Chris and I met 13 years ago today. Who knew that that chance meeting on a hot summer evening in a (God forsaken) bar would lead us both to the here and now. So many of our friends have broken up and/or divorced. I often wonder how we have made it this far. What makes us different from them? I try not to think about it too much... Some things there just are no answers for. We just are.
We are older. Our bodies have morphed. Some areas are saggier and less taut than they used to be. We've put on some weight. There are scars where there never used to be. The lines on our faces are deeper and more defined. The gray hairs are now outnumbering the non-gray hairs. Despite all of these changes, I look at him and still see the young man with the cherubic face I fell in love with.
I can't imagine my life without him. He gets me. I get him. His sense of humor is as twisted as mine. He is truly my best friend. His support has been unwavering. Especially, during this terribly difficult period that has occurred since my Dad passed away. He is also the best father I could have ever wished for my kids to have. They adore him. I'm totally chopped liver in our house, but that's OK...
I love you sweetheart.
You're the best.
So glad our worlds collided on this day 13 years ago. 13 is my lucky number.
Awwwwwwww . . . *sniff. <3 I love it when married people really love each other.
Important question: On the wedding day, did you guys feed each other cake, or smash it into each others' faces? I have a theory about whether the marriage survives when people smash the cake, and I'm collecting data. Dennis and I fed each other; we've been married 25 years. (If he'd smashed cake up my nose, I'd probably have an annulment certificate instead.)
Posted by: Jan C. | July 13, 2009 at 01:18 PM
No cake smashing on the face occurred between Chris and I on our wedding day. :)
Posted by: ashley | July 13, 2009 at 01:59 PM
I met my hubby in a bar too-in 1972. I was still in HS but working as a waitress 2nd shift to pay my rent(I had left home at 17-insane people there). He was on leave from the Army after being drafted because his differment got messed up by all his partying in college. 6 weeks later, we eloped. #37 coming this fall. Since
GM took away our life insurance last week for salaried retirees,I can't stab him as planned :(
Posted by: Jan Scholl | July 13, 2009 at 04:44 PM
Congratulations!
On your anniversary, your beautiful family, and your lucky number 13...
TODAY is obviously your day!
:-)
Posted by: Nancy McDonnell | July 13, 2009 at 05:05 PM
Happy Anniversary! It's nice to not only hear about a couple being married for a long time but that they actually like being married to each other! (I feel bad for some of my friends who stay in a bad marriage because of money)
For Jan C: I have been married 20 years and got married really young (20!) we smashed a bit-not up the nose or ruin the dress way but enough to get it on our face and get a funny picture.
Posted by: Ilona | July 13, 2009 at 07:09 PM
Oh...I'm so happy I stumbled here tonight... Just glad I thought "oh surely she has escaped for months and months...." and happy surprise. You just keep riding that rollercoaster of life. There is no answer.
Posted by: Kirsten | July 14, 2009 at 12:55 AM
congratulations! There is one thing that you forgot to mention: that you make beautiful children....
Posted by: Tracie | July 14, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Sadly, you are one of the few married couples I know of who is happy (but that is great for you!). Congratulations on still loving each other.
Posted by: Lisa | July 14, 2009 at 07:33 PM
*sniff* great...tears in the morning! Congratulations on a wonderful relationship and beautiful children :-)
Posted by: Sandra | July 15, 2009 at 09:27 AM
congrats!!
does this mean you're back to blogging.
Posted by: tina riddell | July 15, 2009 at 11:59 AM