It means studying each other's schedules and choreographing the kid swapping and the bag packing that has to happen before each activity.
It looks like random texts throughout the day telling stories of our kids we forgot to share, or reminding one another the garbage needs to go out, or asking if the credit card bill got paid. And the occasional eggplant emoji text.
For us, it looks like fewer dates night, but increased quality of the time we are alone.
Year 14 has been a good one. Some years are easier than others. Year 13 was hard.
How grateful I am to be partnered with someone who doesn't back away from unhappiness, but instead leans into it and figures out how to make it better.
Aleks has changed a lot this year. I have too. We are simultaneously more independent of each other, yet more strongly bonded.
In this 14th year we've learned to listen to each other better and more deeply. The space surrounding our relationship feels more vibrant and energized.
We've worked really hard to build the life we have together. Undoubtedly it is the single thing of which I am most proud.
Each year life seems to become more complex with kids' ballooning schedules, career advances, and increased household responsibilities. Yet, the one thing that is crystal clear is my partner; I see him and know him.
Happy anniversary, darling. I'm looking forward to the year ahead and all the adventures it will bring.
(Look at those babies!)
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