a letter to my love

i couldn't sleep last night. i have been fighting these horrible allergies - headaches, sore/itchy throat, stuffy nose - it's fabulous. while i was awake, i had time to reflect. jarrett & i are celebrating our 9th wedding anniversary 1 week from today. 9 years. does that seem incredibly long & still very short to anyone else? i have been married for almost 1/3 of my life. so, i sat down & wrote jarrett a letter. this is something that i do quite often. as jarrett would say, i typically do it after i have been "breakin his balls" an exceptional amount. but this letter was different.

jarrett & i have grown up together. i was 19 when i met & fell in love with jarrett. 19 is so very young. in my letter, i told jarrett that being with him & watching him as he grew into the man he is today is one of the greatest joys of my life. and it is so completely true. all of our experiences over the past 9 years, the good the bad the ugly, all have molded & shaped our love into what it is today. it is not the same love that i had for him when we were married 9 years ago. it is so much more. i entered our marriage with a blind, innocent, fairy-tale love. if people warned me or told me marriage is work, i was all "whatever, we are in love. it will be fine". and in a sense, that is accurate. but this is work. it's hard work, but it is rewarding work.

i am blessed to spend my life with my best friend. happy anniversary, jarrett - 1 week early. i love you.