I am a hippie at heart- Day 7

I am probably one of the biggest hippie at hearts that I know. I secretly want to save the world. I want to rescue all the needy animals, I recycle and cringe when I see others that do not, I try to eat organic and green, and I would consider myself a flexatarian (someone who eats meat rarely). Hmm...what else. I believe in gay marriage (you know less than fifty years ago black and whites could not legally marry? fought by the same group that is fighting against gay marriage), I voted for Obama, I am a Sociology major, and I work in Environmental Health and Safety. I think that spells out my hippie love. My husband, on the other hand, is fiscally conservative and socially liberal...thank goodness. I can handle arguments over taxes, but I could not handle arguments over civil rights. During the election, my McCain supporter and I are argued until we gave up on each other all together. We agreed to disagree on all subjects political. We will never see eye to eye on so many issues. I guess this keeps our conversations more interesting and lively. I am insanely passionate about the things I believe in and so is my husband.
My point is that we do disagree on a lot, but we do not disagree on family and values. We want a safe and happy home for each other and our children to be. (Disclaimer- I am not expecting yet!) We both come from dysfuntional families. He is the son of divorced parents and I am the daughter of an dying alchoholic. I think the thing that bonds us is that we want something different for ourselves and our children to be. We know our family will never suffer through divorce or addiction. Life is too short to live unhealthy! With insanely hard work ANYTHING can be accomplished. I am exactly where I always wanted to be. As a child I could only dream of this kind of normalcy. I almost have to laugh at how easy "normal" can be. The only piece of advice I would give to anybody is, "Do not be lazy". I hate the saying "good things happen to those who wait". That is just ridiculous! "Good things happen to those who get of their *ss and go for it"!