Ten Years, Seven Months and Sixteen Days

Troy and I have been married for ten years, seven months and sixteen days. I remember most of what happened on our wedding day. I remember that it was hot and muggy. I remember thinking that I lost our rings, I remember walking down the aisle with my dad and thinking, "This is it! After this we're going to be married!" When the day was over and we were at home, just the two of us, being married didn't feel any different. I thought that there was going to be some big change. That no longer was I going to just be Katie, but I was going to be Katie of Troy and Katie. But that's not what our marriage is about. I love my husband with my whole heart and I would not change a thing about our marriage. You see, I am married to my best friend. He is the one I turn to when I am sad, he is the one I celebrate with when I am happy. No matter what, he's there for me. What what's even better is when I want to be just me, or do something alone or with a friend I don't have to explain that to him. He gets it. He's always the one that you will hear say, "Our marriage works because we're together, but we have our separate lives too." Just before our five year anniversary I started hinting that I wanted an anniversary band to go with my wedding set. Five years came and went, ten years came and went. I've come to the conclusion that you don't need to celebrate just on your wedding anniversary, you should celebrate your marriage every day!