13 years

June 17, 2008 · 6 comments

(or 6,832,800 Minutes) :lol:

Thirteen years ago today, my love and I met at the front of my childhood church and vowed to be together until death do us part. Of course, that was simply a formality, since we had pledged our love to each other for a least a million years within a few months of meeting.

In true love comes along when you least expect it form, I fell for the wonder that is Mike (hehe) mere weeks before I was due to go across the state for college. I was a little slow on the uptake, he being quite fond of me while I had no clue of his feelings (meh, I thought he was after my best friend). We all worked together at Goofy’s (anyone wanna guess what that was?!) and once I realized it was me he was interested in, and I discovered mutual feelings, a whirlwind romance began.

Just weeks before I went away to college.

I made it the whole Fall semester (barely). We spent many hours on the road – him coming to visit, me going home. It’s amazing I passed my classes, so absorbed we were in each other. In a nutshell, I came home, changed colleges, got a job, and we moved in together, then started planning a wedding.

Our wedding was nice (although the aforementioned best friend? Kind of an issue.) I wore my mother’s wedding dress and the diamonds my dad gave me for high school graduation (much to my dad’s wife’s dismay -long story). At the reception, I kicked off my heels and wore white Keds I had modified with lace and pearls. I missed the Chicken Dance because I was having pictures taken.

The wonder that is Mike performed fabulously at the garter removal. Infamous among the attendants and glorified more and more as the years pass. There was a crasher…but not really, it just turned out no one knew who it was, but it caused a bit of excitement.

Oh, and the Red Wings were in the Stanley Cup playoffs, much to the dismay of my brother and many guests. So much so that someone had one of those handheld tvs to try to watch it during the reception (I have a great picture of it propped in a water glass).

The bridesmaid dresses were a brilliant blue – and totally cool at the time, but hindsight? Stereotypical bridesmaid dresses (sorry girls!).

My ring is as beautiful today as it was then; special more than most because it was both my engagement and wedding ring and we had a say in every step of the design and choice of the diamond. It is one of a kind; the mold was literally broken once my ring was made.

We’ve been through a lot in 13 years (17 years together). Ups and downs like most couples; some problems worse, some not. We’ve traveled a little, built a house, created two amazing children and still enjoy each other. Of course, our lives revolve around the boys more than each other now, but still, when I look at the picture of the young us, standing on the steps of the church, grins on our faces, I see what matters. I see love and hope and faith. I see struggles and triumphs. But most of all, I see the man I was meant to be with…for at least a million years.

{ 6 comments… read them below or add one }

Amy Scott June 18, 2008 at 12:54 am

Awwww! 😀 Would love to see photos! LOL!

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Michelle June 18, 2008 at 8:27 am

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww…. Congratulations! 13 years!! And I’m still proud to have worn the bright blue dress with the shoulder doilies and poodle curly hair!! ahhhhh those were the days 😛

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alejna June 18, 2008 at 8:34 am

Happy anniversary!

Thanks for sharing your wonderful story. (And I want to see some pictures, too!)

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Shine June 18, 2008 at 6:32 pm

Happy Anniversary guys! Congrats and here’s to many more happy years together!

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flutter June 19, 2008 at 12:47 am

awwww

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HRH June 19, 2008 at 9:43 am

Soooo sweet. Happy Anniversary.

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