Today is our two year anniversary. Two years ago, we stood in a building we had decorated with calico curtains and mason jars filled with flowers and thousands of tiny paper hearts and we said, in front of the people we love, that we would stick by one another forever. We kissed each other. We cried. We hugged so many people it is a blur in my memory. When it started pouring, we kicked our shoes off and went outside and played in the rain, barefoot in our wedding dresses.

In this second year of marriage, we've faced illness and death and arguments about little things and big things. Our kitchen flooded. Our kitten electrocuted himself on the Christmas tree (and luckily survived the experience). A drunk driver crashed into my (empty, thank god) car and caused a lot of damage. Some things have been hard. Some things have been sad. And those things matter-- after all, we are who we are as a couple changes and grows through what we get through together, in a way.

But moreso than these sad things, and hard things, this second year has been so full of joy. We've celebrated birthdays and holidays with friends and family. We've gone on road trips and taken thousands of photos. We've made new friends and seen old ones. We have gone on countless walks, mostly at night, holding hands and talking. We gained a roommate when a friend needed a place to stay. We watched a baby be born together, which was so incredibly miraculous, I still get a little breathless thinking about it. We've gone dancing. We've tried so many new recipes. We have done so many things that this year seems like two, or three, or four.

It's odd that two years seems like a long time, but it feels like it has passed in the blink of an eye. I feel like no matter what, I will always want more time. I'm working on savoring every moment I have with you (hopefully about a hundred more years worth!)

Lindi, you are the most spectacular woman I have ever met. I am so grateful for you. I am so full of joy to be here, right now, spending my life with you. I love you so, sweet girl. Happy two year anniversary.