Love is Crazy

When David and I first started dating, he introduced me to the world of 'Texas Country' music. I had never before heard names like Roger Creager, Aaron Watson, Randy Rogers Band etc etc. I quickly fell in love with the music and never looked back to my KISS 96.7 days. Now, every once in a while I will bust out some Lady Gaga, Beyonce or classics from Metallica and Aerosmith. But in general, I listen to country now. While we were dating we went to a lot of Concerts, especially Aaron Watson and Roger Creager. One of David's favorite Creager songs is "Love is Crazy." He turns up the volume and sings his heart out to it!

At the time, I thought I understood the song because I had just gone through h-e-l-l with my ex and David had also been divorced. But even in a good marriage, it's still crazy. Life is still full of ups and downs and Lord knows we've faced our share of losses and hard times. We've navigated our way through big decisions, big steps, career moves, mistakes, recoveries, illnesses, pregnancy and parenthood just to name a few. In a matter of about four months David mended a broken relationship with his father just in time to lose him to cancer. Every step of the way we've been there for each other. We've learned from our mis-steps and never stopped loving.

We get mad, oh man do we dig in. If there was ever someone on this Earth more stubborn than me it is David! God definitely has a sense of humor. We've learned how to get through disagreements, communicate and compromise. I'm proud of all of our hard work! We've come a long way in the last (almost) four years. I was 21 and we both had a lot of baggage and emotional walls up when we met.

The point I'm trying to make is now that we've been through all of those things and anticipate a lifetime of more adventures and experiences together, now I really get the song lyrics:

Magnets attract or magnets repel.
They either connect or they fight like hell.
It depends on how you turn them.

All hopped up on passion, Gal
you lose all your rationale
And so do I when the fires start burning.
It's OK to lose control now and then.
That's just the way it is.

Love is crazy.
Always has been.
Make you laugh and cry and stay up all night.
Love is crazy, always will be.
Baby hang on tight cause love is crazy.

Chasing each other around at 2 am
The neighbor's patience is wearing thin.
'Cause we live our lives too loud.

They're not sure we're doing this right.
Don't they make love after they fight?
Honey, we don't need that crowd.
They say we've lost our minds,
But who cares if they're right.

If it was up to you and me, the world could use more insanity. "

It's been a rough ride for me since David started on nights in January. I was 9 months pregnant and home alone a few nights a week just waiting to go into labor. And now, I get off work at 5PM to go home and work for another 4 hours or so when David is working. But through it all, I know there are easier times ahead and I love that my husband will stand by me and take care of our family. Everyone tried to tell me that David has always done things the hard way- not always by choice. But regardless, it just seems to take a little more work, and so for now, we're all putting our time in and making the most of our family time.

Our life and our love is definitely crazy. But I wouldn't have it any other way.