Firstdateaversary

Two years ago today, after spending the early morning at Maverick's quasi-media day, I met Diana for the first time in a shitty little bar near her work. The Cavs had a game that night, and were headed for the playoffs. I've told the story before.

In any case, the crazy thing to think about this year is how much has happened in just two years. I would have never guessed that in about 22 months I'd be married to her. Even before I bought the ring, I spent a lot of time thinking about whether or not it was the right path. All I could find wrong with her was that she loaded the dishwasher funny and interjected the word "so" superfluously into phone conversations. Seriously, if those are the biggest negatives you can come up with for someone, I'd say they're a pretty good candidate for marriage.

I guess that's the most striking thing about her, is that there's no significant drama. I can only think of one instance where I was ever actually angry with her, but even then, I don't even remember what it was about. She has challenged me at every turn in terms of my expectations for what a relationship is supposed to be. As a former therapist once said, you learn about relationships from your parents, and then it evolves from your own experience. It never occurred to me that I could simply have one that was drama free.

There are still things that I negatively expect sometimes, like today when she was working outside I felt guilty as if I were supposed to be doing it too, but that's just not how she rolls. I'm grateful to be sharing my time with someone who makes it so easy to just be.