Thursday night

Three years ago, Magnus and I were at a kind of rough time in our relationship. We weren't fighting or anywhere close to breaking up or anything, but the stress of being apart was the hardest during this time period (November through March), and we were both getting a little cranky with the whole world. Plus, it was the whole 2000 celebration, and well, I spent it sitting at home and not in Sweden with him, which we'd been sort of planning but it fell through. Also, at that point we had no real future plans going on. Magnus was still working on getting a job with Dell in Nashville, and I still had a year and a half of school left, so even if he did get the job, we would still be apart.

Anyway. On New Years Eve, Magnus made a promise to me that 2000 would be Our Year. I was a little skeptical about how it could possibly be Our Year if we were spending it apart. Also, I'm a compulsive worrier and I couldn't see how he could know that.

But.

Magnus came to visit on March 17, I arrived in Stockholm on May 30. Magnus proposed to me on July 16. I came back here on August 14, Magnus arrived on October 25, and we were married on November 18. So in the end, it was our year.

On New Year's Eve, I said sadly that our year was ending, and Magnus promised that 2001 would be our year again.. and it was, as 2002 was.

So as I snuggled up against him on Wednesday night, I asked sleepily if 2003 would be our year again. He assured me that it would indeed.

I have the highest of hopes for this year.