10 Years Today

Today Jenny and I have been married for 10 years! Looking back I thought that it would be easier, honestly. Though it hasn't been easy it has been worth it. When we made vows to each other, I didn't pay much attention to the words. It wasn't until later, when it was harder and the wonder of it all had worn into a daily routine, that I started thinking about what our vows were, and what they meant.

I take you to have and to hold,

to love and to cherish,
for richer or poorer,
in sickness and in health,
for better or for worse,
until death do us part.

These were just words at the ceremony, but I realize that they are impossible words. Words that commit me to something I'm unable to live out. There hasn't actually been a day that I've really lived out a full cherishing, or that I've been unflinchingly loving. But somehow this hasn't broken my vows, because even when I haven't been doing my best, I've still intended to, and somehow that counts too.

So, here's to Jenny, my bride and my love. And here's to many more decade celebrations of our marriage!