Seven Years

Rob and I just celebrated our seventh anniversary! Weird that we've been married that long. It seems like yesterday that he proposed :)



I was just pondering over this candle we have burning in our kitchen and it made me think about love and life. Love begins with this spark. There was quite a strong spark and connection between Rob and I from the instant we met. Physical attraction from both sides, plus another, stronger connection which is difficult to explain. I don't know if I'd call it "love at first sight" but I knew from the instant I met Rob that there was something special and unique about him and I wanted to be with him. We became best friends. Our little flame grew. We eventually found one anothers' arms where we would spend the rest of our lives.

Our wedding day was magical. The temple ceremony, promising to one another that we would be faithful and true throughout our lives, sealed to one another for eternity. At our reception Rob read to me this poem he wrote. It melted my heart. I made him recite it to me again on Sunday night :) It still makes me melt, and cry... He's such a wonderful person to share life with. I wouldn't want it any other way.



Things changed when baby came along. We were both on survival mode for awhile. We leaned on one another and needed one another in a different way. I realized that I couldn't do it alone. We both brought such unique skills to the table. Baby needed both of us. There is such beauty in this delicate balance. We bonded over this child, as we lie in bed at 2 am oooing and aaawing over his sounds and expressions and smiles. Then baby number two comes, and we feel ourselves stretching and compromising and sacrficing even more. We both realize that it isn't about our individual wants and needs as much as it is about our family as a whole. Our little flame grows with each day, as we watch both our babies grow and develop into their own little persons.

I was watching this candle burn and thinking about how that candle signifies our marriage and our love. It must be fed in order to keep burning. If we do not protect it from the wind, it will go out. We must always put our marriage first. When Rob and I become selfish, that is when we begin to fight and disagree. When we are concerned for the others' well being and happiness, when we are considerate and selfless, that is when we find harmony and love in our home and in our hearts. Our faith helps us remember to put one another first, to continue to work at our marriage, to keep our family together, and to strive to live a Christ-like life.

This evening, Rob turned the music up loud and we danced. It was really fun. We really do have fun together. Rob and I were sort of swept away in the moment, then Jasper and Gid were pulling on our pant legs wanting to join in on the dance party. That is sort of typically story now days :)

I'm so glad I married you, Rob! You make my life complete. You fill me up with happiness. You are everything and so much more than I ever dreamed of :)