Today marks 5 years since the hubby and I became a couple. I still remember how weird it was to go from being friends to a couple, we’d already been friends for almost 5 years at that stage.
We’ve always had a pretty great relationship, it’s by far the best relationship I’ve ever been in(and one should hope so seeing as I married the man!). The fact that we were friends for so long beforehand and we already knew each others good and bad points, not to mention knowing each others families, is what made this turn out so well.
Not so say that we haven’t had our bad times, we both came into the relationship with kids already and that was very challenging to say the least. My ex really wasn’t in the picture – he was more concerned with his ‘single life’ and my boys lived with us. But things were tough with Matt’s ex and she really didn’t want to co-operate with sharing care of his daughter.
Having him make a career change was hard too. The money was good, but being a Fly In, Fly Out widow was really hard for me. Especially when it got to having 3 kids, working full time and being pregnant with a fourth. It put a huge strain on our relationship, all we had was the telephone for two weeks with not a lot to talk about when he was falling asleep after a 12 hour shift and me running around getting kids to school, working, feeding them and getting them to bed.
But now things are good again. We are with each other every day. He lets me sleep in in the mornings and gets the kids off to school and then comes and wakes me with big cuddles. We do nearly everything together now and not only is our relationship benefiting from it, but so are the kids. I am amazed at the bond they have with their daddy.
So 5 years has seen – 3 kids, a wedding(which will be two years ago tomorrow), a couple of house moves, a lifestyle change, a new car and plenty of love! I am still amazed at how fast 5 years has gone.
Happy Anniversary Matt, I love you with all of my heart. Here’s to many, many more years together!
By the way, he doesn’t know it yet, but I’ve organised for him to have a night off tonight by asking a friend to come and run the bar for us. We’re not going anywhere but I have invited some friends to come and have some drinks with him 
