Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping...

Is it really already May? The fifth month? Ashley and I have been in New Zealand for over three months now, all that time spent in Auckland, and our idea of hopping in a van and traveling around the country on a farm-stay experiment is on permanent hold after some consultation with the secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of New Zealand, as well as one of the Counselors of the Continental Board. But more about that later...

On the 8th of this month it will be six months since our wedding! Wow! At the Radiant Youth camp that we attended a few weeks ago, it was a surprise when the youth would come up to us and talk about what a great couple we were. Not because I don't see it, but because I can remember when I was in that position, looking at others and thinking-often enviously-of how happy they looked and how together they seemed.

Funny thing today, we saw two policemen walking on the sidewalk near the mall as we went to the supermarket, and Ashley remarked at how young they were. "Just babies," she exclaimed. I laughed, and pointed out that this was a sign we were getting old, when we looked around at people and showed surprise at how young they were! Fortunately for both of us, we still look very young, and together we get mistaken for much younger kids. Well I do at least. Lucky me to have a young, beautiful wife! I don't think that Ash gets any benefit from being seen with me. Sometimes I even think of times long ago, when I would see a pretty girl with a dorky looking guy and think, "What does she see in that guy?"...I bet I cause thoughts like that occasionally! Again, lucky me.