, we recently picked up the movie "UP" on blu-ray. We watch it probably about once or twice a day for Micah because he loves it so much. In fact, the first time we saw that movie was the first time we decided to take Micah to the movie theater. It was, for the most part, a big success meaning he made it mostly through the entire movie without fussing too much. There was one part in particular that was pretty funny though. We were watching the movie and it got to that part where the big thunderstorm comes while they are flying in the house. Carl Frederickson (the old man) and Russell (the little boy) are being tossed back and forth in the house, you see thunder and lightning, and there is menacing music going on in the background. For a child, it is pretty intense. Well, the suspense keeps building and building until the screen suddenly goes black and it is completely silent. Micah was very worried about the old man and the boy so while we were in the theater when the screen went black and it went silent, Micah screams out, "OH NO!" EVERYONE in the theater laughed, including Lyndsay and Me. Every time I watch that movie I remember that story!

There is also another thought that I have each time I watch that movie. I can't help but think about the adventures that I have had in my lifetime. I have had some pretty wild experiences: sledding off a roof, white-water rafting, getting in accidents, spinning out going fifty on state street, getting shot at, going over a sheer drop in a snowmobile, a one-sided snowball fight (We had a water balloon launcher! haha!), hitting myself with a golf ball, etc. (If any of those stories intrigue you, please, feel free to ask. I am more than happy to share and there are MANY more where that came from!) However, I would have to say, hands down, that my greatest and most favorite adventure (the "funnerest," as my family would say) is being married to my wife, Lyndsay, and facing the tests and trials of life together. We have only been married for 3.5 years, but there have been plenty of adventures in that time, and I am even more excited for the years to come. Raising Micah, cleaning Micah's messes, changing our definition of "fun" from "fun for us" to "fun for Micah, which translates to fun for us," learning and loving each others little fetishes and habits, learning to support one another in the midst of all we have to do, making the most of our one or two waking hours spent together each day, etc. We have had many adventures, and continue to have many more. The really interesting thing about what I have said concerning our adventures is that they don't include going to exotic destinations, fanciful vacations, etc. Instead, our adventures have come from the tests, trials, and joys derived from daily living. And there is nobody other than my wife that I would like to have with me as we face the adventures of life together. I love you, sweetheart!