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So is this like our “quinceañera?”

August 8, 2007 By Marta Darby 14 Comments

P8057339Established in 1992.

That’s what it says on the wall of our stairwell.

August 8, 1992, to be exact.
That was fifteen years ago today.

That’s right.
Today is our Happy Anniversary.

Fifteen years.
Or one hundred eighty months.
Or five thousand, four hundred seventy-five days.

In that time:

We have warmed countless seats at football games, high school plays, ComedySportz matches and dance recitals.

We have experienced the amazing joy of bringing new life into the world.

We have each cried bucketfuls of tears.

We have learned how to comfort one another.

We have taken a dozen trips to the emergency room of our local hospital.

August_8_1992088We have used our bread machine practically every day.

We have traveled to various spots on the map, usually spots that involve tropical beaches and sunsets.

We have purchased an old house and turned it into a home.

We have put up fifteen Christmas trees.

We have prayed for our children’s futures.

We have had knock-down-drag-out arguments.

We have made up.

We have bought major appliances.

We have taken salsa lessons.

We have survived two teenage drivers.

We have learned how to champion one another.

We have laughed. A lot.

We have survived the "for poorer" and "in sickness" part of our wedding vows.

We have entertained hundreds of family and friends.

We have planted a rose garden.

We have celebrated. Sometimes extravagantly. Sometimes simply.

We have marveled at how God brought made our lives intersect at just the right moment for both of us.

We have seen lots of movies.

We call each other "Honey."

We have made tons of plans.

We have learned to play golf.

We have never considered divorce as an option. (murder, yes, but never divorce. =D)

We have embraced our differences.

We have laughed at out loud at our dorkiness.

We have been friends through it all.

But most importantly. . . 

WE have done it all TOGETHER. Always together.
Together we have celebrated the ordinary and extraordinary moments that have made up the past fifteen years.

What are our hopes for the future?

We wrote it on our bedroom wall.  So it’s the first thing we see when we open up our eyes each morning.

P8057343 [Fifteen years is a lo-o-ong time.
Good thing I didn’t blink or I might have missed something.] 😉

Happy Anniversary, Honey! I’m so glad we’re in this TOGETHER.

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  1. Val Prieto says

    August 8, 2007 at 5:07 am

    Happy Anniversary!!!! May you two enjoy many many many more years together in nuptual bliss!

    Reply
  2. Amanda says

    August 8, 2007 at 6:20 am

    Happy Anniversary, you eternal newlyweds! MUAH!!

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  3. Amy says

    August 8, 2007 at 9:02 am

    HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!

    Reply
  4. Ziva says

    August 8, 2007 at 10:59 am

    Wishing both of you a very Happy Anniversary! May you be happily together always, as friends and lovers.

    Reply
  5. Lee Laden says

    August 8, 2007 at 11:04 am

    Mazel Tov on your 15th. May you have many moreyears of love & happiness.

    Reply
  6. Melek says

    August 8, 2007 at 11:09 am

    Happy Anniversary! Wishing you health & happiness … together . . . always:) Melek
    “To keep your marriage brimming,
    With love in the loving cup,
    Whenever you’re wrong admit it;
    Whenever you’re right shut up.” ~ O. Nash

    Reply
  7. Carrie says

    August 8, 2007 at 11:32 am

    Have a wonderful anniversary and many, many more years!

    Reply
  8. Susan says

    August 8, 2007 at 2:32 pm

    Happy Anniversary! Happy 15th Birthday! What a beautiful baby! And now a teenager! 😉 You two are an inspiration!

    Reply
  9. Annie says

    August 8, 2007 at 4:02 pm

    Happy anniversary!

    Reply
  10. Eric says

    August 8, 2007 at 4:55 pm

    Hi Honey,I am really looking forward to spending the evening with you. See you soon…
    Me

    Reply
  11. Pandora L Pensiero says

    August 8, 2007 at 9:28 pm

    Happy Anniversary! We love you! P & G

    Reply
  12. Raphael says

    August 9, 2007 at 3:18 pm

    I just got a chance to read it today so….Happy Anniversary!

    Reply
  13. Marta says

    August 10, 2007 at 12:35 am

    Thank you all for your sweet congratulatory thoughts.Susan – it is our 15th wedding anniversary. And Lucy will be turning 14. Felt like I needed to clarify… =D

    Reply
  14. Susan says

    August 10, 2007 at 3:23 pm

    I was JOKING! I meant your marriage is now (so to speak) finishing its first year of high school! Not sure what that means… other than raging hormones! 😉 (nudge nudge, wink wink)

    Reply

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