Weekend

Saturdays just aren't the same when you don't have to go to work for a while. Other than attending weddings, I haven't been too busy the last few weeks. I'm at the age when the children of friends and colleagues are starting to get married, usually in the summer. Other than the opportunity to hang out and drink at the receptions, the whole wedding thing is kind of wierd. I genuinely wish the young couples a wonderful life, and certainly hope none of them end up as divorce statistics, but the odds are against at least 40% of them. My experience with marriage has been a positive one, indeed a blessing. I guess the only real advice I would give to newlyweds would be to think of marriage as a full time job. Pretty romantic, huh? One can never know what sorts of ups and downs are in store for the future, but by working to ensure open communication, honesty, and mutual respect, the bumps in the road can be ameliorated, or at least survived.