Happy 7th Anniversary

Josh and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary on May 14th. It is crazy to think that we got married 7 years ago and even crazier to think that we have been together nearly half our lives. We have been through so much and come a long way since those first newly wed days. Yesterday we reflected a bit on our marriage. The interesting thing about our relationship is that because we have been together so long, we are so much a part of each other. Sure we have separate interests, but we are very much one unit. We grew up together, dated from the time we were 15 and 16, got married in college and started a family. So many things about who we are as people are a direct result of being together so long. Many of our core values and philosophies were developed together. Instead of meeting and falling in love as adults, then trying to combine 2 lives into one, we just kind of  were always one. It's so hard to imagine me without him. I know there are critics that would say it's unhealthy to rely so much on your spouse; that it is critical to have interests and such away from each other. We do have separate friends and separate interests, but we also have many of the same interests and the same friends. We certainly don't have it all figured out, but we know what works for us. We are stronger, closer and more in love today than we have ever been. We are each other's counterpart and balance. Where I am weak, he is strong and vice versa. One of my favorite parts of our wedding vows was "when you are happy may your joy be doubled and when you face saddness may your sorrow be halved".  I love this and think that we have done a good job of living that out. We are each other's biggest cheerleaders and support system. We know that in times of happiness or saddness we always have someone in our corner to share those moments with. Josh always says that he thinks everyone has a perfect someone. Someone that is the perfect compliment to every aspect of who you are. I am happy, blessed, grateful and fulfilled with him in my life and so glad that I am his perfect someone. I can't wait to grow old together, to continue to experience this life together, and continue to fall in love over and over again. As Jack Johnson says, "we are better together" :) Happy Anniversary Babe.  I love you!

Here is a picture of one of our first dates in May 1999:

Here is a pic of our wedding day - May 14, 2004

Of course we didn't take a picture on our actual anniversary but here are our super awesome gifts to each other this year:

I think I love this sewing machine as much as I love him!!!! So excited to use it!

And these are the ugliest things ever, but he was pretty excited to get them!!! :)