Yesterday was my 16th year of marriage with Richard. Probably the smartest thing I've ever done to date was saying, "I do" to that man. The way he proposed wasn't elaborate. He was stationed in Georgia going through Officer Basic Course and I was still in Bloomington finishing up my last semester of college. He would drive 11 hours one way to spend a day and a half with me and then drive back. He came up to see me in October and we were both in his car, saying our reluctant good-byes to each other when he finally said, "Hey, you wanna get married?" That was probably the last thing I was expecting to hear from him. You know, because I still had 2 months before graduation and the fact that he lived 11 hours away. But for some reason, while my head was still comprehending what I had just been asked, my mouth said, "Sure."
There was no ring. Just a promise between the two of us that no one knew about. And for me, that was enough.
Richard's hand-made card that he gave to me yesterday said: Actions speak louder than words. I try everyday to show you now much I love you.
Yup. Totally smart on my part...
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Charlie turned two today. It's going to be weird telling people that he's two and not almost two and not 23 months. But just two. That's just plain weird.
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And the layout:
By the way, he says more now. When you ask him how old he is, he says, "Two!"
Have a great weekend everyone!
