Anywhere With You

Anywhere with you
is my favorite place to be....

This week we celebrated 19 years of marriage. We just thought we knew what love was and what being in love meant 19 years ago at the altar. We loved each other as much as we knew how...back then.

19 years together has brought about a love between us that is hard to describe, deep as an ocean, wide as the sky. We are one.

About a month after we got married, I got upset everyday at my Hero because we'd get home from work...and he'd go fishing. In my mind, I couldn't understand why he wanted to go fishing more than he wanted to be with me. I cried about it. Yes, I cried. I thought I was enough for him...why did he need fish to help him unwind and de-stress?? Fish are slimy and they stink! And let's not discuss crickets and worms.  Oh the joys of being a newlywed, trying to figure out how to navigate a marriage relationship. 

19 years later, my sweet card he gave me says it all..."Anywhere with you is my favorite place to be."

Our favorite place to be isn't a location, a favorite vacation spot, a delicious restaurant. "Favorite place" does not equal "destination" to either of us. Anywhere we are with each other and our kids is our favorite place to be because that's where our hearts are. Our hearts are with each other. Not at a favorite shopping spot, movie theater or fishing hole. We are content when we are together no matter where we are and what we are doing because we are "one."

I agree with Jack Johnson..."It's always better when we're together."



Comments

The Journey said…
So sweet! Wisdom laced truth for sure!
August 8, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Cee Elle said…
Happy Anniversary. I hope my husband and I are just as happy and in love as you two obviously are, when we celebrate 19 years.
August 9, 2010 at 9:51 AM
hanevehul said…
The last line definitely made me smile. Congratulations on staying strong for so long!
August 9, 2010 at 4:55 PM
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