Through It All (aka HIJACKED)

Roughly 5,000 days ago, a beautiful thing happened. It wasn’t like any ordinary thing, it was like when Adam met Eve for the first time. Or when Mickey finally met Minnie. Summer and
Chad met, and I am sure that there was a chorus of angels singing all around them. While their story has been documented in past anniversary and birthday
posts, there is something that I think gets left out, or at least overshadowed
by the glorious nature of our first meeting and grandiose courting process.

When we sat in our premarital counseling sessions with the
(amazing) man that would marry us in the near future, we thought we had stuff
figured out. When we found the apartment we were going to move into after we
got married, we knew what we were doing. When we walked down the aisle, said
our “I do’s”, made out and then left for our honeymoon, we were excited about
what we were going to teach the world. Granted, we knew that we had some things
to figure out, we were going to be away from the security that we had known for
20+ years and facing an unknown road, but we were confident naive.

Wow…were-we-wrong! Nothing could have prepared us for what
was about to happen. From changing jobs/careers, to going back to school, to
moving over and over, to life, then to death, then to more life. Who could have
imagined? Our finite minds struggle with seeing what will happen next, but
looking back, we can see where life has brought us and what life has taught us. 

Life has brought us 3 amazing children. Life has brought us loving and caring extended families. Life has brought us friends that enrich and grow us. Life has brought us more mature versions of Chad and Summer than we had first learned to love.

Life has taught us that is about more than just ourselves. Life has taught us to love more deeply. Life has taught us to find beauty in the highs, lows and in-between(s). Life has taught us to be true to who we are on the inside. Life has taught us to laugh and enjoy the journey. Life has taught us that our love is always changing and growing.

I am glad that I have been given the opportunity to go on this journey with
you, Summer! Even if, in a state of delirium, I sat down to vision this journey
into being, I don’t think I could have imagined a more enjoyable 13 years of
marriage with you! Thank you for trusting me enough to go on this adventure! Thank
you for broadening my world and for allowing me broaden yours! You are an
amazing wife and mom! Happy 13th year of nuptial agreement! I love
you!

 

Who would have thought that 13 years would bring this foursome into my life?

Oh yeah, you are probably wondering what that thing is that
gets overshadowed…it’s that Summer and I really enjoy each other’s company, especially the humor and wit (sarcasm) we bring to our relationship! (We fully understand that we may very well be the only people who find each other funny, and that’s okay, because we laugh a lot, and everyone else is just missing out!)

Happy Monday! Thank you for indulging me for a brief time, and for indulging Summer on a continuing basis. If you would like to read more of my ramblings about life, sorry, I only pop up when Summer is either too worn out to function or when I have an inkling to disrupt her flow. She will be back to run her chatter at some point again soon.