This One's For You, Babe

Yesterday marked 4 years that Matt and I have been married. Were you there that day? If you're reading this there may be a good chance that you were. Gosh, what a day. Everything was exactly the way I wanted it to be and at the end of it all I left with a partner for life. Last night we watched our wedding video like we do every year. I cry every time. Every year on our anniversary I get a bottle of wine from whatever event we are attending and we drink it the next year. Last year I got a bottle from the hotel we stayed at in the Dominican Republic. I don't think it was their policy to give away bottles of wine, but I argued that we had an all inclusive package... so what did it matter if it was open or not? 

When I think about the Dominican Republic trip I am reminded that it was the final step in our baby bucket list... the opportunity to surf one more time (although I intend to surf plenty in my future). And now here we are, parents! My husband is now the father to my baby and it's like I love him twice now. He is sitting in the chair holding her while she is sleeping right now and it's just beautiful. When I think of where we started...hanging out at the Delt house thinking of anything to spend time together. We would study and do homework together all the time. I got a 3.8 taking 18 hours the spring we started dating because we worked on schoolwork so much. But if doing homework meant I could hang out with him, fine! Now we still are always thinking of things to do to spend time together. Yesterday we went to the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur so we could look at the Dugout Canoes exhibit. What on earth? But it was a beautiful day and I got to hang out with him... so alright...

When we were watching our wedding video I realized that when we watched our personalized vows he took the approach of stating the reasons why he loved me and how he was looking forward to our marriage. I took the approach of making promises for our marriage. It sure was nice hearing him say such sweet things about me. Sometimes I think my feelings for Matt go without saying. I mean, he has to know how much I admire him, right? How incredibly intelligent he is amazes me all the time. His capability to do things that other people would have to learn, he just already knows. When I want him to build something he just figures it out and all of a sudden there it is. Well, maybe it's not sudden. All of eventually, there it is! On the way down to the lake he's just telling me all these facts about the area. HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS STUFF?? 

And my goodness, to have someone to laugh with like we do. I always intend to make a list of the hilarious things Matt says in one day. His perspective on life is completely amusing to me. I often picture Cline when she is older riding in the back seat just yelling "YOU GUYS ARE NOT AS FUNNY AS YOU THINK YOU ARE!!" And then we will laugh at her and tell her she's cute. 

I'll never be able to really express what Matt's support for my school has meant for me. I think a lot of husbands would complain that I have to work a full-time job hours but I get paid like part time. I think most husbands would have been pretty intolerant to all the travel I had to do for school. Considering that our fields are so different, many husbands would not have seen the value in what I am trying to achieve. But he didn't. I wouldn't blame him if he thought those things from time to time (I know I would have) but he didn't say discouraging things to me. Now that I am so close to being done, I really appreciate that support. 

I feel like on social media people post things in a way that they want people to be jealous of their relationship. To that I just say, That's great for you, but I wouldn't have any part of this life any other way. I am so grateful to God for pairing me with someone I never would have had the good sense to pick for myself. It all just came together perfectly. I am looking forward to this wonderful life with this man, even when we're sitting in rocking chairs on the porch watching our grandkids play and telling stories of "our day." Yeah, I'd say the best is yet to come. 

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