in sickness & health

mr. k and i have looked like a gimp and a smoker as of late.

for a solid two weeks i hacked up germs and then choked on them, sometimes to the point of tears.  i have never felt so attractive before.  mr. k hyper-extended his leg (bad) in flag football on monday and has been hobbling about, trading ice pack for hot pack and taking a bottle of ibuprofen. and if i didn't believe it before, i can attest to it now-- there are no boundaries in marriage.

your spouse see you at your complete worst state of life, whether it's a grumpy gimp or a crying-hacking mess, and miraculously they don't run away. do you know what else is even more amazing? that they still love you, despite your flaws and sickness and the low balance in your bank account.

as luck would have it, as i sat down to write this (because heaven knows it has been ages since i have written) , my favorite movie was on tv-- meet joe black.  i think it epitomizes what i'm trying to say here:

joe: "how do you know?"

quincey: "it's like you know each other's secrets, the deepest darkest secrets, and then you're free...

you're free to love each other completely, totally, no fear.  so there's nothing you don't know about each other and it's okay."

although we didn't make the traditional vows of "in sickness and health" when we were sealed in the temple 3 months ago, we made covenants which are exponentially more dear and lasting. We have a mountain to learn about marriage but this little stint of "sickness" on both parties has made me realize the depth of our commitment to care for each other in the good and bad times.

so here's to more health than sickness, but a re-doubled effort of commitment and love when those sick days and hard times come.