The other night, after learning that his father would be going in for a long awaited kidney transplant, Allistair said, “Honey, we handle change pretty well, don’t we?”

At this point, we like to take bets on what life has to toss our way. We know it will always be the unexpected. over the course of the last 7 months, we moved in together; spent the summer with his sister; he got laid off; i got fired; we moved cities; we became explorers of our new home town; visited oregon; had an east coast vacation; fell even deeper in love; got a new kitten for our family; job hunted; worried about money; planned for the future; got jobs; faced serious illness in our families…

We’ve faced the day to day stress of this economic downturn in a real way while remaining optimistic and adventurous. Leaning on each other is what has kept us grounded, moving forward and motivated for the future. We’ve accepted that the only thing we can count on is that nothing will stay the same and we make a damn good team.

Come on, tomorrow, give me your best shot.