"A lot of love in this house"

Each day Roy and I are so thankful for the way things have worked out for us over the past year. It was such good fortune that I got accepted to a medical school that allowed satellite programs in 3rd/4th year, that the real estate market was down so we could make a good investment, that my dean (on his way out the door) called in a favor so I could live in Lexington, and that Roy loves his job!! If any one of these things had gone another way our lives could be dramatically different (for those of you who remember we are supposed to be in Ann Arbor this year).

Each day we catch ourselves blurting out some little phrase expressing our happiness with these endeavors. Roy, nearly every day, says "i love this little thing called life". Usually on his way out the door, lunch in hand, with Oliver trotting after him (for those of you who appreciate visual images). Its one of my favorite things about being married to Roy. . . he constantly expresses happiness. (Yesterday Ed and I heard him say at least 100 times "this is such a beautiful day").

On Sunday we were goofing off in our guest bedroom, dancing, wrestling, and laughing when Roy popped out a new one, "there is so much love in this house". This little expression is my favorite thus far!!! Roy and I may disagree on the temperature of the house, how much food Oliver should get a day, and the precise location of the dirty laundry hamper; but through it all there are way more laughs than arguments and much more love than frustration :-).