March 12, 2005 (I think)-started talking on e-harmony with the Tim (gasp! Yes I admitted that on the blog)
April 3, 2005-met the man of my "dreams" at the Dream Cafe (oh gag! Did I really just write that?)
April 14, 2006-Said "YES" even though there was not a camera in the case and he was not there to run a race (funny but this is what I remember of the proposal. I was over come with emotion for everything else)
June 23, 2007-said "Sure, why not?" (um, I mean "I do") and then honeymooned in Costa Rica and Guatemala. this began the obsession with this country.
June 23, 2008-went back to the Dream Cafe because we were still living the dream (gag! Did I write that again?) and then went on vacation to Nicaragua because who doesn't think romance when they hear "Nicaragua".
June 23, 2009-thousands of miles away from my husband, planning to go to class, celebrating with my Guatemalan family since I can't be with him with cake at lunch, going for coffee with a mom of one of the kiddos I volunteered with last year, and then going to a lecture about the current state of Guatemala. Great 2 year anniversary huh?
How can I do this you ask? Because I promised my husband I would. Two years ago today we promised to always learn more about ourselves, God, and the world. And you know what he holds me to that and I absolutely love him for it. He's secure enough to let me grow. We learned last year from some random couple in Nicaragua, that sometimes you have to get on a boat and sometimes you have to join the circus, but both of you may not be able to do both of these things at the same time and that is okay. Best marriage advice we ever received!
He challenges me and accepts me when I am challenging. He ignites a thirst of adventure in me while providing a secure gentle refuge when the unknown is scary. He laughs with me and at me. He cries with me and for me. His eyes hold an emotion, I don't think I have ever seen before. And he makes mistakes! And I love him for it because that means I don't have to be perfect either. He has allowed me to love him completely. He is true to himself. No matter how many times I say no to taking a year off work to travel he keeps asking and he has worn me down to maybe six months. I love him because he is the man I started praying for when I was 12 years old until I was 26. I knew without a doubt this was my husband two months after meeting. I love him because sometimes he is on the boat and sometimes I am in the circus.
Thousands of miles away from each other and celebrating our anniversary separately, I feel as close to my husband as I possibly can because he is a part of me.
And seriously? Look at these pics, how could you not love him?
-- Post From My iPhone
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