Happy Anniversary Baby!

Today is my 19th wedding anniversary.   Four days after Christmas as newlyweds, we headed into a snow-caked day to start our adventure together.

In light of our nineteen years, here's nineteen observations I've made about marriage:

1. Loving another person can draw out the best in you.
2. It can also reveal the worst.
   
3. It's nice to be loved in the middle of both.
4. It's miraculous how two normal people can breed three geniuses.
5. He will surprise you.
6. It's doubtful you listened when they said marriage would be work.
7. Now you know they were right.
8. It's best to quickly admit your wrongs.
9. And to be even quicker to forgive.
10. Even after nineteen years, his smile can give you tingles.
    
11. Say "I love you" everyday.
12. Do the unexpected; it's fun to throw him off.
    
13. Your parenting styles will be the opposite of each other.
14. You'll learn to compromise.
15. Compromise is harder than Sesame Street makes it seem.
16. You'll laugh until you can't breath.
17. You'll break each other's hearts.
    
18. You'll work it out.
19. And love each other deeper than you did in the beginning.
    

Once again, we celebrate by heading out into a snow-caked day.