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Happy 5 Years!!!

My husband and I celebrated 5 years of wedded bliss yesterday!
It has not always been sunshine and rainbows, but it has been a beautiful 5 years of marriage. In our 5 years, we have had 2 beautiful children, we adopted 1 dog (although that was the week before we got married), we've PCS'ed 3 times and lived in 4 different houses, and Adam has had 6 different jobs to include 2 commands.

I remember our wedding day as if it were yesterday. I don't know how most people feel on their wedding day, but I was calm and just ready. When the makeup lady was an hour late, I could have easily freaked, but it didn't bother me. I had planned enough time into the day that I could sit and wait to be pampered. For those who don't know, I pretty much never do my hair or makeup for an event. I was just ready to marry Adam. I could sit and hang out with my sister while we waited for the lady to arrive. When we got back to mom and dad's house, the bridesmaids were hanging out and we played the Wii. It was pretty laid back and awesome.

Marriage is hard. There are times when we argue and times where we don't speak for a couple of hours. There are times where I hate editing his latest grad school paper, but I do it just because he asked. Most of the time though, we just laugh and love. I confide in Adam and he confides in me. I truly found my partner in life. We discuss big decisions and big purchases and, for the most part, we agree. He makes me want to be better and, hopefully, I do the same for him.

Here's to many, many more years. I don't like to say "here's to 10, 20, or 50 more years" as I feel like that gives it an end date. I don't think there will ever be an end date. He's my hubby and I love him, always will!

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