Wedded Wednesday "Falling In Love is Like Owning A Dog"

It's time for another "Wedded Wednesday" With Mrs. Leah at Marital Bless.






On the back of our wedding programs Mr. A and I had an excerpt from a poem that we used to describe our relationship. As many of you know our big furry baby is a big part of our lives and many of our first dates were to the park to play. So it seemed only fitting that we use this poem.



First of all, it's a big responsibility,
So think long and hard before deciding on love.
On the other hand, love gives you a sense of security:
when you're walking down the street late at night
and you have a leash on love
ain't no one going to mess with you.
Because crooks and muggers think love is unpredictable.
Who knows what love could do in its own defense?

On cold winter nights, love is warm.
It lies between you and lives and breathes
and makes funny noises.
Love wakes you up all hours of the night with its needs.
It needs to be fed so it will grow and stay healthy.

Love doesn't like being left alone for long.
But come home and love is always happy to see you.
It may break a few things accidentally in its passion for life,
but you can never be mad at love for long.

Is love good all the time? No! No!
Love can be bad. Bad, love, bad! Very bad love.

Love makes messes.
Love leaves you little surprises here and there.
Love needs lots of cleaning up after.
Sometimes you just want to get love fixed.
Sometimes you want to roll up a piece of newspaper
and swat love on the nose,
not so much to cause pain,
just to let love know Don't you ever do that again!

Sometimes love just wants to go for a nice long walk.
Because love loves exercise.
It runs you around the block and leaves you panting.
It pulls you in several different directions at once,
or winds around and around you
until you're all wound up and can't move.

But love makes you meet people wherever you go.
People who have nothing in common but love
stop and talk to each other on the street.

Throw things away and love will bring them back,
again, and again, and again.
But most of all, love needs love, lots of it.
And in return, love loves you and never stops.

Excerpt from Taylor Mali's "Falling In Love is Like Owning A Dog"

I like the messy picture of love created in this poem love is never perfect and neither is marriage it's a work in progress every second. It's choosing to love when it's easier to be angry. Mr. A and I knew that marriage wasn't going to be a cake walk but we also knew we couldn't live without each other. At the end of a bad day there's nothing better than snuggling up next to my husband and knowing that all is right with the world because I'm beside my love. So may your marriage be a little like owning a dog Lord knows ours is :)

Later Alligators....

Mrs. A