Happy 14th Anniversary!
I know it has been a few days since I last posted… I guess this is a good day to break the silence.
Today Katie and I have been married for 14 years! I can’t believe it. I can’t believe she has stayed married to me this long. I am thinking back to all the other girls I could have married and I am sure that each and every one of them would have left me by now. Believe it or not – I have not always been the nicest husband. And, I regret to say, there have been times that I have actually been mean. To prove it, I will show you an apology letter from the earliest days in our marriage.
Desperate times call for desperate measures! You can always make a girl forget how much of a jerk you are by being silly or drawing silly pictures of sheep. Well, it has always worked for me anyway. This little apology note may have actually been from before we got married… but, I guarantee you there were more notes like this after we got married. I think this one may be from the time I got mad at her because she wouldn’t eat the Reese’s Pieces I bought especially for her.
Katie’s favorite candy was Reese’s Pieces and I knew that because I am observant like that. I wanted to do something nice for her because you are supposed to be nice to your bride-to-be, right? Actually, I think I may have been trying to get back on her good side from being a jerk the day before… I don’t recall at the moment, but that is pretty likely.
So, anyway… I buy the candy and present it to her after work, thinking she would be happy about it. She didn’t want them. Uh oh. Now what? What would you have done? Of course I did what any other childish boy would have done. I got mad at her for not wanting the peace offering I presented to her. Our evening together ended shortly after that with her throwing the bag of candy at me and leaving the dorm. She said some things too – I don’t remember exactly what, but I am sure it was nice. Katie is always nice.
Lest you think I am the most horrid husband on the face of this earth, I have to share with you a couple positive things I have done. Like the time I agreed to marry her so she could have kids with blue eyes… and the time I agreed to marry her so she could live overseas. I think she really wanted to live in a Spanish-speaking country. We moved to Turkey – not exactly a Spanish-speaking country, but it was closer to Spain than Phoenix was. Now that I think about it, I think the reason she wanted to live in a Spanish-speaking country was to be immersed in the language and culture. We would have been better off staying in Phoenix! Oh well, I thought I was doing her a favor at the time.
This picture was taken August 13th, 1994 – eight days after we got married. We drove up to my parents’ house to celebrate! It was a nice, relaxing weekend. We just hung around the house and did what every other newlywed couple does. I love you, honey!
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I wanna hear Katie’s side of the candy issue!
I DO think ya’ll are a pretty awesome couple. Not perfect, but pretty darn cool! :)
Oh, DUH, Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!
Ummm…they were M&Ms and I don’t like chocolate so I guess you are not so observant after all. And I did not throw them at you. You harassed me so I decided to leave. I closed the door behind me and then you opened it and threw the M&Ms out into the hallway. Of course you followed me to the car and begged me not to leave. Geesh, our relationship was full of drama. Of course, I’ve learned where you got the drama from.
The first 13 years were not so great. The last 12 months have been amazing. Thank you Jeff. :)
I thought I bought Reese’s Pieces. I should have. I guess because I liked M&Ms I figured you should too?
I liked my story better. The question is – did you come back after I begged you too? ;)
Awwwww. You two are adorable! Happy Anniversary!
Drop the kids off here and go have a date night to celebrate. We would love it. :-)
I mean, we won’t be home tonight, we just happen to be attending our one, annual, social occasion, but seriously, anytime the rest of the week, we’re free to babysit. :-)
You guys are too funny!!!
Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Anniversary, you cute kids! Katie, you have always been scrawny haven’t you? Isn’t it funny how people distinctly remember different details of the same story. My husband and I have a few like that, too.
Here’s to many more good years! (Lifting glass of kombucha in tribute)
WOW … 14 years? You give us single folks some hope :-)
I thought i had a picture of your wedding day … I’ll have to search around for that.