Happy To Be Stuck With You

"The ultimate purpose of marriage is not to make us happy, but to glorify God."

I recently read that quote and it has stuck with me.  So true, isn't it?  I smiled when I thought this over and fit it into the equation of our own marriage.  Erich and I aren't perfect people and our marriage will never be perfect.  But we make the choice to love each other through it, come what may, and our prayer is that our relationship brings glory to God.  And you know what?  We're happy.  The purpose of marriage may not be to make us happy, but I think when you are working hard to glorify God happiness is going to be found in the midst of it.  On May 26th we celebrated 5 years of marriage. What a sweet spot we're in.  Still "newlyweds" in comparison to a lot of people, still learning each other, still figuring it out.  But enough experience under our belts to know how to relax and enjoy each other, work through the tough parts together, and hopefully make God smile when He looks at our little family. When people look at us I hope they see love and happiness. But most of all, I hope they see God.

On our anniversary this year we enjoyed a delicious dinner at an awesome restaurant in downtown Toledo then finished out the night with a little putt putt golf.  It was our first time doing that together and we joked that we didn't know how we survived our dating relationship without a round of putt putt. It seems like an awkward rite of passage for young dating couples.  Our point was proven when we arrived at the course and were surrounded by flirty couples a good 10 years younger than us. It was kind of entertaining.  I will never win any trophies in the mini-golf arena (I was horrible!) but we had a great time and some good laughs.  It was a very fun way to celebrate 5 years.

He came, He saw, He conquered.  That's right folks, Mr. Piland got a hole in one.  That's my husband!