Time Flies

This was our one year anniversary, I was pregnant with Eli Tzvi.  It was August 14, and he was born on September 13, 2008.  We met January 2007, got engaged April 2007, and got married August 2007.  We were both on the same page, and the timing was perfect for both of us, we were ready for the next chapter in our lives.

I was 34 at my wedding, 35 when my son was born, we had a plan to get to work on babies before I turned 40, Thank God it happened in the perfect order and time, I feel blessed.

Everything in life is pros vs cons, and hopefully we choose where the pros outweigh the cons.  Before I met Sam, nobody else really fit in every way.  My mother says that it has to be physically, intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.  Sure we are two independent people that lived most of our lives single and on our own terms.  It's not easy, but who wants easy, but even though its not easy, it has always just moved in the right direction.  I remember my roommate asking me how it was going, and I said "its just going."  My amazing hairdresser told me one of her clients told her that he was with a girl for a few years, and she was perfect in every way, they never had any disagreements.  Is that real life?  He was actually envious of my hairdressers relationship which had many arguments, debates, and making up :) 

Tip of the Day:  Passion, communication, and compromise make the best relationship.

In August it will be 5 years, we have grown, but have a lot more growing to do.  I love the phrase, its not who you can live with, but who you can't live without.  Just Passion is not enough, there must be unconditional love, and a commitment to go through the ups and downs together and support each other no matter what.  My parents are an amazing example of this, married 40 years last January, and I was born nine months later in October.  Once a commitment is made, that is your homework for life, to keep the fire burning and to have each other's back.

I also love the phrase, "A good relationship is two independent people choosing to be together."  I feel it is very important to have your own identity, purpose, and goals, and a partner who supports it.  Thank God my husband liked who I was in my past, and was looking to create our future.

Thank God for the hills and the valleys, and for being present in the magic of life,

Coach Yulia