9 years, and counting

well, time has flown! it's hard to believe that nine years ago, i married meemer, and started my family life.

it seems like i have some of the same emotions every year... that it, the paradox of: "i can't believe it's already been nine whole years!" contrasted with, "it feels like we've always been together, how can it only have been nine years?"

while that is a bit less so this year... (nine years feels about right.) i think it's because we have a six-year-old child to mark the time by. that, and memories of my single life seem more distant and foreign than ever.

don't get me wrong... sometimes it seems wierd that i've been married for nine years. but that's basically when i'm wondering how i can be as old as i am. how can i have kids and all that, 'cause i don't feel that old.

most of the time nine years seems about right. i do still often feel that nine years can't possibly be all that we've been married. it feels like forever. (not the bad "forever!") just that i really feel like meemer and i have been together a lot longer than that. i have to say that i truly believe the old cliche'. i honestly feel like i've known meemer longer than i have in this life.

she is my soul mate. she knows me and understands me like no one else. i would rather be with her, than with anyone, anywhere, doing anything. really. call it corny, call it co-dependent, call it crazy, i love my wife and kids, and would rather be with them.

the sad part is, after i've known her for over 10 earth years, (and who knows how long before that) you'd think i'd be better at taking care of her... of avoiding things that frustrate her... of neglecting things that i know she wants me to do...

yes... i'm a man. and like most men, i don't deserve my wife. i am blessed beyond reason, and i can't imagine life without her. she will soon bring a third child into our family, and there is no one i would rather be with to face this new challenge than her. she is my life, my joy, my princess, and my world. she is my wife! and on this, our anniversary, i am even more grateful for the blessing of being married to her!

i love you min. more than ever. and thank you!