Wherever You Are: Meg Menkis + a Giveaway

Marriage & Motherhood Series

I’m thinking about the late nights we’d spend in the city - young and carefree and so alive.

We’d wine and dine and maybe catch the latest exhibition at the Met, or take a stroll around the park and breathe in the crisp autumn air.

We were caught up in the thrill of young love, it was exhilarating. We were living our best lives.

Tonight, it’s barely 7pm and the three of us are all curled up in bed after a long day.

We squeeze close under a soft blanket, because she asked to snuggle. She smells like baby oil- I breathe her in and close my eyes as I listen to you sing her a lullaby. You make up the words.

We laugh and sing and read together. I marvel at this beautiful life we’ve created together.

Do you grow and change slowly, barely even noticing- or does it happen all at once?

I can’t pinpoint the moment when we stopped being that young and carefree couple. I’m not quite sure how our love transformed into the kind where you grow old together.

But somewhere along the line, it did, and I’m so grateful for it. I’ll gladly skip the city lights for this.

My best life is wherever you are.

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Megan Menkis met her husband, Jon, in art school, and they are now parents to one very spunky 3 year old and another little girl on the way! After graduating art school, Meg and Jon married in the middle of a record-setting heat wave. Though Meg writes about the joys of marriage, hers is far from perfect- it is messy and hard and beautiful all at the same time. As a family, Meg, Jon, and their daughter love to create together. Meg’s favorite creative outlets include painting, photography, and creative writing. You can keep up with her writing on motherhood at https://megmenkis.substack.com/