One year ago today, Dan and I said I do, forever.
Isn’t that a crazy concept? That you have a best friend, forever. That you have someone to laugh with, forever. Someone to be with, and cherish and hold, forever. Someone to love no matter what slips, sags, falls out. Forever.
I have heard the wedding toast, “May you look back on your wedding as the day you loved each other the least.” And it is so incredibly true. Well, maybe not the least. That could have been day one when Grace said, “this is Dan, he is in my chemistry class.” That might be the least. But I fall more in love with this man every single day.
And to those people who say that we are just newly weds, to wait, those feelings will fade, and we will eventually stop liking each other, I say, “We’ll see.” And smile. Wondering if they ever felt this way. And if they did, deciding (maybe naively, maybe not) that they couldn’t have. Or they wouldn’t be so cynical today.
But anyway, we are newlyweds. And life is amazing. And not hard. And we enjoy every second together. And we couldn’t be happier.
I always think of the Brad Paisley song Then: “What I can’t see is how I’m ever gonna love you more, but I’ve said that before.”
So, Dan, here’s to one year of marriage. To loving you even more.
And to the very beginning of forever!
