Rob and I were married a year ago today. I have written a lot about where and how we met, our long, long distance relationship, the whole emigrating thing and ad nauseum about our happiness.
One might think we were the perfect couple, and while we believe we are pretty darn close to that most of the time, neither of us would say that that this first year hasn’t been one of adjustment and learning. Love, good relationships and successful marriage isn’t magic or chemistry or kismet, and don’t get me started on the whole fallacy of the soul mate thing.
It’s about love, attraction, like-mindedness, commitment, shared values and ideals.
And it’s a leap of faith that is made over and over. A belief in the other person and in the future come what may.
The first year of a damn long time comes to a close today, commemorated with gifts from the Apple Store and sealed with many kisses.
I love you Rob and am yours forever (and I am very sorry for forgetting the Becks’ last evening but you know I can’t remember anything if it isn’t on the list).
anniegirl1138 
Happy anniversary to the two of you, from another leap of faither.
Sally
Happy Anniversary, you two! May you have a long, wonderful life together!
Happy Anniversary!
Happy Anniversary
Happy anniversary! Love, and marriage, is often more choice than feeling, a choice we make every day. Congrats to you and Rob for continuing to make good choices. 🙂
Marsha, you’re right. I forgot to add the friendship and the intangibles that just can’t be explained properly if you have never experienced it. Perhaps someday I will be writer enough for that task.
Stella, happy anniversary to you too!
gnu, the ability to leap is very important.
Fancy, thank you. I love meeting others who are on the same road as we are too.
silver, thank you.
darc, and thank you to you too.
Dinner and a hotel tonight for us. I even got new summery dress for the occassion. It only comes along once you know.
And it is about friendship and being more connected with someone in ways you can’t explain–I can tell that is how it is with you and Rob–Congrats my friend.
Marsha
Happy Anniversary! 🙂 And many, many more. 🙂
Happy anniversary! It’s a great day, eh? 🙂
Happy anniversary to you two lovebirds.
Congratulations! You said it perfectly. . . “It’s about love, attraction, like-mindedness, commitment, shared values and ideals”. This is how I feel about my wonderful husband of almost 7 years. We married when my son was 4. It was a huge adjustment for my husband, who had been single for 39 years and my son, who had to adjust to a life of divorce and stepparents. What a wonderful journey it has been. None of us could be any happier. It warms my heart to hear of others who have found happiness like we have. Bless you!
“…a leap of faith…” Wonderfully said. And a very happy anniversary to you both.
Keep leaping.