Over last weekend I met many new friends, new people, and went to a few new places.

I had a great talk over lunch with a man who was recently married- well, he had been married for a year, but that is still recent.

So the young man told me that marriage was full of trials and tribulations, and growing and learning. This was not news to me, but it is always good news to hear when you are single. Coming from the Song of Solomon conference, I am usually inclined to swivel my head in search of some future Mrs. Renz, but surprisingly, my only longing was not for that completeness that our society thrusts upon us. Alas, my heart is elsewhere, but that's another story.

During this conversation, I had an epiphany- suddenly everything made sense- and maybe, if you are married you will agree, and maybe if you are single, you will learn. Marriage is like going to the Bahamas, or pretty much any place you really want to go, and would love to go. You dream about it, you fantasize about it, you want nothing more than to go to this place, this exotic Utopia where wonders will never cease. However, in reality, you get there and you enjoy it for that one week, and then you are ready to go back home. Vacations become work after about a week. You have to look for things that interest you. I get bored really easy, so, before I plan to take that never ending Vacation, I am going to make sure I am really tired of Texas and I never want to come back.