Wow...Has it REALLY Been Eight Years?!?!

It's hard to believe that we've been married 8 years! We've been through quite a bit in those years. Four apartments, five jobs, three contracts, and several work-studies (between the two of us), a four year degree completed in three, four deaths, two surgeries, infertility, times of spiritual growth as well as some pretty heavy warfare,a pregnancy, birth and subsequent sleepless nights thereafter, three lay-offs, six months of postpartum depression and another 18 months with untreated symptoms of bi-polar disorder, swallowing our pride and moving in with family, a bankruptcy and a miscarriage.

We've been through a lot together, and (now that I'm on meds and can THINK clearly) I can honestly say that I love Ben even more today than I did the day we got married. As much as I hate to admit it, I've given him a lot of crap over the years—especially in the last two. And rather than leave me because it was too hard, or check out on me mentally or emotionally, he stayed just as steady as ever. I can never thank him enough for that.

Ben, I'm so sorry we have to live through all this crap right now. But you are an amazing man for the way you handle it. You always help me take the high road when all I want to do it wrestle in the mud with the pigs. Thank you for going on this great adventure with me. I just wouldn't be the same with anyone else. I love you!

posted by Brandi at 6:06 PM