4 Years ago....

Photo taken by Dee Marie of Dee Marie Photography in New Jersey

Four years ago today, I married the love of my life. It was the most amazing day of my life. Probably because I love being the center of attention. :P I was surprisingly calm that day. By calm, I mean I was under zero stress that day. Even the photographer was surprised. It could be said that I was probably the most laid back bride in history. Oh... wait... The Pastor did say that. :P

The whole day is a blur. I remember it being really hot, and sweating it out during pictures and the ceremony and airing out my legs in the bridal suite. There is a rather unflattering picture of that moment on Facebook somewhere. I remember getting the giggles during the ceremony... something that is brought up everytime I go to a wedding. Some people think it was because I was nervous... But it was just really a random thought and visualization about how retarded Dave and I must have looked just standing there and staring at each other. By dinner, I was exhausted and to prevent my crawling under a table and going to sleep, I only drank the champagne at the table. No other alcohol for me that night. As with any wedding I go to, I just danced the night away and had a blast.

There really isn't much more I can say about Dave without repeating myself. He is my world. Our relationship is a little unique. We don't hold anything back from eachother. If something the other did (or didn't do) is bothering us, we just put it out there. Sometimes it's "Ok you're right. I'm sorry." Sometimes we'll bicker and move on. On rare occasions it's an all out screaming and hollering match, but the anger never lasts for more than a couple hours. There are no pent up feelings and explosive fights that seem to come out of nowhere in my house. One of our friends actually said that he loves this part of our relationship. It doesn't matter if we're out with friends. We'll still throw it out there. We're just a little more subtle about it (usually a look).

We have complete and total trust in eachother. I can go out with the girls, and he can go out with the guys. There's never any doubt that the other will be faithful. Shit! I have no problem with the fact that he's going to Vegas for a friend's bachelor party. I just wish I could go to Vegas too.... I just hope that the weekend doesn't turn out like a scene from The Hangover.

Our relationship has lasted because we are both open, honest and trusting of the other.

We've been together for 11 years, and have been fortunate to grow together and not apart as we made our way through college and our 20's. Still, after all this time, I'm still amazed at how much I love him.