This is my quest to figure out answers in life to...whatever happens to us everyday. I have been diagnosed with cancer this past year, and I'm not necessarily trying to figure out why this happened to me, but what is the meaning behind it all.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
A Decade In The Making
10 years down, 40 to go! Jason and I have been married for ten years now! What a milestone for us! As I reflect on those years I realize how different our life together is now from where we started. But I'm okay with that because I truly believe our life, our marriage is much stronger now than it ever has been. We, of course, have had our ups and downs just like everyone else. But we always come out of difficult times together. We definitely have more ups than downs, but we sure have had some challenging times!
I never had any doubts about Jason. I still don't. I never will. He really is the one for me. He is my everything. He is my light that leads me to where I need to be. He has stuck by me through everything I've been going through in my life. And I know that hasn't been easy for him. When we said our vows, I knew from that moment on, we would be forever. I am a person who doesn't believe in divorce. I knew that if I got married, that was it. Divorce would never be an option. And I stick by that today. I would never get married thinking, "If it doesn't work out, I'll just get a divorce." That's a little too convenient and doesn't seem like a happy life to me. For sure marriage has difficult times, but so does life. I would rather think, "It's all worth working through those tough times, because there are so many great times ahead."
We never really do much for our anniversaries. I know that may sound strange, but we decided a long time ago that we wouldn't get each other presents. Instead, we do something for the house. We do some kind of home improvement project. I would rather add value to my house than add something sparkly to my jewerly collection (which I don't wear anymore). I am happy with just my gold wedding band (which I replaced after losing it).
So this year, we are going to start on improving our landscaping. Jason will be putting up a new fence and hopefully build a new deck. Maybe next year we will have the money for the actual landscaping, but that will probably be something we hire someone for. We also need to repaint the outside of the house. So, it's a lot to do but that's our gift to ourselves. Okay, well maybe that's Jason's gift to me because he'll be doing most of the work. I do have to supervise the whole project, and I'm sure that will be a tough job! :)
Happy 10 year anniversary Jason! Let's make sure we make it to the next milestone!
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Happy Anniversary, Joy and Jason!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary to you both! Amazing how fast it really does go.
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