It was interesting to think about how we have made things work for nearly a decade... coming from completely different cultures. I do think that our glue to the relationship is the mutual passion for design and our obsession to make and create. Even right now... as I type this at 9:30pm, we are both working on our current projects after our girls went to sleep. We usually do that until 10pm or so and wind down over a drink or cup of tea for the last bit of time together as day ends. It's just how we have always run our lives...
I also truly appreciate how he never boxed me in any type of category. As I take so many roles in life..., as a wife, a mother, a business owner, as a person who grew up in Japan, as a traveler..., he kept me free from labeling who I am. That has been such an incredible gift to continue pushing whom I am becoming...
Thank you Frido! and happy Valentine's Life:)
first picture by Max Wanger in 2009
second picture by Courtney of Erin Hearts Court in 2013
3rd picture with self timer... in 2014.
