I definitely needed a beer last night so we hit up Buffalo Wild Wings - Baby J in tow. Getting out of the house with the family felt like a breath of fresh air. For a brief moment, I enjoyed my beer and forgot about the disaster that was waiting for us at home.
That beer conjured up a memory of me and Mr. Chunglund shortly after we had reconnected back in 2006. I was desperately trying to finish up a paper for law school and Mr. Chunglund had just found out that he had passed the bar exam. We both took a break that afternoon and sat on the patio at Brit's and had a beer. Well, at least I did. Mr. Chunglund might have been saving his liver for his post-bar celebration.
When I asked Mr. Chunglund if he remembered that moment, not only did he remember he even remembered what I had been wearing. Remembering that moment made me realize what a long way we have come since that warm fall afternoon. That day I don't think I ever would ever have predicted that we would be married and attempting a cross-country move with a 4 month-old. Last night it felt good to step back and see the bigger picture. A picture not cluttered with moving boxes, change of address forms, or packing tape. While it's a much different picture than that of the two of us sitting outside at Brit's, it is a true testament to how far we've come in the last four years. Not quite picture perfect, but we've got ourselves one happy little family.
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