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He'll Dance With Me
Life with Kids Doesn't Mean Life without Romance By Margaret O'Hair
I can tell you where our hammock got lost: Somewhere in between "Just Married" and "Married With Children."
When I'm standing in line, waiting to pay for my groceries, those magazine headlines can make me think, "When was my last romantic kiss?"
But none of that seems important when I remember last summer in San Luis Obispo. We did 27 events from "The Unofficial Guide To California With Kids" in an 11-hour time span. Of course, this just meant that we were tired like usual. As the sun set over the ocean, we discovered the downtown square. The streets were roped off, and a band was playing music from our college days.
My husband told the kids to stay put and watch my purse. He reached for my hand. "Really?" I asked. "Flip!" went my heart.
"What are you doing?" my daughter asked.
"Mom and I are going to dance," my husband said.
"In front of all these people?" my daughter asked. "This is embarrassing!"
My son crooked his eyebrow at me. "You go, Girl!" he said.
And there by the sea, in front of all those people, my husband and I danced to the music of the Mighty Croon Dogs. And I realized that even though we're tired, our hearts haven't stopped. There's no swing or sway about it: I can always find my way back over the moon when my feet are next to his.