Marriage and Backpacking
29 April 2010
About 3 years ago, Ben said to me, “I’m thinking about taking up backpacking.”
To which I was like, “Uh, okay. Knock yourself out.”
I had no idea how much this seemingly casual comment was going to impact my life.
I’ve now been hiking more times in the last couple years than I had in my entire life. The people at our local Backwoods recognize me when I walk in. (Apparently I made quite an impression when I walked in with a sticky note with the brand, size, and color of the backpack my husband wanted and said, “I need one of these, please.”) I not only know the backpacking brands, many of them are starting to fill my side of the closet too.
When people argue against marriage, I often hear them say things like, “People change. You can’t possibly know who you’ll be in 25 years. Or who they’ll be.” I don’t know what it’s like in other marriages, but in the last 6 years, Ben and I have only grown to be more similar. Would I have ever thought that I’d need my own account at www.SteepandCheap.com? And yet, as of today, I have one.
The crazy things we do for love.
Comments
Yes, you’re quite fluent in Gilmore Girls. And Veronica Mars. And Twilight. And Sarah Dessen novels :)
Posted by Stephanie on 29 April 2010
I can beat that—I can speak the Star Trek lingo now. And talk coherently about cars. And golf. And my husband gets to read romance novels and watch shows about fashion models with me. Ain’t love grand? =)
Posted by Roseanna White on 30 April 2010
Very true… I can hold my own in a debate about how Dean, Jess and Logan are all tools and how I’m not convinced that Rory is much better. Who saw that coming?
Posted by Ben on 29 April 2010