Happy Anniversary!

I couldn’t let today go by without a special mention.  Seven years ago, I married my best friend, Patrick.  We had a gorgeous wedding surrounded by family and friends and a terrific party afterwards.  It was a special day that celebrated our new life and paid homage to the examples of love in our families…over 150 years of love.

Since we got married, we have worked very hard and built a really great life together.  Going into marriage, I thought we were entering the easy part.  Like a fool, I thought marriage was the reward for the hardships of dating.  How wrong I was.  Marriage is amazing but it is work, work and more work.  Every day you must decide to put work into your marriage and relationship if you want it to succeed and grow.  Luckily, we have both always said yes to the work.

I have had moments over the last seven years where I doubted my abilities to make it work and wondered if we would make it.  It wasn’t that I didn’t love my husband, but sometimes the obstacles seemed insurmountable.  But when we decided to marry we did it ” In Sickness and in Health, For Richer for Poorer and (as I like to add)… Through Wins and Losses.”  We made a commitment and promise to each other.  During the more difficult times, I always return to the feelings on my wedding day to remind me why we took this crazy adventure together.

These last seven years have been full of ups and downs, job changes, relocations, struggles, joys, more wins than losses and two beautiful little girls.  We have weathered moments that truly tested us as people and as a couple.  We have seen each other in our worst and best moments.  Yet, through it all, my love for Patrick has only grown.  Yeah, there are days where I may be a bit annoyed or frustrated by him (and I’m sure he would say the same thing), but we have always loved and respected each other and cherished our family and life.  We have too many riches to not fight hard for our life together.

Today I am feeling pretty blessed to have made it to this milestone.  Seven years seems like a big accomplishment to me but then again every anniversary is special when you look at the moments that brought you to that day.   I love our life so much right now and can’t wait for another seventy years together.

Happy Anniversary.

Our wedding day…

Life now…

L

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