Four More Years

We returned home last night from our Christmas vacation to South Carolina with my little brother in tow. His living with us will be interesting, but I think our experience with an exchange student last year has prepared us for another "third wheel." And he even speaks good English!

My wife and I will be celebrating our fourth wedding anniversary tomorrow. It may seem small to some, but when I think about all of the couples our age who have gotten married, I can probably name more marriages that have ended than marriages that are still together. I don't think that divorce has finished making inroads into our cultural mindset. When I was growing up, I used to hear that half of marriages ended in divorce. It must be more than that, now.

Anyway, I guess I'm pretty proud of myself for holding onto a wife for as long as I have. Tomorrow, I'll be drinking to four more years... or maybe I'll just save the drinking for New Year's Eve.