Two of the Best Years

Two years ago today, I married my best friend. No really, I am one of the fortunate few to actually have changed a friendship into a life-long romance.

The past two years adventuring together has given us a lot of memories. We've had trips to enjoy (Italy, Baltimore, Las Vegas), celebrations with family and friends (engagements, weddings, graduations, baptisms, and of course world series baseball), and have collaborated on room-upon-room home improvements. We've both fretted and dreamed about the future - work, money and children. We've fought a bit, but enjoyed a lot more. We've been so very lucky that the past two years have been simple and easy for us - allowing us to get to know each other as husband and wife without the setting of any one particular situation directing us as to how to act.

And now, two months from today, we're expecting the blessing of our first-born. How will this shape us, and our roles to each other? What decisions will we make and what adventures will we take on? My hope is that we will find new avenues to learn more of who we want to be as individuals, and therefore create an even better couple than we've been in the past 10 years.

After two years of commitment, I know that there isn't anyone else I want to be my support. I pray that this love is only strengthened with time, that I can continue to see the man beside me as God sees him, and that I can be the air and light to help my husband grow that he has been to me. I hope that we both faithfully work every day to our marital goal, with the words inscribed in our wedding rings "Real Love Has No End".