Sweet Sixteen

Well, I'm a few days late but better than no getting to it at all...as of July 24, our marriage is old enough to drive and date. Woohoo!! I was trying to find a picture from when we were married but I guess I am not currently aware of the location of such an item. I'll keep an eye out for it, though.

Mostly, I just really wanted to say how happy I am to be married to Rob. He has shown himself to be a fantastic husband in so many ways over these years. He has tried so hard to do whatever he could think of to help me be happy and to deal with some of the massive emotional stresses I've encountered over the years. To be honest, I know there is a lot of stress and frustration that he carried through those times that I'll never be able to pay him back for but it sure is fun to try. He's also been such a great provider, spending many years working jobs he didn't enjoy at all to provide for our family and keep me at home with Kyrie. I'm glad that he's been able to have many years of enjoying his job now and hopefully it will always be so.

It's been so interesting to watch the person Rob has developed into over these years. So much of what was potential in that young returned missionary has become a significant part of his character and personality. One of my favorite things about him was that I could tell he wasn't happy to just leave things how they were; he wanted them to improve and move forward even if he didn't always know how that was going to happen. He's definitely seems to have a knack for taking advantages of those pivotal moments that can make or break a life. He makes me want to do and be better because it's so fun to be working on good things together.

I am so glad that I've gotten the chance to know him the way that only 16 years of marriage can let you know someone. I always snicker when I hear someone say of their spouse, "I love him/her as much today as the day we got married." Really? That's it? I mean, I get what they mean to say but I could never say that was true. I love my man so beyond that that it really pales in comparison. I surely did love him then but how can I not love him 1000 times more now that I know him that much better. The longer we're married, the more excited I am for what is to come for us. I just like that boy so darn much!

Sorry to go on so long but this is, of course, just the tip of the iceberg really. So Happy Anniversary to you, Robby-san. I love you. And to all of the couples who are reading this, happy anniversary to you whenever it is. May every one of them be better than the ones before.