Okay, we might not be quite there yet, but we’re getting close. Today is our ninth wedding anniversary. It doesn’t seem possible that we’ve been married for nine years. I see our old wedding photos, like the one on the right, and we look so young. We had our lives in front of us, no idea what was waiting for us on the horizon.
I’m continually amazed by what a good marriage we do have. Could be that I have my head in the sand, but I don’t think so. We’ve weathered some tough storms together but the key word is that we weathered them together. I’ve never felt that I am in this alone. That I don’t have an ally or a best friend to enjoy the good and suffer the bad with. Considering how long we’ve been together (coming up on 11 years in September), we spend a lot of time together. It’s rare that we do separate activities on the weekend. We cherish the weeknights after the children have gone to bed and we have some time together, just us. Even if we’re just watching TV, we watch it together.
I don’t know what I would do without my best friend. I pray that I don’t have to find out anytime soon. Nothing ever feels complete unless I’m sharing it with him. I loved going to Chicago for BlogHer and finally getting to see the Windy City. But how much greater would it have been with him at my side, enjoying it with me? I want to explore all life has to offer with him at my side. Anything less just wouldn’t be as wonderful.
Best of all? He puts up with me. I know I can’t be easy. I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not, but I’m not exactly a domestic diva. Though I have been known to put out a few gorgeous children, so I guess I have that in my favor. I don’t have to put up with much with him. He’s fantastic with kids, irons a mean shirt and cooks dinner. That’s a rare thing, even in this day and age!
At any rate, I hope we have many, many more years ahead of us. And I hope that next year we get to do something totally awesome for our 10 year anniversary. If it involves jewelry, I won’t complain.
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This is me. I'm a thirtysomething stay at home mom to three kids. For years I was a stay at home mom to one kid and trying very hard to have more. It took a LONG time (ie: 6 1/2 years), but finally Liam arrived and charmed us with his blue eyes and ginormous, round head. Then we got a shock: I was pregnant again and this time it was a GIRL. Our hearts and home are full at last and now that we're done having babies, we get to relax (snort) and watch them grow (not too fast now, you hear?). Thanks for coming by, feel free to dip into my archives, read my About and History pages (just don't do Jackson's Story without tissues!) and make yourself at home.
