Now I know that some people mock those of us who still count our dating anniversary even after we're married, and that's fine, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but the way I see it, Marriage was a new chapter, but our dating anniversary is when we started the book. It's important to us to remember where it all started.
Truth be told, 3 years doesn't seem long enough. I actually went back through and re-counted to make sure I didn't miss a year in there somewhere. Thinking back, 3 years doesn't seem so long ago, and yet, I can't remember my life before Ben was in it. We have experienced so much in the time we have been together, I feel as though we have made such a life together, that surely we must be looking at at least 5-7 years already - but nope! Just 3.
In the last 3 years we were long distance, went on trips to canmore, I moved cities, got engaged, bought a condo, painted and decorated the condo, bought a car, took a trip to Mexico, got married, had a Fort Sask reception, had a Calgary reception, got more wedding pictures done, played softball, launched a business, celebrated our first year married, lost weight, gained weight, lost weight again, sold our condo, bought a house, painted the house, had parties and BBQ's, met friends, lost friends and somehow ended up only 3 years in!! WOW. We sure know how to pack in 3 years!
During that whole whirlwind romance, I have never been happier. It didn't seem frenzied or rushed - everything seemed like the perfect timing for us. We laugh daily, we tease each other, and play games together, we work out together, we run errands, do chores, we say "I Love you" every day- several times a day, and we really communicate. I really don't worry about us, about our future - we seem to keep coming out on top, and I'm just enjoying the ride. Ben is my best friend, I tell him every thing, and we never run out of things to say - which is really something considering we both live, AND work together, so we are not apart at all in a full 24 hour day.
This last weekend, the Thieson Clan had a belated Thanksgiving gathering at Ben's aunt's house, and even though I see these people just a handful of times in a year, they are my family, and I love each and every one of them - I don't feel like I'm new there, I feel like I belong like everyone else. People are excited to see me, and I am them, and everyone is greeted with a warm welcoming hug. We were talking about the previous Christmas and Easter gatherings this weekend, and I could have sworn I had been at more of them, it just seems to be another clue that our 3 years together has been as full as it's been short.
I count my blessings every single day, for Ben, for his family, for my life here in Edmonton, and for my loved one's back in Calgary too. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world, and I don't regret a thing about the last 3 years, and look forward to many more with my husband and best friend, Ben, by my side!
I love you, Today, Tomorrow, Forever. You're all I want, you're all I need - you're Everything. <3
