Mike and I are celebrating our 16th wedding anniversary today. However, unlike most people, we don't say 16 years married and 24 years together. We just say we've known each other forever. While our life together didn't begin until June 16, 1995, that was the day that two souls became one - AGAIN.
I've known Mike alot longer than just 24 years. While our Judeo-Christian doctrine may frown upon the suggestion of reincarnation, it's not just mere coincidence that when you meet that special someone your breath is taken away. This is the man in whose eyes I can see forever. This is the man who I can see myself in.
Sure, we are struggling through day to day life together raising children and paying bills. We've supported each other through career changes, college, and job loss (or jobs not quite found.) We've coped with the loss of loved ones and watched our children struggle to find themselves. We've watched friends and family divorce - and we pull into ourselves to overcome that sense of betrayal and loss. We've eaten good food, watched great movies, and seen some amazing sights in this world. Some as breathtaking as the waterfalls in Hawaii and others as heart wrenching as our beautiful daughter taking her first breath.
Through it all, we love each other in a way that is timeless. We know what the other is thinking, we say the same thing at the same time...sometimes we even weird ourselves out when we do that. But whether I talk too much (family trait) or get food on my face (personal trait) - this man continues to look at me with the same smile, through the same eyes, year after year.
Happy anniversary, Michael!
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