Today is our wedding anniversary...lucky 13! And while I am not much of an expert on marriage, there are a few things I have learned about love in that time. Love is not the whirlwind romance, the candlelight dinners, or walks on the beach as the world tries to convince us. Love is much more gritty and much more real. For me:
Love is a Verb
Love is...snuggling me when I have a bad dream in the night
Love is... changing your third (or fourth or fifth) poopy diaper of the day
Love is... watching football on a crisp autumn Saturday…together
Love is... making sure I get my medicines each night
Love is... pulling my hair out of my face when I am sick
Love is... waking up at 3am with a baby to let me sleep
Love is... working that extra hour at work to feed our family
Love is... packing the diaper bag
Love is... sending me to the bath with a nice book
Love is... back rubs and foot massages
Love is... jumping on the trampoline with the kids
Love is... nearly passing out in an attempt to stay with me during an epidural
Love is... that look you give me over the children as we wrestle them at church
Love is... squeezing my hand as we walk through the grocery store
Love is... a clean kitchen and quiet house at the end of the day
I love you, Joe! I hope the next 13 (and on to eternity) are as happy as the first!
1 comment:
Happy Anniversary! I can never forget your anniversary since we share that special day together (for those of you that don't know me...that is my birthday)! What a great day it is for both of us. I can't believe it has been 13 years...time has just flown by...it feels like yesterday! Have a great day!
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