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In honor of Valentine’s Day, I thought I would take a little time to talk about me and Jake.<\/p>\n
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One statement we hear all the time (at least once a week) is “I don’t know how you guys do it.” And to that I usually say that I don’t either. I can’t explain why I am still here or how I am able to wake up every morning or how I am able function in a semi-normal way. All I know is that I am here and so is Jake and sometimes, even when we’re alone on a raft in the middle of the ocean, we’re still here together.<\/div>\n
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Trust me, we have our moments! There are days that we want nothing to do with each other. There are days when we get really mad at each other for really little, insignificant stuff. We will yell at each other, storm away in anger, slam doors and break down in tears of anger. We don’t know why we act the way we do, it’s just that sometimes we get all of these bottled-up emotions and there is nowhere else to throw them except at each other. If I could explain it, I would, but it’s like they’re just there and sometimes they make no sense at all.<\/div>\n
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Thankfully, we usually recognize what we’re doing to each other, and when the dust settles, we come back to each other, seeking forgiveness, kind words, hugs and usually a trip to get ice cream or coffee to talk it out and make things better. Once we’re back to good, we see that it is still just us, together, trying to survive with each other and hopefully get better with each other along the way.<\/div>\n
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So to Jake, I am so thankful that you are on this road with me, because I could not have walked this with anybody but you. You put me in the folds of your arms when it gets to be too much for me and you let me know I am safe and that we will get through this together. You predict a bad moment or a sad memory sneaking up on me and you put out that fire before it starts to burn out of control within me. You tell me what I need to hear, when I need to hear it, but most importantly you know when to say nothing at all and just let me have my moment. I can only hope that I have been as good a partner to you as you have been to me. I can only hope that we continue to survive together and that we never lose sight of what we are, what we have, what we’ve had and what we hope to be one day.<\/div>\n
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And one more note…a year ago today a wonderful woman came to take pictures of the girls. She lovingly gave of her time and resources just so that we could have some beautiful memories. I am so thankful for the images she has given to us. There is no way we would have known at the time that one short week later our girls would be gone.<\/div>\n
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