10 things

In honor of our 29th wedding anniversary today,

I was going to be clever
 and write up "29 things you should know..."
but really,
I don't even know 29 things
 you should know about love and marriage.
I just know a few.

1.

Love isn't all about butterflies in your stomach at the thought/sight of your man.

2.

But there are still butterflies....

:-)

3.

It is absolutely foolish to pick apart your man.

Stop it!

4.

Say "yes" 

every time it is humanly possible.

(without rolling your eyes, huffing & puffing, sighing, etc)

5.

Figure out what makes your man feel loved

and do it.

(It is very likely that his love language is not your love language,

so this could take some work)

6.

When he speaks to you in his love language,

instead of your own,

recognize that that is love too.

7.

Believe him when he tells you you're beautiful.

(And thank God he's got awful vision)

8.

Don't hold mistakes over his head.

Seriously; there is no good to be had

 by a woman making her man feel small.

(men all over the world 

are cringing at the sight of 'small' and 'man' 

together

in the same sentence ;-)

9.

Sex is not a tool to be used to control/reward/punish your man.

I cannot tell you how sad it makes me

when women use it as such.

It is the one thing

that makes a marriage relationship 

different from all others.

10.
Choose love.

~

Happy Anniversary, My Love.
Thank-you for marrying me.
For choosing me, out of all the women in the world.
Thank you for being faithful.
to me,
and to God.
Thank you for making me want to be a better me.
and for loving me, unconditionally.
Thanks for all these kids.
And for never complaining 
when my sewing crap explodes all over the house.
You are my world
and I'd take 
you 
over a million dollars
and a house on the beach. XO