Double Happiness

( symbolic of weddings and wedding celebrations)

Fifteen years ago today, we said "I do".

We survived the wedding planning (you were smart, leaving most of it to me).

We survived the marriage course (wasn't that fun attending it with the girl who was crushing on you in university, there with her fiance).

And after the crazy weekend of celebrations, where we made our grand entrance in through the out door to the lovely strains of the theme from "The Young and the Restless"...




and the following evening you killed them with your karaoke capabilities (Elvis not once, twice, but three times?)





...we settled into married life.

What did that mean for us? Finally living in the same city. Together. Condo living by the market. Being able to stroll to the skating rink by the lake; to walk to see Iggy Pop in concert. Enjoying downtown living as a carefree twosome. And both working in the burbs. Kind of ironic. Family wasn't in the plans for a couple of years yet.

And when those plans went awry; when the carefully constructed Type A life-plan was blown away by the cruel fate? You were my strength; following my lead when I needed to be followed, but enveloping me with encouragement, optimism and love; pulling me along when I felt I couldn't do it any longer.

Life is so full of unknowns.

But You knew.

And you still know.

As do I.

The one thing in life that I am absolutely certain of, is how lucky I am. To have you, our children, our marriage. How lucky indeed.

Happy Anniversary.

Shiny Double Happy Family