Young and In Love

I've been thinking a lot lately about the phrase 'young and in love.'

Honestly, it's something I've heard a lot lately, with our 4th child in as many years on her way... Nevertheless, I find myself thinking about the flip side of it. Will there come a time when we aren't so young and perhaps not so in love????? What a terrifying thought. I can't imagine ever feeling less for him, or wanting less from our relationship.

But what about the older people in my life. Out of all my friends, aunts and uncles, grandmas and grandpas, parents, and everyone I can only think of ONE couple...JUST ONE... that shows affection in public. Now that's not to say the others don't behind closed doors, but I'm kind of blown away by the fact that only one seems ok with showing thier love. Perhaps it has something to do with their age.

Maybe PDA wasn't acceptable as they were growing up, so they have continued to contain themselves as they have aged?? Then does this cause their kids to not show affection?

The sociology of it is fascinating to me...

The truth is, though we are still pretty young, our relationship has reached it's teen years... and if there is any difference in us, it's that I want more of him. Don't get me wrong, we fight our fair share, but we are pretty quick to make up. And over these years together, those nuances have become a part of us. He knows that I get pouty if I don't get a kiss hello, and I know that just a hand on his back helps him fall asleep quicker. I like that he doesn't think I'm crazy when I want a peck at a stoplight... though after a recent stoplight, Scarlett announced that "that's enough kissing for today." But really, I'd rather her say that than 'that's enough fighting'.

And maybe that's just it. Maybe we aren't 'young and in love' maybe we're just lovers, not fighters. Haha! Who knows... whatever it is works for us.

So I guess, no matter how young or old I may be I am sure that;
I will always want to hold his hand
I will always welcome his touch
I will never turn away from a kiss
I will always be 'young and in love'