So the illustrious Katy Widrick, who is a wonderful blogger who shares my technophilic heart, blogged about this challenge. I love her blog. It’s a great resource for new bloggers who don’t know how to do the things they want to do for their blogs, and I love that. Lets just say that Katy’s blog is in my “cream of the crop” folder in Google Reader. The HIGHEST echelon of the blogging world, I assure you.

She turned me on to a challenge, that she found via meals&moves, though we’re all at a loss as to who originally started it.

It’s a 30 Day blogging challenge wherein you discuss 30 topics, according to the following list.

I can’t promise that my blogging will be on consecutive days, (though that’s my goal) but I can promise to discuss each of these topics. Some of these, I can go ahead and tell you, I’m going to skim over, or be vague, or puss out or only discuss in general terms, but that’s my prerogative, right?? I can promise that whatever I share will be honest, and that you’ll learn a bit more about me as a person, in the process.

So, to begin, My Current Relationship.

I’ve written in the past about how I met and fell in love with my husband… (read about my brush with love at first sight: here. http://www.kelseytoney.com/2009/02/happy-valentines-day/) but, this is talking about my CURRENT relationship, and I can appreciate the distinction. That my current relationship might be different than the one I started so many years ago.

In a way… it is…

(circa 2005 courtesy of Emily Ann Garcia Photography)

It’s better.

Daron and I were married in 2005, after a 3ish year courtship.

And of course, we have the occasional scuffle about who has the pleasure of feeding our whiney-ass cats… on  the whole, that man is my PARTNER.

It’s so comforting to know that someone will be in your corner EVERYTIME.

Even if what you actually need is someone to tell you that you’re being ENTIRELY dramatic and/or preposterous. (Who me??)

We are total opposites.

We are perfectly congruent.

We’re a literal miss-match of ideals and philosophies. We have contradictory views on dozens of important issues, and agree on an equal number of others. I’m social and gregarious. He’s shy and introverted. The list could LITERALLY go on for pages.

He tortures me with jokes and laughter, and our list of inside jokes and unspoken punch lines is extensive. Just as it should be.

Not perfect. But perfect. If you know what I mean.

Not meaning to gush, but what can I say, I’m in love.

It’s really pretty great to feel that way after about 9 years, now.  It makes me grateful for the patience and acceptance that I’m regularly shown.

ANYWAY.

The rest of the challenge won’t be so mushy… or maybe it will be. But I hope you’ll enjoy reading it.

xoxo

Question: What’s the longest relationship you’ve encountered in your life? Parents? Grandparents?