Next week Brian and I are going to celebrate our 5th anniversay. Can you believe it, 5 years? Yesterday, as we were in the car we were talking about how much has changed in that time. We finished (okay maybe we should say "started") college, finished graduate school, left the shelter of the Y, lived in NYC, moved to the prairie, bought a house, started our careers, earned a CPA (well this was just Brian), got a cat (this was a big step... and she has lived for the whole year!), and now we have a baby on the way. I am not sure our newlywed selves would recognize us. It seems like not that long ago that we were moving in to our tiny wymount apartment with our lovely red slipcovers and DI furniture. In some ways, the "distance" we have come makes me laugh. If my 20 year old self would knew where she would be in 5 years, would she have been a bit more nervous on that lovely May day- I hope so. Over the past 5 years I have learned... a lot about... a lot. Anyone that has spent more than an hour with Brian knows that he likes to inform and educate those around him. I have learned patience (because he is patient and I am not), humility (because sometimes marriage teaches you that), how to relax (a little), to be grateful for the small things, and that each day is a new experience with new lessons to be learned. I have also learned about Star Craft, fly fishing, golf (because you cant be part of this family and not know), ketchup, politics, and even about outer space. I learned how to properly care for the dishwand (I am not joking), that two tubes of toothpaste is a much better solution than arguing over how to squeeze the tube correctly, that there is music outside of country, that Glenn Beck should not always be taken at face value (okay maybe I taught him this one), and that sometimes a dinner without a vegetable is okay.
When I think about how far we have come since that sunny day in 2006 I have to laugh, and when I think about how much farther we are going to go in the next 5 years I almost want to cry (it is overwhelming). The last 5 years brought college graduation, financial responsibility, and emergence into the adult world, the next 5 years will bring parenthood and gasp our thirties! Happy Anniversary Bri!
2 comments:
Since we are rounding down on our ten year anniversary let me just tell you each year, each fight, each experience, each adventure, every single thing brings so much more love and understanding! Nice work making it in to the be 5! Honestly, I love long and lengthy marriage anniversarys! Congrats. And do something FUN before the kids, kids, kids keep coming, because trust me the next 5 years is what brings all the kids! Trust me, I know! We were exactly you, right now, celebrating wedding anniversary 5 with baby #1! Now look at us, bringing baby #4 into the world! before 10 years!
Congrat's you two! I remember that day very well...I even remember that flute you lOVED at the reception :-)
You guys have a lot to be proud of, you've done amazing things! You'll be great parents!
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