Paul and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary this past weekend.
Our 5th!!! WOW!
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Around this time a little over five years ago I was your typical bride-to-be…frantic and borderline losing my mind. I was stressing over the finishing touches and ceremony programs, I was freaking out about dinner place cards printed wrong, and I realized a little too late that I gave our Masters of Ceremony the wrong song list AND my best friend’s maiden name instead of her married name. Our wedding day began with my soon to be husband and his groomsmen moving picnic tables out of our ceremony site at 6am, my hair was uncooperative all day long, and the air conditioning where my girls and I were getting ready wasn’t working properly.
Despite all of this — April 10, 2010 was the most perfect day of my life.
The man I loved stood waiting for me to make me his wife! God is so good!
When I look back on our wedding, the “glitches” in the day aren’t what I remember. In fact, I had to dig deep through my memory rolodex to pull those out! And when I think back on them now? I laugh. I laugh to the point of tears. Our wedding was SO much more than those things. And if I’m being honest? Those things didn’t really matter anyway. Being surrounded by our family and friends, in the presence of God and our children, making promises to love and take care of each other always — that is what mattered. That is what I remember.
With each year that passes I realize how much Paul and I need each other and how we were put together to be able to serve a greater purpose than just ourselves. We balance each other. I am the spontaneous wild at heart, and he is my disciplined voice of reason. He lets me dream my big dreams, but can give me a deserving dose of reality when I overwhelm myself and need to plant my feet a little more firmly on the ground. I wash the dishes, he dries them. I cook dinner, he cleans up. I give our littlest one a bath and he puts his pajamas on and brushes his hair. We are a team. And every day I think there is no possible way I could love him more…but tomorrow always comes and proves me wrong.
Our current season of life has proven to be a busy (and at times chaotic!) one. Between business, work, the kids, the house, the dog, sports, school…the list goes on and on somedays. We recently made a promise to start intentionally carving out more time for just the two of us, beginning with an anniversary weekend getaway! We stayed in a secluded little cabin on the side of a mountain in the small town of Luray, VA. It was quiet, peaceful, and just what we needed! We got to be all touristy and spend a day enjoying the views and trails along Skyline Drive and I may have tripped and tumbled halfway down a mountain on a waterfall hike — but! Most importantly we got to spend time just BEING. Being us. Being in love. Being married.
(Here are some iPhone snippets of our trip!)
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Happy 5 years Paul!
I love doing life with you and cannot wait to see what’s in store for us from here!
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* Wedding photos by Amy Schilling
