13 Years Together

It is hard to believe that 13 years ago tonight Dave and I took our vows and became husband and wife. Sometimes it seems like just yesterday and other times I can't remember not being married. We have experienced a lot of things during these 13 years - job changes, traveling (ahh, The Maple Leaf Inn in Vermont), buying a house, having 2 kids - great times and sometimes times of struggle. All in all though we have led a pretty happy life together with our children, family and friends encouraging and helping us along the way. In my younger years, I always thought I would be married by 25 , have 3 kids and a job in the communications field - that wasn't the case. It was only when I became content in my single hood that God decided to hatch a plan in my father and Dave's father's head to try and have us meet. I know it was in God's time that Dave came along and that gives me a confidence that he truly is the one for me. So, instead of being 25 I was 28, instead of 3 kids it was 2 - we had 6 great years as a couple prior to them and are enjoying every minute (almost every minute) with them - and there is no communications job but I had an incredible career at UNIRISC and now have assumed my rightful role as a stay at home mom - the hardest and yet most rewarding job in the whole world. So, thank you dads for setting us up and thank you Dave for loving me as I am, marrying me and creating with me this wonderful life we lead with its ups, downs and inbetweens. I am looking forward to the next 13 years with you.