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From this....





A life was made.

And a beautiful life it is.

Happy 9th Anniversary to the person that has made it all possible.  Can't wait to meet more of this life.

End...Begin

I love today.  For lots of reasons.  But mainly because there was one particular New Year's Eve that was one of the best days of my life.  

It felt like I waited a lifetime for that day.  Having known from middle school that he was the one for me.  I don't know if he knew it then, but I was sure enough for the both of us.

It was beautiful, fun and everything I hoped it would be.

Unfortunately, that means that any future NYE celebrations may pale in comparison to that perfect one.  Or at least that is how I saw if for a few years.  But now I won't do that, I won't carefully measure one celebration against another.  I don't want to lessen the meaning and experiences gained in each year since that one.



I can't believe it has been 8 years!  It seems impossible that it has been that long... but it has.  The calendar says so.  If there was no calendar, no formal measure of time, I would guess it was only 3 or 4 years ago.

Although much as changed, much is still the same.  Another year ended with you and another year will begin with you.



Cheers to us, Happy New Year to all.

7 years ago...

Seven years ago today,
we were getting ready for our big day.
To celebrate with our family and friends
as a new year begins and the last one ends.
Getting ready to start a new year
forever joined to you, my dear.
But I knew years before
that we would have marriage in store.
Only I didn't know how long it would take you
to also decide it was the right thing to do.
But you took my "hint" which was not so subtle,
straight to heart, lickety split, on the double.
The scene was set, Christmas Eve 2003,
you popped the question in front of my family.
A date was quickly set,
and straight to planning, I did get.
I was determined to plan the perfect party,
getting all the services lined up, can't be tardy!
And you, in typical Clayton style,
planned a speech about farts all the while.
So that on this date, seven years ago,
we were all rehearsed, set and ready to go.
I didn't sleep well that night,
nervous, hoping it would all go right.
Turns out, I didn't have to worry,
you were ready, after that pull of Jezy.
And I would do it all again, a hundred times more, become your wife,
marry you again, chose you as my partner for life.

Happy 7th Anniversary Babe!!!!