Today is our 5 year wedding anniversary! 5 years feels like an accomplishment, especially when you consider how much has happened in that time! As a married couple we've lived in 3 states, made two semi-cross country moves, lived in 4 apartments/houses and had 2 kids! Wow, a lot.
Looking back I laugh at myself. I was a young 25 year-old feeling like I was the only one of my friends not married (which I wasn't). I met Aaron in my 3rd year out of college, but life changes so much after graduation that it felt like forever. We were set up on a blind date, and much to our matchmaker's surprise (she later revealed) we decided to take our relationship seriously.
I knew pretty early on that Aaron was the one I would marry. Like, kind of scary early on. Enough so that when I started talking to my mom about it she freaked out, but also early enough that when we went through a rough patch a few months in, I knew not to give up.
We got married 355 days after we met, only 3 1/2 months after he asked me. The first year was...well, what all first years of marriage are I suppose. It takes time to get to know someone that intimately and attempt to blend your lives. He had his nighttime routine and I had my morning one and those didn't always work well together, for example. Slowly and surely, we figured it all out, along with dreaming of what our future would be. We both love the chase and dreaming big was so fun.
We've come so far in 5 years. Moves, job changes, kids...it's all led us to this place, and this place is a good one. We understand each other so much more - and are much more gracious and kind as well (okay, let's be honest, he has always been kind and gracious, I'm the one that has had to grow!). We've challenged each other to understand ourselves better and we've learned how to support one another. We're creating our own family culture and being choosy about what comes into it. Parenting has turned us into a team, and I think a good one!
My hope for the next 5 years is that we continue dreaming. Maybe moves and kids and jobs have caused a little nose the grindstone mentality, but I can tell we're starting to look up. I hope that we continue to love each other so fiercely that we won't let the other settle for less than what makes us truly joyful. I hope we continue "the Schultz way" and become even pickier in what we allow in, and stronger in our family convictions. I hope we protect our date nights and prioritize time for each other, our safe place to talk and dream of what is now, and will be.
This is just the beginning. Love you babe.
Looking back I laugh at myself. I was a young 25 year-old feeling like I was the only one of my friends not married (which I wasn't). I met Aaron in my 3rd year out of college, but life changes so much after graduation that it felt like forever. We were set up on a blind date, and much to our matchmaker's surprise (she later revealed) we decided to take our relationship seriously.
I knew pretty early on that Aaron was the one I would marry. Like, kind of scary early on. Enough so that when I started talking to my mom about it she freaked out, but also early enough that when we went through a rough patch a few months in, I knew not to give up.
We got married 355 days after we met, only 3 1/2 months after he asked me. The first year was...well, what all first years of marriage are I suppose. It takes time to get to know someone that intimately and attempt to blend your lives. He had his nighttime routine and I had my morning one and those didn't always work well together, for example. Slowly and surely, we figured it all out, along with dreaming of what our future would be. We both love the chase and dreaming big was so fun.
We've come so far in 5 years. Moves, job changes, kids...it's all led us to this place, and this place is a good one. We understand each other so much more - and are much more gracious and kind as well (okay, let's be honest, he has always been kind and gracious, I'm the one that has had to grow!). We've challenged each other to understand ourselves better and we've learned how to support one another. We're creating our own family culture and being choosy about what comes into it. Parenting has turned us into a team, and I think a good one!
My hope for the next 5 years is that we continue dreaming. Maybe moves and kids and jobs have caused a little nose the grindstone mentality, but I can tell we're starting to look up. I hope that we continue to love each other so fiercely that we won't let the other settle for less than what makes us truly joyful. I hope we continue "the Schultz way" and become even pickier in what we allow in, and stronger in our family convictions. I hope we protect our date nights and prioritize time for each other, our safe place to talk and dream of what is now, and will be.
This is just the beginning. Love you babe.
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