The laws of physics.

So for those of you who have never had the opportunity to get to know my husband, you may not know that he is one of the most intelligent people you will ever meet. The way that his brain works truly is a mystery to me. His ability to pick things apart and figure out how they work, his constant need to know why something is the way that it is, the way his mind never stops moving. No matter the topic. Science, history, even just life in general. He has to know why. Now at times, its frustrating, because Im not as smart as him. I don't see life in the same bizarre way that he does. And I don't always have the ability to figure out why something is the way that it is. Or why something is fair when it makes no logical sense that it should be. Like why my pap had to die. Or why life just doesnt seem to go my way. Or why my job is frustrating. Or why people leave without giving a reason. Or how things are just so perfect sometimes that you are sad that that moment will end, because you know it will never be that perfect again.

But even though I may not have the mind to see life the way he does, I have learned something so valuable from my husband's way of thinking. Everything has a science to it. And today as I was sitting on the couch, recovering from whatever sickness it is that my tutu wearing rugrats gave me this time, I was thinking about life. I have always been quite the nerd. I love learning and reading and gaining knowledge. But when I was in high school, I never realized that what I was learning applied so much to my life. We live in this ever changing world. It never slows down or takes a break or stops long enough to let us catch our breath. But within that world that spins so quickly and so violently, there are constants that never change. We never know what the day to day will hold. We never know what to expect, because life isn't predictable. But those constants, they hold us together. Family holds us together. Our friends hold us together. The ones that aren't afraid to remind us that there really is no such thing as normal. The ones that have stuck by you through all of life's ups and downs. The ones that have proven that they want to be there. Our constants. And just like Einstein's Theory of Relativity, the speed of light is constant. No matter what is happening around it. No matter how violent the force, it remains constant. And the bright spots in our lives, they are our constants. They get us from one day to the next. They are the ones that keep us together. And in life, it seems that we have traveled light years. We have gone through so much change and evolution in who we are as people, as families, as mere minutes in this huge vast universe, but at the end of the day, when I look back on where I have been and where I am going next, I am truly thankful for the constants in my life. I don't know who I would be without them.

And more than that, today I am thankful for a husband who thinks differently than most. One who's willing to challenge me, and to be my strongest constant in the midst of the chaos. Here's to the love of my life.

Until next time...