Happy 5th Anniversary Garren

Sometimes I can't believe it's been 5 years. Of course, Garren says it feels like 20 most of the time... but I just roll my eyes and smile. The two of us have been through so much together; 2 near fatal car accidents, funerals, new jobs, new homes, third shift, disappointments, celebrations, wins and losses...oh yeah, and a baby!!

Gracie has already given daddy his anniversary present. Yesterday, she said "uv eww!" She has said this phrase for a couple of weeks, but never when he was around... but she said it just to him this time.

There are those days when you aren't sure if you'll get to the next morning without killing each other, but luckily for us, those are few and far between. We are very happy with each other.

I guess I hadn't thought about how others see our relationship until a few months ago, as Garren's mom sat in a hospital bed and told me how she knows that God sent us to each other, and that we will stay together until the end. Just looking at us, you'd proably never know that we were in love. We pick at each other and joke around, and I doubt you'll see us kiss in public. Ours is a special kind of love that's just right for us, despite what anyone else might see from the outside.

God did bless me with a wonderful husband and a dear father for Gracie. I thank Him for his kindness each night that my life is filled with such love. The presents each September 29th have gotten less "shiny," but the sentiment is still the same. We both know that we don't need a gift on one special day to celebrate our marriage, we celebrate it all year long.

So to Garren I say, I love you, and I hope that we continue to not kill each other for a long, long, time! And, thanks for the new electric skillet, the old one was getting gross. Oh, and don't forget to take the trash out, Gracie pooped.

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