Role Models? Us?

I friend of mine is getting married back in Boston, but she is having her big, blow-out bachelorette party in New York City this weekend. Unfortunately, she just told me about it two days ago.

I said to my husband, "Danielle is having her bachelorette party at a karaoke bar in New York City and she invited me. I've never been to a bachelorette party before."

"When is it?" he asked me.

"This weekend," I replied.

"Well, you know what," he said. "You're still never going to have been to a bachelorette party."

Shoot, I think I almost had him convinced to send me. If only I'd had more notice.

I wrote my friend back and told her that I wouldn't be able to come, but I thanked her for the invite and told her to have fun. She sent me back an e-mail in reply that had me saying, "Awwwww."

She said, "And thanks for being such a strong, positive example of how to make a marriage work. You really inspire me."

See? Say it with me now. Awwwww.

Like every marriage, my husband and I have had our ups and downs. But even during our hardest times I always knew that we would come out of the difficulty with our marriage even stronger than ever.

But to hear that someone else sees us as role models? That's amazing. It makes me feel incredibly proud. And more than a little lucky. I hadn't realized that anyone was watching us.