Five for Friday Anniversary Edition

Consider this a five for five -- one reason for every year we've been married!  Happy fifth anniversary, Chawwie -- I love you!

1.  I love how sweet of a person you are and how truly kind you are to others.  It's rare to find those qualities in someone and I am so glad I found them in you!

2.  I love how much of a hard worker you are and how dedicated you are to providing for our family.  I also love how much you are loving your new job.  I knew that you would be an incredible asset no matter where you were -- with the Navy or out of it.  I'm glad you're proving me right!

3.  I love when we come together and shine as a team.  We're not experts by any means, but we're putting in the work to become better with each other and improve day after day.  I'm so happy that you're the other half of my team!

4.  I love lazy days and quiet evenings with you (especially by the fireplace!).  I feel like I could spend all the time in the world with you and never run out of things to talk about.  I'm never bored with you and I never will be!

5.  I love daydreaming about our future as a family together.  We've had some rough spots, especially lately, but things are definitely looking up!  I'm so excited to have you by my side to experience it all.

I love you!!!

Newlywed Map

To commemorate our one year anniversary, also known as the paper anniversary, Mr. L and I decided to do a project I'd seen a few times, mainly here, here, and here.  It's called a Newlywed Map, and the basic premise is that you glue a map onto foam core board and use map tacks to indicate where you've traveled in the world.

Our First Anniversary

One year.

It’s been 365 days since we pledged to create a loving, healthy, and happy marriage while agreeing to share our lives with one another as one.

It’s been 8760 hours since we spoke these words to each other:

I take you as my friend and love, beside me and apart from me, in laughter and in tears, in conflict and tranquility, asking that you be no other than yourself, loving what I know of you, trusting what I do not know yet, in all the ways that life may find us.

It’s been 525,600 minutes since we exchanged our beautiful wedding rings to forever solidify our unending commitment to one another.

It’s been 31,536,000 seconds since we were pronounced husband and wife.

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I can’t believe a whole year has flown by since we said “I do.”  I couldn't imagine having a better, more sincere, more understanding, and kinder husband than you.  We were meant to be – God put us on the same path so we could be together, and for that, I am eternally grateful.

Here’s to many, many more “one years” together.  I love you, my Sailor – Mizpah!