(No, it’s not a wedding anniversary, but it’s no less “real” therefore: it’s the one we celebrate, the one we’ve been celebrating for 144 months, the date from which we mark Us as Together, the date we get Happy Anniversary cards from family — thank you, by the way.)
So, I was going to write this really amazing, revealing, painfully honest post to be published today (um, yesterday, but I haven’t slept yet, so it’s still “today”). I’d been planning it for, oh, eight months.
And, my partner and I had been going to take the Boychick out to the coast today, showing him the ocean for the first time. We’d been planning it for a couple months.
Plans change.
Instead, thanks to this lovely below-freezing weather, we went to the Portland Saturday Market, did 90% of our holiday shopping, and had a beautiful day, even if the kid did never nap and we never had more than 30 seconds alone together. And you get this quickie post as I head off to bed, because I chose to spend time with my lifemate today rather than write about what he means to me.
Beloved, thank you for these years together. Thank you for falling in love with me. Thank you for staying in love with me, when you so easily could have chosen otherwise. Thank you for being you, so that even if we have a dozen dozen more anniversaries, I shall not think it enough.
I love you. Happy anniversary.
Arwyn
In my bathroom hangs a plaque with a picture of a yin yang and the word BALANCE. I can never get it to hang straight. This probably says something deep and meaningful about my life.
So sweet.
Happy Anniversary!
*Gasp* you put your family before your blog? I’m appalled! :-O
Okay, just kidding. Happy Anniversary
I had to be reminded. But its in my phone now, so expect another happy anniversary next year.
See you Sunday.
Happy anniversary!
Happy anniversary!!
Twelve is such a beautiful sounding word.
It hurts my heart a little when I tell people we’ve been married for over a year, not that we’ve been madly in love and together (and inseparable) for nearly 5. Not that it matters to anyone else but us, but being ‘young’ I feel people assume we’ve only just ‘committed’ to each other.
Anyways, happy happy anniversary, heres to many many many more!!
Choosing to love. I wish it be presented so much more romantic, but it’s the reality of love that is tested. And in fact, love that is chosen is very romantic.
For a blog post that wasn’t all you wished it could be — it’s quite good.
Happy anniversary! Glad you had a fine day despite the weather.
*sniff* I’m so glad you two found each other! (and happy late anniversary)
Happy Anniversary! Record and celebrate whatever date you want – which you are doing, obviously! I do two!