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Sunday, November 7, 2010

Wedding Anniversary

Exactly 12 years ago today, these 2 crazy kids (me & DH) exchanged "I do's" at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Port Tobacco, MD.  

Thought I'd share some pictures of the "happy couple" with all of you.   







I laugh now when I think about the things that would drive me nuts about this man years ago. I've always been a little bit high-strung and ornery anyway, but less so these days. I've mellowed a LOT since we first got married.  I guess I just don't take things as seriously as I did as a younger woman, and  thank goodness for that.  Looking back, the word "drama queen" would probably not be too far off the mark when describing me. 



I believe a happy marriage is nothing less than a blessing from God, but it requires a lot of nurturing and the commitment to make it work...followed by a good sense of humor and the ability to forgive and forget past mistakes without dredging them up at a later date. Let it go and move on. I'm certainly no expert on marital advice, but this formula has worked pretty well for us for the last dozen years.  That, and he's very easy to get along with. Takes a brave man to live with a ornery redhead.  Seriously. We're just not wired like everyone else. Proceed with Caution.     



Honeymoon in the Bahamas
Not sure where the time went with this young man, but I'm looking forward to the next 12 years (and more!) together.  We were talking about our upcoming anniversary yesterday and I said to him (smiling), "Can you believe that I actually STILL like you after all these years?!"

We're just taking it easy today but I plan to surprise him tonight with his favorite meal; stuffed shells, salad and garlic bread.  Next weekend he's taking ME out to the dinner of my choice.  


Have a GREAT Sunday Everyone :-)  

18 comments:

  1. Happy, happy anniversary! May God bless you with many more years together. I so enjoyed seeing the pictures. I think you two look really good together.You made a lovely bride.
    Patrice

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  2. Happy Anniversary! And your red hair is just gorgeous. It's such a blessing to find the right man, something that didn't happen to me until my mid-forties. You are truly blessed and I wish many more happy years for the two of you.--Inger

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  3. Happy Anniversary!! You both look so nice and so happy. I hope you have many,many more wonderful days. I also love the pictures of when you were in grade school. Such sweet pictures.

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  4. You hit the nail on the head about the "after all these years I still LIKE you." So often the fiery love falters but if the LIKE is strong enough, the love can catch back up again. :) Happy 12th and many many more!!!

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  5. Happy Anniversary! You are a gorgeous couple and your advice is very much what we try to follow too. Our 12 year is December 26th of this year :) What adorable photos of those two kids and happy married adults! Enjoy your special dinner and your evening out next week too.
    Amy

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  6. I love this post, and the pictures. A beautiful couple.

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  7. Such nice photos of the two of you. Happy 12th Anniversay and yes, you did make a beautiful bride.

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  8. Happy Anniversary!I'm sure he's going to love your dinner tonight! What a lovely wedding picture, you both look so happy! Enjoy your dinner out, later in the week!

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  9. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! I love your pictures, they are so much fun to look back on and remember aren't they?! I wish you many, many happy years together!!

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  10. Happy Anny! Some things do truly get better with age and I wish you many more years together!

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  11. Happy Happy Anniversary!! You both truly do look so happy (and may I add - what an absolutely cute couple you are!!). Here's to many more :) -Tammy

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  12. Happy Anniversary to you and your hubby!
    xoxo
    tweedles

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  13. Happy Anniversary to you both! And many, many more!

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  14. arhhh
    did you show their baby pics to everyone when they were 14?>
    lol
    lovely to see a snippit of your life=x

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  15. Hope that you had a very blessed anniversary!!! Congratulations on 12 happy years and many more to come!

    Woofs and Kisses!
    The Fiesty Three

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  16. Happy Anniversary, sweetheart & I KNOW you'll have many more with the approach...:)JP

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  17. A belated happy anniversary... hope your day was blessed!! This was a sweet post and I enjoyed reading it. Here's to another 12 years and more...!

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  18. I’m glad y’all are still together and I hope even another animal would not make either of you think of divorce!

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