Tired

It's been a long week.  Marie's had class assignments, a photo expo, conflicting photo shoots, and not nearly enough sleep.  I've had work deadlines, unexpected crises to address...and not nearly enough sleep.  Lots of stress.

It's not that it's been a bad week - just a lot of things to get done, and a lot of self-imposed pressure to do it well.  The late nights and early mornings didn't help.

Friday was our wedding anniversary - five years.  It's a milestone that brings several smiles. at dinner, prior to proposing, I nervously asked her, "where do you see yourself in five years--professionally?" (Where's a teleprompter when you need one?) She still teases me about that.  So...five years to the day from our wedding, she was attending a professional photography expo.  And I was doing things at work that - five years earlier - I wouldn't have dreamed I'd be doing.

So...tired.  But happy.  My birthday and hers follow close on the heels of our anniverary, so if we don't manage to do something on the specific day, it's not a big deal.  We never forget; we just Rain Check on the celebration.

So...let the festivities begin.