07 June 2011

Eight years!

4,204,800 minutes

3 mortgages
5 addresses
8 cars
1 new motorcycle
1 totaled motorcycle
88 dinner parties
2 states
3 churches
1 stand mixer
a hundred coats of paint
2 dogs
1 fish
3 births
1 death
8 employers
1 broken toe
1 dislocated elbow
1 half marathon
2 college degrees
ten thousand tears
a million laughs

one love of my life.

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Happy anniversary, baby.
I'm so glad God picked me to get to walk this life with you.

24 comments:

Jen said...

Awww, happy anniversary!

Jenn W. said...

Congrats! Happy Anniversary! Love the creative way you counted the years!

keight dukes said...

Love it! Might need to steal. The idea that is. Can't belie e you posted a pic if you kissing some highlighted stick-thin beanpole! Hope Ryan doesnt get jealous. Happy 8!

uberryan said...

Beanpole?!? I'll have you know there were washboard abs and some decently chiseled shoulders under that tux.

Shoot. Where are those?!? Been looking for them for years...

Lizzie Goddard said...

Happy Anniversary to my favorite married couple!

Whitney said...

Happy anniversary!

Jennie - Duryea Place Designs said...

Awww... happy anniversary!

The Morrisons said...

Happy Anniversary! So encouraged by your faithful marriage. Love you guys.

Marisa said...

I loved this SO much. A great deal of life packed into 8 years. Excited for the plans our Lord has for your marriage. Happy Anniversary!!

Eve said...

I love your list. We have the same anniversary, but a year apart. :)

Congratulations on a very full eight years of marriage!

keight dukes said...

fair enough, beanster, happy octoversary!

Lena said...

and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! hope you two had a great day!

heididh33 said...

Happy Anniversary!!!!!!

Ashley said...

Awww!!! Happy anniversary!!1

Christine said...

Holy crow, I can't believe it's been 8 years!!! WE ARE SO OLD. And I'm so glad Keight pointed out Ryan's hair first.

Happy anniversary, you guys!

Sarah-Anne said...

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, friend!!

The Buchanan Family said...

Happy Anniversary-Ours is tomorrow!

sarah jewett clarke said...

love this. happy anniversary!

Anonymous said...

Wow...you guys have really packed a bunch of life into 8 years! Congratulations..

Loved you guys,
Dad or Roger or Granddad...

P.S. I am pretty sure that uberryan left those abs and chisled shoulders somewhere on the toll road between Michigan and Illinois.

Anonymous said...

RATS!!.....didn't mean for the signature to be in "past tense"...case for previewing before posting!

:-)

MomentsRemembered said...

Happy Anniversary! Eight years ago june 7th I also married the love of my life.. CONGRATS!!

Hope said...

Congratulations!
Today (June 8th) my husband and I celebrated our 8 year anniversary as well! That was a great weekend in June 8 years ago!
Hope you had a wonderful celebration!

Marcella said...

Congrats!
My husband & I just celebrated 11 years of being married on June 3rd. We were able to get away for the weekend just the 2 of us for the first time since our honeymoon. It was amazing! Time & Money well spent. Hope you had a great celebration!
Marcella

Kelly2Plus2 said...

88 dinner parties!?! seriously!?! you kept track of this!?! amazing woman you are. congrats on year eight, and here's to year nine! :)