In which it is my anniversary
Nineteen years ago today I married the Best Guy in the Universe. (I'm not trademarking that, so if you think you have the Best Guy in the Universe, feel free to call him so. Personally, I think it would be fabulous if everybody thought they had the Best Guy in the Universe.) We were young, stupidly, impossibly young, and I was scared to death. But I knew, as I had really never known anything before, that he was mine. It was as though I recognized him, as if we'd spent some time together in a great cosmic waiting room, just hanging out until we were born. I have always said it wasn't just that I loved him. I would have never married at 22 just for love. It was because he was inevitable. That's the word I always choose when I talk about him. I knew that we were going to end up together and for a very long time.
And nineteen years IS a long time these days. Nineteen is when you ease up just a little because IT has gotten easier. This person you married when you were still a kid is not a stranger anymore. He's grown up and so have you, and the miracle is that somehow you grew in the same direction, wanting the same things. You cheer each other on, and pull up each other's bootstraps, and when the world has decided to show its gray and cheerless side, you have each other to hold onto and say, "This too shall pass. Remember the time..." And when the world is good to you, REALLY good, you have each other to hold onto then as well. And everything wonderful that's happened is a million times better because the person holding your hand is the same person who held it when you were feeling like this particular day would never come for you.
So what I'm trying to say is, happy anniversary, Best Guy in the Universe. Thanks for being inevitable. I love you too.
And nineteen years IS a long time these days. Nineteen is when you ease up just a little because IT has gotten easier. This person you married when you were still a kid is not a stranger anymore. He's grown up and so have you, and the miracle is that somehow you grew in the same direction, wanting the same things. You cheer each other on, and pull up each other's bootstraps, and when the world has decided to show its gray and cheerless side, you have each other to hold onto and say, "This too shall pass. Remember the time..." And when the world is good to you, REALLY good, you have each other to hold onto then as well. And everything wonderful that's happened is a million times better because the person holding your hand is the same person who held it when you were feeling like this particular day would never come for you.
So what I'm trying to say is, happy anniversary, Best Guy in the Universe. Thanks for being inevitable. I love you too.
Comments
Congratulations, you have a
Congratulations, you have a very beautiful way of looking at what was meant to be. Hope you have many many more.
Happy Anniversary!Aww, I love
Happy Anniversary!Aww, I love the description you give of somehow recognising each other. I have found my Inevitable - I found him, actually, when I was with someone else, and I knew I should have been with him instead, but was so used to being in a bad relationship that - by that point - I was scared to think of anything else. He waited for me for five years and I am so glad he did. I hope I was worth the wait!
It is refreshing to see
It is refreshing to see someone laud the man they married. So many naysayers and pessimists out there. My husband of fifteen years still makes me think and makes me blush. I guess you can't ask for more than your best friend and your biggest support. Congrats! Thanks for posting this blog. I so enjoy it.MJ
Thank you all so much for the
Thank you all so much for the lovely wishes!
I too am adding my
I too am adding my congratulations! It is obvious that the two of you are as much in love as when you were married. We are now 13 days away from our 38th, and it's no less exciting this many years into it. May you two reach this number and many beyond it.Lynn
Happy Anniversary. Y'all are
Happy Anniversary. Y'all are lovely.
Ahhh! Happy Anniversary to
Ahhh! Happy Anniversary to you and your hubby.
Happy Anniversary! Thank you
Happy Anniversary! Thank you for posting that and brightening my day.
what a truly lovely testament
what a truly lovely testament - your words gave me goosebumps.happy day for your both
Congratulations! I've read
Congratulations! I've read your Twitter posts when he comes home at night, and I can just feel your bubbly excitement when he does. After 19 years of marriage, that is saying a lot! Happy Anniversary,TJB
Congratulations - this is a
Congratulations - this is a wonderful post; I can just feel the love you have for him and it was very obvious when I had the chance to see you two together. Frenchie/Dolci
Happy anniversary!My husband
Happy anniversary!My husband and I have been married for 23 years. A few days ago I came into work with a stuffed Snoopy that flaps its ears and plays music from the Peanuts Christmas special. When I told one of my co-workers that it was a present from my husband she turned up her nose and asked why he didn't get me something nice like jewelry.I just laughed. She's been married twice unhappily so I'll stick with a guy who KNOWS me and knows I'll get more smiles and enjoyment out of a stuffed dog than out of a pair of earrings I'll never wear.
How beautiful! Happy
How beautiful! Happy anniversary :]
Really sweet and
Really sweet and congratulations!
That is such a great way to
That is such a great way to describe how you "know." You should put out a manual so that girls will stop rushing to get married and give it time so that they make it to 19 years! Happy anniversary!
Congrats and you made me
Congrats and you made me smile because you can tell how happy you make each other still. And isn't he cute telling you here he loves you.
Congratulations indeed. I
Congratulations indeed. I have also got the Most Wonderful Man in Canada, so I know how you feel. And in our case,it's been 41 years. He brings me a cup of coffee in bed each morning, and frequently cooks dinner. Or we cook together. He also could change diapers, and give a bottle to a crying infant years ago when our daughter was born and we were both scared stiff at the idea of being parents for the first time. Can you see why I love him?
Congrats, you two lovebirds!
Congrats, you two lovebirds!
Happy Anniversary beautiful!
Happy Anniversary beautiful! I am always and forever yours. And to you readers out there, know that she is the "best gal in the universe". There is no one else like her-- love you sweetheart!- the hubby
Awww! Happy Anniversary to
Awww! Happy Anniversary to you both! I wish you many, many, many more.
Hi Deanna,Congratulations to
Hi Deanna,Congratulations to you and that handsome husband of yours! The words you posted today are just so wonderful and hit home because it's exactly how I feel about my husband. We have been married 17 years and I must say that I hit the lottery when I married him. Nina
Congratulations on your first
Congratulations on your first 19 years together. May you have many, many more.