Picking it back up again

I just read a blog from an old high school friend and it made me want to begin writing again. I suppose I love to write, even if it isn't officially published. I will never shake my passion for the written word. While teaching creative writing helps to scratch that itch, I find that writing myself is most satiating.

My life has changed quite a bit from 2007. I have added a dog and a husband to my family. Both are great companions, and both provide me with so much to "fill me up." I tried to make running fill me up before, and it worked for a short time, but I always felt like something was missing. I tried extra miles, faster runs, additional races, but nothing seemed to work. And so, for my journey into my 30's, for I am no longer in my twenties, I choose marriage...something I have always wanted, but never seemed to find before. And it fits well. I spoke to a friend this summer who describe marriage as "the best and craziest ride of his life." Unfortunately, he got off that ride, but I don't think that he would ever say he regretted it. For me, I find the craziness, but at the same time, I feel stability, and the comfort of knowing that whoever I am and whoever I become will be perfectly and completely accepted. It feels good.