Happy Anniversary to Me!
A page from our wedding album with our program, pastor
11 years ago today…I wore a dress that was about 20 layers thick on a day that was 98 degrees. Seriously…98 degrees. I couldn’t use a restroom for about 6 hours straight because it was wet from the previous 3 straight weeks of rain, and aforementioned white dress would have gotten ruined dragging in the water. I watched 4 waiters attempt to deliver beverages to 130 people seated under a tent with not a bit of wind–just 4 because the new owner of the facility had forgotten to account for college letting out resulting in most of his wait-staff quitting–those 4 waiters, who had been hired from a temp agency that week–ended up being blurs in the photos.
And that was one of the best days of my life…because that day I married my husband. We’ve had better and worse, been through richer and poorer (we’ve each been laid off multiple times in our 11 years), sickness and health (hubby had mono one year…and then shingles 2 years later…yeah, he can’t decide whether he’s a college student or a nursing home resident). And every year that passes, I know more and more how blessed I am.
My husband tirelessly gives me backrubs when I’m pregnant (and I’ve been pregnant a lot, right?). He trys to understand my logic. He prays with and for me, and is humble enough to admit when he is wrong and ask for my forgiveness. And just the other day, when I was saying “I really need some chocolate!” his face lit up in a smile, and he said “you haven’t found the bag I’ve been hiding, have you?” and pulled a bag of my favorite chocolates (Dove dark chocolate) out of a cabinet. He was “saving it for a rainy day,” and that day was indeed rainy! I’m tearing up now just thinking of that gesture.
So I wish me a Happy Anniversary! And I hope your day is filled with happiness too.