6 years going on 75

First of all, just wanted to say THANK YOU, from the bottom of our hearts for all of your sweet comments from my previous post.  They were so wonderful and comforting to read.  A big thanks to those of you who shared your own heart breaking/strengthening experiences with miscarriage.  It was very helpful to hear and feel from you.  Once again, we feel so blessed to have so many amazing and strong friends and family.


On another note, today marks 6 years of marriage for John and I! I want to say the typical, "Wow, time flies by fast," because it definitely has, but at the same time, I am starting to get to the point where I am having a hard time remembering what life was like before "us".   It definitely has been very hard at times, but SO rewarding and so wonderful too!  The best part is thinking about all we have accomplished and overcome together over those past years.  Here's our greatest accomplishments so far:

A few nights ago, we lied in bed running down memory lane from the past 6 years, commenting on how much we've changed and what we have been through.  One thing we really both agreed on is that the trials and things we have faced and overcome over that time are what have strengthened our marriage the most as we have faced them together.

 When we were newly married and in college and had at one time $24 in our bank account, we thought life was SO tough and couldn't get much harder.... that life after college would be absolutely wonderful and stress free.  HAHAHA.  Oh man, if we only knew then how much more difficult the trials would be, we would have breathed easier and enjoyed it more!

One thing we have both come to the conclusion about though, is that we are never tested with something that is more than we can handle and our Heavenly Father knows exactly what we need at certain times.  He started out pretty soft on us only because he knew how young and new to the whole learning and growing from hard times thing we were.  Now a days we might think we had it easy back then, but at the time, it was all a 20 & 24 year old newly married, soon to be new parents couple could handle.  We needed to learn to work together, communicate better and get a system down.  We needed to strengthen our faith and marriage.

  From there, the trials/tests have really only gotten more rigorous each time.  That is what life is about though.... continually learning and growing form new experiences.  Though figuring this out does make me nervous to face what lies ahead since we both know now that the hardest trials are most likely yet to come, we have a lot more faith in the learning process.  We have worked our butts off in the past 6 years to come together and thrive through the hard times and build that solid foundation and relationship in our marriage and family.  We can face whatever comes.  The Lord will test us, but will also be with us and will strengthen us as we work through whatever else may be coming our way.

I am so grateful for all we have been through and all the knowledge and experience we have gained along the way.  It truly has brought us closer.  I thought I was so in love on that beautiful sunny day 6 years ago, but now, oh man. Now, I REALLY love that man.  He has been my best friend and my rock by my side through thick and thin.  And that is just after 6 years.  I think I am beginning to understand why couples that have been married for 50+ years seems SO in love and why they usually have such a hard time when their spouse dies.  I can just barely imagine how much more in love we will be after going through a life time of experience together side by side.

I told John today that I expect to live to be 100 years old and him to 104. =)  That's 75 more years of experiences together on this earth.  I cannot wait.

So here's to 6 years going on 75!  I love you hon!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!  (or Annibirthdays as John has named today) =)