Six years ago I promised to love you forever. I didn’t know then that my love could grow stronger every day. Our lives are very different than when we met, a long, long, long time ago. We’ve shared so much laughter, lying in bed late at night. You’ve been my rock, and I’ve been the shoulder for you to cry on.
Six years ago, my dad was in the hospital, and we were so tired that we used the elevator rugs to keep up with the days. You went to sleep with your head on the table at dinner the night of our wedding. We had not even imagined the whole “living in This Old House” time in our life together.
Six years ago, we were different people. Oh, we thought we were at the place where love is at its greatest point, but we were wrong. Now is that time, and tomorrow will be more so, and tomorrow’s tomorrow even more.
Six years ago our lives officially were joined together. I look forward to sixty more.
I love you. Happy Anniversary
[A long, long, long time ago - aka senior prom.]
[Six years ago.]
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Wow, have you guys actually been together since high school?
I knew you when!
I knew you when!
I knew you when!
@magicdrgn – no, but that’s a long, long, long story. The short version is that we dated at the end of high school and most of college, then we took a long, shall we say, interlude, before getting back together a few years later. We got engaged a few months after that and married a few more after that.
Let’s just say we got here by unconventional means.
Still, that’s great. Happy anniversary!
Happy anniversary!
That is beautiful—happy anniversary! Life takes many unexpected turns, doesn’t it? Challenges and joys for which we could never prepare ahead of time.
I love the photos—-Tim was my date for our jr. NCSSM prom, and a perfect gentleman. I found those pics a couple of weeks ago as I unpacked some boxes still sitting from our move a year ago.
As we have been back in touch this past week (after who’s-counting-the-years), I can see what a wonderful man he has become. He is completely devoted to you and your darling little boy—who could ask for more? May God bless you both with many more years together!
Lori C.
@Lori – This may be a blog first. Both my high school prom dates writing in the same post.
Nothing conventional about us here!!
Isn’t “a perfect gentleman” code language for “he sure was a boring date!”
Now if Holly decides to post here, that could very well cause a flashback vortex of incalculable magnitude! (along with some inside stories and jokes of nearly the same magnitude)
In all seriousness, thanks for your kind words. Life has worked out far better than I imagined it would many years ago, and I had some pretty big dreams for the future then. It’s taken far more twists and turns than I could have remotely predicted, but that makes it exciting, even if stressful on occasions.
Even if it took me forever to figure it out, I finally married my soulmate (I do believe in those) and together we brought this wonderful little man into the world. You’re right; what more could we ask for!
Thanks. Keep in touch!
Y’know, my college roomie from Meredith broke up with her boyfriend more times than I can remember…but then she could never quite live without him. They finally figured it out and got married a few months after we did. He is now a pastor in Kentucky, they have 4 kids under 9 years old, and will be married 13 years in September!