"A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity. The order varies for any given year." Paul Sweeney
It will have been 11 years ago on Saturday the 21st that I married my prince charming. I know, cue the "awwws," or the "gags," but it is the truth. We got married when I was 23, he 25, and honestly looking back at pictures, I cannot believe we were so young when we tied the knot.
{Honeymoon in Hawaii, 2001.}
{Present day us. Not looking too shabby in our old age!}
I must say the past 11 years have the best times of my life having Scott as my partner in crime. Of course there have been ups and downs with all of the things normal couples go through (job changes and losses, challenges of having children, everyday battles with now raising kids), but I know for a fact all of those challenges have made our marriage stronger instead of breaking it. I think we can owe a lot of this ability to sticking it out "through better or for worse" due to the fact that both of us are lucky enough to have two sets of parents who have been primo examples of standing by their marriage vows for 30 and 40+ years.
{A frame in my house with each set of parents on their wedding day and us in the middle.}
I am truly proud to say that we are celebrating another year together and looking forward to what the future holds. I don't think there is any one secret as to what has kept us happy and together thus far, but I did find an interesting article on Huffington Post HERE about "3 secrets to a happy marriage from the experts," that I completely agree with and know my hubby and I live by. And to end on a humorous, but very thoughtful quote..."To get divorced because love has died, is like selling your car because it has run out of gas." Diane Sollee.
How long have you been married? Do you have any secret recipe you and your partner abide by??
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13 comments:
Great post! And, congratulations to you and Scott. You both inspire me and frankly, are getting better looking with age! :) xo
Happy anniversary to a fabulous couple ! being a witness to the last six years of your marriage, I always say y'all make it look so easy - it is always fun being with the duvalls and i know you all are anle to keep it that way because youre so grounded in each other and your families - cant wait to sharemany more with yall! cheers to an easy,breezy,beautiful couple!meg
Omg!!! Don't publish this but I just read my comment back and it looks like I'm calling you anal!!!hahaha!! I meant able - not anle...omg I am cracking up
looking good, we just celebrated our 15 year anniversary. The secret for us is to always make time for each other, make our marriage a priority
@Colleen- thanks a bunch for the congrats and better looking with age comment- that's nice to hear:)
@Meg- you are hilarious!! I knew you meant "able" not, anal. Hahahaha!! Your easy, breezy, beautiful comment made me think Cover Girl cosmetics!! Isn't that their tag line??
@Jill- wow!! congrats on 15 years! I completely agree, you MUST make marriage a priority!
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So sweet! Happy Anniversary!!!
My sweet husband and I have been together 14 years now and married almost 7. We had agreed from the beginning to always be completely open and honest with each other, to never go to bed mad with one another (who would want to? I hate that feeling), and to try not to sweat the small stuff. Honsetly I couldn't be happier and I know he feels the same! Looking forward to the rest of our lives together :)
I meant to tell you how beautifully you've aged as well!! Time agrees with both of you! :)
@marisa - You are too kind to say so!! Congrats on your married 7 years!! I like the never go to bed mad- that's some great advice!!
Congratulations! I love this post. My husband and I have been married for 12 years. We've been through a lot together, both good and not so good. I wouldn't change any of it because it's only made us stronger. Here's wishing you many more happy years together!
You guys look still smashing! What a beautiful couple!
You got married on my birthday! What a happy day for us both :) i've been married a year come Aug 27! For us it's been learning how to argue. Everyone has their own style and way of doing it (mostly, i think, by the example you see from your parents) and we haven't had examples like you & yours. Love your blog!
xo
@Sylvia- thank you so very much for the kind comment!! I am thankful that our hard times have actually brought us closer together too as I know that's a big struggle for some couple. Congrats to you too for 12 years!
@Peggy- I'll take smashing :) thanks lady!
@Paigeemoe- that is too funny! We actually got married on my father in law's birthday too- so you share the 21st with a bunch of my fam- ha! Congrats on hitting the 1 year mark, it's totally a learning curve, but be thankful you have someone to work thru it all with!
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