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Happy Anniversary, Dear Husband

I'm pretty sure that I was still fast asleep at this time, 9 years ago...

Sure, it was an early wedding, but hell, I was just a fresh 20 and still took as much sleeping allowance as a teenager!

Tonight - I guess being on the back end of meds, all slept out thanks to the previous day of bedrest and of course, being woken up by our 3-year-old who has wet the bed (again) is more than enough to get you up and at'em at 2am. So while I may not have previously set this time aside for reflection, here we are...

Our wedding anniversary can stir up all sorts of memories and feelings;

The ooh-la-la of the day - that's me remembering how silky smooth my hair was!
The dress - the one that I have in my possession for the first anniversary ever but I can't a damn fit into!
The prep - excluding the cover up for the bad tan lines from our outing to Bordtjiesdrif
The nerves - especially when I stood at the front door of the house and yelled back inside to my family, "I'm getting married at 10am and I'll start regardless of who's there!"
The song - that on the last minute, changed from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody to Jacqui Velasquez's Look What Love Has Done and still struck a chord
Oh! And the look on your face when Pops walked me down the aisle to you - which was quite possibly a reflection of my own frantic expression!

And those promises that we made to each other in front of our friends and family...

It's a special day in our calendar to remember all of these things. It's also an extra opportunity to realise the road we've travelled since then. Our anniversary may not stretch three decades long (yet) and we may not head off for that island getaway of our dreams (right now) but we still have a pretty awesome story of grace.

17 years since we first met

13 years of friendship

9 years of marriage

6 years as parents

And a lot of grace...



Happy Anniversary, Dear Husband. Another adventurous year to add to our photobook of life. Thank you for your commitment to your vows and our family.

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  1. michelleDecember 22, 2015 at 10:44 AM

    Congratulations Ashleigh and Peter-john! May you continue to be blessed!

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