Once upon a time (ten years ago today). There was this girl. She was young, and silly, and a little unprepared for the world in general.  But she had survived her freshman year of college without completely giving up her faith or having a nervous breakdown, and that probably meant something. This particular silly young girl spent the entire day telling everyone that even though she was going to dinner (at Outback) and a movie (Fantasia 2000) with a friend, a guy from school – it was, most certainly, not a date.

Tonight, the same silly girl – 10 years older, and only a tiny bit wiser – will go out to dinner with the same guy – now her husband, her lover, the father of her children, and most importantly… her best friend.