Being in love doesn't mean it has to be a certain way

Okay---So I would like to dedicate todays post to all the happily married couples--and those who are engaged!--how exciting!
So this is what I want to know---we have seen how our parents relationships have worked out--we have seen the many relationships around us prosper and or wither away--I want to know why on earth some of the few people that I know of (not including those who I know are awesomely in love) felt like there has to be play by play on how relationships are--dating--then meet the parents--introduce some sort of animal to the mix--more dating--then engaged for however long--then married. I LOVE to love---quite frankly I think I'm addicted to being in love--and like I said back in my first post I have had my heart broken and vice verse but it all ends up the same in the end. When you are truly in love with someone--nothing in the world matters then that one person---the world stops moving when that person isn't around--you would do and say things that maybe you normally never would have. Love changes lives and changes people--and for me---it saved my life from going down one long endless dark tunnel. Ross and I got pregnant 8 months into our relationship---and we had our fair share of ups and downs up until that point but there is no were in the world that I would rather be then hanging out with Ro. We didn't want to get married because I got pregnant--the last thing I would EVER want to hear or ever have anyone say about me is "oh well she got married because she got knocked up"---ha!--fools. We want to get married when we want to get married--we want our wedding--our day--our everything to be because we wanted it--because we choose to be with each other---because it was the love that brought us together and kept us together. And if I'm really going to do this whole wedding thing one day then by gawd I want to do it the way we want it and not just throwing something together at the last minute. Now this is just my preference!---I'm not judging anyone for any choices made--this is just merely my take and my opinion on my life. Its just that things aren't scripted---things aren't a certain way---and things certainly don't happen according to plan all the time.
I know there are going to be some of you out there--that are going to say--well I did exactly that--and all I have to say is that's wonderful for you--what works for me doesn't work for everyone--whether its because of religious views or your own preference--I think you did exactly what you wanted and that's all that matters.
I am enjoying my time with Ross and Liam without any of the pressures of having to plan the big day ( don't get me wrong---when that day comes---you will ALLLLLLL know about it everyday until the day). I just love taking the time to savor each and every moment with my family--and being able to just plan for what to do this weekend. I'm happy--my family is happy---and that is the bottom line. Just be happy---be in love and the rest will follow.
So I want to know YOUR story---fill me in---I'm all ears!---well ear. :-)
Here is a wonderful metaphor for love that I came across---and it speaks directly to everyone.

.....A Destroyer. A really good love affair will annihilate something about the lovers prior self. Maybe new boundaries will be penetrated, maybe certain beliefs and views will change. The very best encounters will leave one a completely different person, oblitirate the old self completely. Sometimes a dart from Cupid is exactly what we need to nudge off the wrong path in life, to jolt us out of a rut, force us to take back control from the autopilot. In order to fall in love, one must be ready (deep down) to let go of things and put some faith in fate: to bid farewell and release the old and open one's arms to the new.
Xamuel.com

So last night when I left work I went to pick up my little boy from the babysitter---went to my moms to visit with her for a bit and then when I got home at 630--Liam was ready for bed--so off he goes to bed for the night and then I crashed on the couch and watched episode after episode of The Office until I passed out.
Yesterday was soooo over rated! too much to do and not enough hours in the day. Ross comes home at or around 1--gives me a kiss and heads out to hang out with some of his friends----ahhhhh I love having the whole bed to myself--I can just sprawl out to every corner and no one is there to tell me otherwise.

Everyone have a wonderful day!
Stay green!
Love!