Happily Ever After...

Every little girl dreams of finding her prince charming. They wait for him to come riding up on a white horse and sweep them off their feet. They wait for their very own Cinderella story. Every so often we are lucky enough to be swept away by our very own prince. We are lucky enough to experience the love we see in fairy tales, and we are lucky enough to be able to hold onto that love for longer than midnight. But we have to remember the beginning of the fairy tale too. How Cinderella had to go through the rough times before she was able to get to the good times. And unlike Cinderella, our rough times aren't just at the beginning of the movie, they are all throughout the happily ever after. But isn't it worth it for love? Aren't the hard times worth it for the good times? I think they are. When we look for our fairy tale, we think that when we find it, it's only going to be the amazing ending at the end of the movie, but it's not. And even if it were, wouldn't that be too boring? Never experiencing the bad to know the good? Never having a fight and realizing at the end of the day you were wrong, and growing from those experiences? I like being able to learn and grow in my relationship from the rough times, and being able to live each day without regret and enjoy the good things in my life, especially being with someone who loves me unconditionally. I love being able to share my day with him, and how he listens to what I'm saying, how we can both just sit down and have a bowl of popcorn, disagree on a movie, and end up watching the one I want because he just wants me to be happy. I love having the support from him to pursue my dreams and to make the most of each day. To love each other for who we are and who we want to be, what we will pursue, and what we will accomplish together, and apart. That's my happily ever after.... but it's not over yet. :)