Today in history...

22 years ago, at approximately 6:00 pm, I became a wife and mother. 22 years ago today, I promised to love, honor and cherish, in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer, for the rest of my life. Whoa. That's a pretty big commitment. And I took it seriously. Which is why we are still married to each other. We meant it when we said our vows. We didn't think, "we'll see how it goes" or "man, I hope this works" or "for now". In those 22 years we've faced our fears together, shared our hopes and wishes, raised 2 kids, struggled with financial issues, overcome cancer, laughed a lot, moved a lot, gotten on each others last nerve and loved each other ~ always. We've never given up on each other. We've also never been disrespectful to each other or called each other names. Well, maybe in our heads, but never out loud. Are there things I would change? Of course. No marriage is perfect and I was a little sad reading an article in Yahoo about how 40% of the people polled thought marriage is becoming obsolete. That's too bad. It's too bad because there's nothing better than knowing someone's got your back. We're comfortable with each other and it's a great feeling. It's a great comfort in life knowing you can trust your spouse to be there for you. Knowing that even when we get on each others last nerve - tomorrow will be better. Knowing we will support each other in (almost) any endeavor. He's my biggest fan!

Happy anniversary honey, I love you!