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| John on our wedding day, September 7, 2012 |
When I walked down the aisle on my wedding day last September I had already lived with John for 4 1/2 years, been dating him for 5 years and known him for 7 years.
I thought I knew everything there was to know about the man I was committing the rest of my life to.
I thought I knew every side of him and everything he had to offer me.
But I was wrong.
In the first year of our marriage I have learned so much about John and he has shown me a side of him I've never even knew existed.
I've always known John is caring, considerate, thoughtful and generous to a fault. But I never knew exactly how far it could go.
In our first year of marriage we have dealt with the joy of my first pregnancy, a devastating miscarriage, trying to conceive again, problems within our families, my parents splitting up, watching those we love dealing with cancer, addiction, depression, and every other kind of stress you can think of.
Through all of this my husband has remained a constant source of strength.
He almost always knows what to say to make me feel better (or at least calm me down).
He understands when it's the stress talking and not me.
He understands when I need to be held, when I need to be left alone and when I need to talk.
He is patient when I worry about the same things over and over.
He bases every decision upon what's best for us and our relationship.
He's constantly looking out for me and always gives me the best advice he can.
He almost always knows what to say to make me feel better (or at least calm me down).
He understands when it's the stress talking and not me.
He understands when I need to be held, when I need to be left alone and when I need to talk.
He is patient when I worry about the same things over and over.
He bases every decision upon what's best for us and our relationship.
He's constantly looking out for me and always gives me the best advice he can.
I wish I had known the first year of our marriage was going to be so rough for us emotionally and that John would be what got us through. Every day I feel more and more confident that we are meant to be together and can get through anything. (not that I didn't already know that though!)
I feel that if we can get through this first year of marriage and come out stronger, we can get through anything.
And more than anything, I feel so incredibly blessed to get to spend the rest of my life with John.
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| Fall 2007 |
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| Fall 2012 |
This past weekend John and I celebrated out first wedding anniversary with a quiet weekend away at the cabin at Lake Cushman. It was just us, the trees and peace and quiet... and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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