Josh and I spent our evening crafting out the format of our wedding, and the wording of our vows. It was a rather unique experience, an almost out-of-body kind of thing that I had, in carefully selecting what will happen at a very precise moment in time several months from now. It was a good thought exercise as well...in deciding what we want our marriage to represent, what we want out of it, and what we want to give back from it. In doing so, I realized that we have a good ten years experience doing these things already, which is a nice kind of reassurance.
In my recent bout with illness, I joked with Josh that he was getting practice ahead of time on the whole "in sickness and in health". Now that we are near our ten year anniversary, I look at our soon-to-be-vows, and can't help but think both he and I have had our fair share of practice of everything else...joy, sorrow, prosperity and adversity. All the ups and downs, goods and bads, sweets and sours have been a colorful journey that I wouldn't trade for anything. It's all about finding the right person with whom you take along for the ride that makes it all worthwhile...whether that person be a friend, lover, family member.
So, I won't muse on any further...just wanted to share a brief glimpse into my otherwise cluttered brain.
Happy ten years Josh, and here's to another ten more!
