Happy Tenth Anniversary

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Dear Rudy,

It’s hard to believe that ten years ago today we exchanged wedding vows and began our new life together united as one. On our wedding day I remember being thrilled to finally be married. We had met nearly four years before that time, and very early on in our relationship you and I both had an inkling that we would be spending eternity together … even if we were afraid to mention it to each other.

And ten years later?

As cliché as it may sound, I am even more happy than I ever could have possibly imagined. Yes, I know, we have definitely had our ups and downs over the years as we have learned to communicate more clearly and effectively and as we have learned to find a good balance between compromise and just understanding each others needs better, but I certainly feel like we have always been making steady progress in an upwards trend. Marriage is definitely hard work, but just like motherhood it is so very worth it.

“Marriage demands work. A happy marriage exacts the very best of us. Yet above all, maintaining a successful marriage is a choice.”

~ Janette K. Gibbons

You are the perfect complement to me and I feel like we tend to bring out the best in each other. I also find it comforting that when I am having a down and off-my-rocker kind of day (or week or month), you are positive, stable, patient and encouraging. And when it is the other way around, I do the same for you. I feel extremely blessed that we are able to do this for each other. I definitely know the Lord is continually watching over our marriage.

I know when we first got married and went on our relatively low budget honeymoon to Palm Springs, we dreamed of doing something big for our ten year wedding anniversary. We had dreams of Hawaii or Europe or a Caribbean vacation on some exotic and relaxing beach without any kids tagging along.

Of course we had always assumed you would be long done with school and that we would be in a more comfortable position in our lives, but that is not the case. And quite honestly, it really doesn’t matter at all to me. Maybe in the next couple of years we will finally be able to make one of those dreams a reality, but for now I am just grateful that we are still happily together and that we get to celebrate such an incredible milestone.

Thank you for being you and thank you for making me the most important thing in your earthly life. I cherish our friendship, our relationship and our marriage. I always will.

I love you more than I could ever adequately describe and I look forward to my love growing even more deeply for you as we continue to live the rest of our lives together.

All my love,

Lucy

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