Leila Shea Christensen » princess bride http://leilachristensen.com if you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never ever have enough Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:30:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 You Think This Happens Every Day? http://leilachristensen.com/2009/12/you-think-this-happens-every-day/ http://leilachristensen.com/2009/12/you-think-this-happens-every-day/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:56:34 +0000 Leila http://leilachristensen.com/?p=484 My parents have a quote up on their wall. They say it’s from the Princess Bride, but it’s been awhile since I watched the movie (a shame, I know!), so when I see the quote, I really only think of them.  Before I tell you the quote, take a look at this picture from the other night.

mom & dad.truelove

TRUE LOVE.  YOU THINK THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY?

My parents are still crazy in love and I think it’s the best thing ever. 27 years of marriage and 8 kids haven’t changed that – if you asked, I think they’d tell you it’s even better than they imagined. (Well, at least some days they’d tell you that.) Whether the quote’s from Princess Bride or not – my parents have that love story beat.

Oh – and I couldn’t help putting up this next pic. My mom sometimes sings an old song called “Hopelessly Devoted To You.” (My dad does not sing. Except in Church.) This picture makes me think of that song.

mom & dad.hopelessly devoted

One of the greatest things my parents ever did for us was to stay in love with each other. We always knew that my mom came before any of the rest of us (in my dad’s eyes) and that the same was true about my dad in my mom’s eyes. Whoever thought second place could be so good?

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