Has it really been 7 years already?! I know this is a cliche but it feels just like it happened yesterday. I am blessed to be married to my best friend. The one I can tell anything. The one I trust completely. The one I laugh with. The one I share inside jokes with. The one who fathers our children with gentleness and love. The one I can completely be myself around (and he still loves me!!) Our love and friendship has grown deeper with each passing day. It is exciting that we have this after only 7 years. I can only imagine how much our love will deepen in the coming years. I love you Gabe! Happy Anniversary!
Monday, July 21, 2008
July 21, 2001
Has it really been 7 years already?! I know this is a cliche but it feels just like it happened yesterday. I am blessed to be married to my best friend. The one I can tell anything. The one I trust completely. The one I laugh with. The one I share inside jokes with. The one who fathers our children with gentleness and love. The one I can completely be myself around (and he still loves me!!) Our love and friendship has grown deeper with each passing day. It is exciting that we have this after only 7 years. I can only imagine how much our love will deepen in the coming years. I love you Gabe! Happy Anniversary!
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Happy Anniversary. You and Gabe are truly blessed!
Happy Anniversary, children. Your lives are a blessing to so many, especially me. I love you dearly. Mom
Trying to prepare you for my predictable meltdown, I probably mentioned that I would be a sobbing basket case during the service because I always cry at everyone else's kids' weddings--tears of joy, of course.
The day of your wedding you and Gabe presented me with a beautiful white embroidered handkerchief with a sweet note attached that said, "For the Tears of Joy and Happiness. We love you! Gabriel and Cheryl - July 21, 2001."
It was a wonderful and caring gesture, and I thought that it was too special to soil. So, I went prepared with tissues.
To my utter amazement I sat through the whole ceremony with the biggest smile on my face knowing that it was a reflection of the joy and peace that was present in my heart. No wet tissues!
Then as Matt and April and Jake and Tarah married, I experienced the same joy and peace and felt absolutely NO sadness during the ceremonies. I felt so confident that each of you married the young woman that God had prepared for you, and for our family.
Not having had daughters, I looked forward to being able to call each of you "daughter," a very special title to Don and me. That reminds me of the first time I was able to refer to my child as "son." That is another story.
By the way, the handkerchief and note have a permanent place in my underwear drawer along with the rolled $50 bill with the red rose tied to it--a gift from a loving husband who gave it to me prior to a trip to St. Louis with a girlfriend. It was his way of adding his blessing to my trip. The pedals have dried and fallen off, but the stem is still there tied to the bill. Don gave it to me to spend, but I couldn't. It remains a reminder of his tender side. He laughs when I tell him it is still in my drawer.
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