Saturday (June 13th) is our fifth wedding anniversary.
We met around this time in 2001, got engaged on this date in 2003, and married in 2004.
I joke that the 6 months we spent together traveling around the world should count for an extra 25 years.
So…Happy 30th Buddy!
Our wedding day was perfect. It was simple, it was fun, it was beautiful.
One of the “readings” we did was the following poem:
The Art Of A Good Marriage
Wilferd Arlan Peterson
Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens.
A good marriage must be created.
In marriage the little things are the big things.
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say “I love you” at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other for granted; the courtship should not end with the honeymoon, it should continue through all the years.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humour.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.
It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.
________________________ ~ _________________________
Our marriage has been somewhat on trial lately. Going through hard times is, well, life. No one ever thinks that when they promise “good times and bad” that you’ll get the latter. That’s someone else. That’s not us. We won’t have bad.
But you do, and we have. Lately, too much bad.
So there it is. Make your way through it.
Love eachother, hold hands, and face the world.
Face the world? Yea, that we can do.
I love you buddy. Here’s to 30 more years!
-Your wife
Click here to take a look at our wedding video! (excuse the quality for easy online viewing)
Our Wedding David and Tracie June 13, 2004 from davezwife on Vimeo.
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Our Years in Review! (click it, you know you wanna)
5th Wedding Anniversary video from davezwife on Vimeo.
Feel free to leave a comment, perhaps some advice for Davez on how to survive the next 25 years????????!!!!
