Willing to adapt

March 16th was our 3rd wedding anniversary :) and all it keep coming to my mind is that our willingness to adapt is the key to our happy marriage, a happy life and it helps us to get closer to our dreams.

I grew up in a super steady environment. My life up to when I went to college had no complications at all.
I lived since I was 6 in the same house, same city, always spent Christmas in Tampico with all our relatives, every summer I would spend it at my grandma's. We lived a very comfortable life, no finances worries, no health problems, etc.
Yup, I had a spoiled childhood.

My husband grew up in a very different way. His parents moved a lot, he changed schools, his parents switched careers a few times, they had a different plan on what to do every Christmas, etc.

Even when we come from very different backgrounds, and we were raised in a very different way, we get along so good.
I think we are a weird combination, because most of the time we deal with things in our own way, but we always agree with each other. Don't know if I am making my self clear, hehehe

Oh well, the point is that since I moved to Texas, and then moved to Canada, I get this question from people back home: How do you do it? How can you be far away from home?

My answer is always: I am willing to adapt. I like to get into new things, and for that you usually will have to let go some stuff and welcome some new things.
I noticed, that the more I decide to get involve into my new life, the better I feel. It took me a while to realized about that, and it took me a lot of effort, but happy with the results
I won't lie, once in a while I get homesick, I miss home, I miss family, I miss just the smell of my country, its colors, its folklore... that will always be in me. But I am also embracing a new culture, and I enjoy the chances to mix a little bit of the two of them.

Same happens with relationships. As a wife, as a sister, as a daughter, as a mother, as a friend, as a co-worker... when you come into a new environment, you need to be willing to adapt, willing to get to know that person more and figure a way to get along with them.

I love that I have shared half of my life with my husband. We grew up together, we went from high school sweethearts to a family. We keep learning together, we keep getting to know each other, we keep conquering each other's heart.

A mi amor,

Te amo corazon y estos 3 años han sido maravillosos... Gracias por ser un esposo maravilloso

"If you don’t adapt and change you get left behind, a willingness to change and adapt shows that you have an open and flexible mind, a willingness to learn and to apply that knowledge." Anonymous