God Gave Me You

WHEN: June 1, 2007 WHERE: Prairie Lakes Church, Cedar Falls, IA Today is Stace and my 3-year anniversary. Three years ago we said "I do" in our hometown, the place we met, fell in love, and got married. Three years ago we were surrounded by our family and closest friends. Three years ago was the best day of both our lives. So far today, Stace and I have both spent our day at separate jobs, Stace went back to work for a teacher's meeting tonight, and now she's eating a bowl of cereal for dinner. Typical classy anniversary type stuff. Stace is still getting over some virus she's had for 5 days, I have a stack of bills in front of me I have to take care of tonight, and we have a house/refrigerator/weekend to get ready before we have guests staying with us in 48 hours. I think this is one of those anniversaries that will be thrown into the "worse pot" of the "for better or for worse" dichotomy. It's all a matter of perspective and I know it could be far worse. One day we will look back at this anniversary (if we even remember it) and realize we will have had even crazier anniversaries. I'm just thankful we are together, we are both (relatively) healthy, and that we are still more in love than we have ever been. In three short years of marriage we have both learned there are far more challenging days than there are blissful ones and that that is just the way life is. Yet God has blessed me with a loving wife to be there with me every step of the way, in good times and bad. Sharing every facet of life together, especially the challenges and heartache, only strengthens our bond and the love we have for each other. Stace is truly my best friend and has been for over 8 years. Our situations (and personalities) have drawn us together in unique ways and because of that we have had to rely on each other in many ways, and in many ways as each other's best friend. Stacie Jo Brass means so much to me on many levels and I am so thankful she is who God chose for me to share my life with.

June 1, 2010

We WILL celebrate our anniversary/my birthday next week so don't think our romance has died. I know you were worried. Mostly, because you thought there would be no pictures/stories/romantic things I did for Stace/expensive electronics Stace bought for me/etc. to share. They will come. For now, I need to go have a spoonful of peanut butter for dinner and start licking some envelopes.