I was 27 when we got married and we still waited 3 years to have kids (we didn't have quite the whirlwind the Bush's did, but we hadn't even known each other a year before we were married, and hadn't even been dating 3 months before we were engaged. We KNEW).
Having time together before the kids come is a good idea if it works that way. We are really hoping that's true with our boys, since they're both so young (and have school to finish).
A few weeks ago I was driving home and a bunch of middle-school boys were walking along the street, heading for who knows where. I was hit by a piercing memory of my son at that age (he is now 36).
However, I enjoy not having to keep track of a bunch of diffeent schedules, making whatever we want for dinner, and being able to keep the house fairly clean.
Hubby enjoys not having to remember to shut the bathroom door. LOL!
Since C-Span has obviously decided to boycott the President's recent speeches and press conferences (e.g., the President's July 4 speech), you will find a transcript of today's press conference at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/07/20050706-3.html
From one Rasmussen (the Prime Minister) to another (the pollster):
RASMUSSEN:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Bush_Job_Approval.htm
Wednesday July 06, 2005--Fifty-one percent (51%) of American adults approve of the way George W. Bush is performing his role as President. This is the first time his Approval Rating has topped 50% since June 10.
Job approval:
51% approve 48% disapprove
[Note: 1.) If Rasmussen used the more common 2-option approve/disapprove schemata (vs the 4-option), the President's job approval would increase to 53-54%; 2.) If Rasmussen polled 'likely voters' vs 'adults (as he did all of last year), the President's job approval would increase to 54-56%! Not too shabby!!!]
Reminder: The President's job approval ratings will continue to fluctuate for two reasons: 1.) it's summer ('summer' should be viewed as nothing more than an extended holiday period); 2.) 'it's the gas prices stupid' (a president's JA is always correlated with the public's perception of the economy; as long as gas prices continue to fluctuate, the uninformed will remain 'nervous')!
Fortunately, we don't need to concern ourselves with polls! Our president has already been re-elected . . . the rest, as they say, is history!!!
What a cool love story. I love the "we just knew" kind of romances. In our case, "I just knew" and everyone around us just knew...but it took him awhile. ; )