Today is my anniversary. I remember meeting my husband for the first time, getting married, bringing our families together and expanding our family with more children. I also remember the hardship that we have overcome, the inevitable ups and downs that come from working at a relationship long term. In looking at it all, I am grateful to be here today, to have all of these events, milestones and activities to ponder and say we did that! or we got through that! Last year we both totally forgot about our anniversary. I was traveling for work and we were in the midst of moving our family to another country. I look back and laugh at how life flows at times. I had to check the date yesterday and remembered it was my anniversary today and I thought about what I could do for my husband. We tend not to do traditional anniversary activities like buying gifts or going out for the evening. But I had this need to make it memorable, so I wrote a love letter. It was a short letter explaining how I feel, today. Reading the Honesty card I was inspired to express what I feel, to be open and transparent about the these past eighteen years. At first, I was nervous about writing it. Thoughts of how he would receive it came up and then, I let them float away because this was about me, my expression of love for and to him. This is how I chose to celebrate my anniversary today. Leaning into honesty gave me the courage to just be myself.
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