10 Years!

Today I celebrate 10 years of marriage to my wonderful husband. It's so unreal that it's been 10 years since our wedding day. I can't say that I remember it like it was yesterday, because, honestly I don't even remember some of it. It was such an exciting, crazy day that some of it just went by in a blur. Of course, there are specific things that I remember so well, like my little cousin (flower girl) crying because she was so nervous, sitting, standing and even laying while a friend too a good 2 or 3 hours to do the most amazing hairdo I've ever been able to wear, walking from the library to the sanctuary trying not to be drenched in sweat because it was well over 100 degrees that day (August in AZ is not the best time to get married). But most of all, I'll never forget the look on my husband's face when he saw me coming down the aisle or the amount of self control it took for me not to start crying because I was so happy. All in all, our wedding really went off without any disasters. I always hear people talk about how stressful weddings are and how everything always goes wrong, I never quite understand that. It was a pretty crazy day, but nothing really went wrong and I didn't feel stressed at all. I was just happy.
Here we are 10 years and 4 kids later. I can definitely say I am as much if not more in love with him today than I was then. We've definitely gone through the "better or worse" of things... much more "health" than "sickness" (thank God) and a lot more "poorer" than "richer", but through all the ups and downs that come with life, we've only grown closer and stronger together. If you would have told us that day that we would be who and where we are in 10 years, we probably would have looked at you like you were insane. We've sure had some interesting twists and turns, but the important thing is that we're still together and more in love than ever. Our lives aren't perfect, but we're happy and we have healthy, happy children and that's what matters in the end.

So there is my mushy tribute to the love of my life. Here's to 10 wonderful years and to many, many more. Love you honey!