Vegas 10 years ago

10 years ago today Pete and I were in Las Vegas.  Getting married.  10 years has brought us many many many changes.  We have since moved 3 times...from Plainville, to New Britain, to Cromwell to our current destination of West Hartford.  We had some pets which included a boxer named Dexter, 3 cats...Frisky, Smokey and Gizmo and then Little Lilly the gold fish..the only one left.  School.  We had many jobs between the 2 of us and we spent many weeks on vacations.  Hawaii, Florida, Virginia, Cape Cod.  3 years ago we had the girls.  That alone brought with it some major life changes. 

Before we had the girls we talked about what kind of parents we would be.  What we wanted to take from our parents and rebuild on with our own kids, things we wanted to start new, things we definitely wanted to leave behind.  Obviously we never thought we'd be doing it times 3! 

We have been through some really rough times as well.  Especially the past 2 years.  We found ourselves out of energy and patience for each other.  We needed to use this energy and patience for everything else that was going on around us.  We found ourselves living together but not living with each other.  We soon realized we were losing each other to those around us.  And we stopped, talked and found a way to fix it. 

10 years of marriage is hard work.  It's not all romance and bliss.  There are days when we can't stand to talk to each other.  There are many differences in how we think things should go.  There are times when we want to just give up and walk our separate ways. 

But 10 years of marriage is also how we became strong enough to make it through these times together.  If someone asks me how I feel when Pete's around I can easily say "I feel that I can conquer the world with him by my side."  We support each other while giving each other the space we need to be individuals. 

There are days when we drive each other absolutely crazy.  But without these days...we wouldn't be able to be crazy about each other. 

I love you Pete.  And here's to the 'next 100 years'......