Relationship Goals

People watching.  It's what you do on the beach. To the right we have The Screamers. Every so often one of them has a fit and just goes off the deep end yelling.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not judging them.  They had nine fairly small children with them.  It's not easy keeping small children safe and happy at the beach. I guess sometimes we all just lose it! Also to the right we have Mr Ugly Pants.  He's being rude to everyone around him. Maybe he's just having a bad day. To the left we have the Photogenic Family. They are happy enough,  and capturing every single moment on camera.

I am certain the people around us are judging our family as well. I don't know what they are saying,  and I don't really care. We are happy and enjoying ourselves.  But none of us can help but notice the old couple sitting by the water's edge. They must be near 90 and everyone around is pointing and smiling.  They sit side by side, staring offshore, gazing into the beautiful Atlantic Ocean. We can't hear what they're saying,  but you can tell by their body language they are very content.

As the day draws to a close and it's time to leave, they gather up their chairs and put them in a white cart with very huge, orange tires. Then they turn, both grab hold of the handle, and begin making the trek up the sand dune. Halfway up, they stop and rest together before lugging their stuff the rest of the way up the dune. I don't know how far they had to travel, but it didn't matter,  because they were taking the journey together.

I know I am blessed to have Troy as my husband. I know over the years, we have been like all the people we've seen on the beach this week. Sometimes we yell and are rude, and sometimes we're happy and take pictures.  Regardless, we are in this adventure together for life. When we are old, I know we will sit by the sea and talk about how great life has been and how much we love our kids and our family. And then when we're tired, we will help each other drag our junk up the sand dune and go home. Because at the end of the day, there's no where else I'd rather be.