A Dozen Couplets for a Dozen Years

Hello blog readers, this is Dave.  I have temporarily hijacked this site to post a response to Heather's very nice tribute on this, our twelfth Anniversary.

A Dozen Couplets

A dozen years have come and gone

My love for you has moved beyond

The stratosphere and out into

The solar system, yes, it’s true

Past Venus’ bright stunning show

(which pales next to your radiant glow)

On by the Martian desert sand

(e’en there our life would be so grand)

And out on to the outer rim

Of Sol’s influence our love won’t dim

And while our love expands beyond

The stars and sky, my sights are on

Our life and home right here below

Right now so filled with joys you know

A dozen cookies I should make

For your soft lips to then partake

A dozen times we can hold hands

And talk of mem’rys and our plans

A dozen hugs so full and warm

To feel at home within your arms

A dozen years of smiles and mirth

And to them you have added worth

Beyond all measure in my life,

I am so glad you are my wife

12 Years!

Today is our 12 Year Wedding Anniversary!  

Happy Anniversary to the best husband and father.  When I was young and tried to imagine what marriage would be like, I never even dreamed love could be like this.  You are everything I ever wanted and so much more.  You are all that I need and more than I deserve.  

I can hardly believe it has been so long!  In some ways it feels like we have always been together and in some ways it feels like we only just met.  

In honor of our 12 years together I want to share 12 reasons why I love you more and more each day ♥

1.  You always let me be right, even when I am completely wrong

2.  You know I have a better sense of direction and ask for directions from me

 

3.  You love spending time with the kids and read to each of them every night.

 

4.  You put up with all of my crazy whims and go along with my plans whole heartedly.  

 5. You love me for me and don't expect me to be anyone I am not.

 

6.  You support me in all that I take on.  Even if you think I am doing more than I need to or you think there is a better way to do it, you still help me and let me do it my way.  Thank you.

7.  You actually listen to me and care about what I have to say.  

8.  You work so hard and then come home and still help out and work some more.  

9.  You always put the toilet seat down!  :)

10.  You think I am beautiful and you never let me believe that I am not.

11.  You devote so much of your time and energy to helping others.

12.  You are so patient with my many shortcomings.  I know life with me has not been easy and I am grateful that you not only stand by me and love me, but that you never make me feel like I am a burden. I have never once felt unloved, unimportant, unintelligent, or unneeded. You give me strength, confidence, and hope.

Thank you for choosing me and loving me.  I still cannot understand how I got so lucky to be married to someone as wonderful as you!  I am so very thankful that we get to spend eternity together.

I cannot imagine a happy life without you in it.
I look forward to many, many more years of love and joy with you! ♥

 

Anniversary

Yesterday was Our Wedding Anniversary. We have been married for 8 years now. I cant believe it. In a way it feels a lot longer. I feel like we have always been together. But it has also gone by so fast. I feel so happy to be with Dave and it just keeps getting better. I feel like this year we are the happiest we have been. I am so lucky to have found someone so wonderful to share my life with. Being this happy after 8 years, I can't even imagine what it will be like after 18, 20, 40, 50 years. I look forward to finding out.

We rarely have the opportunity to have a picture taken of just the two of us, but last Christmas Kyler took this one. Its the most recent one I have! I will have to work on that.