Yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of my marriage to Jennifer Lee Colwell. In fives years we have experienced many of the classic problems that come with marriage. Learning manage our personalities. Learning to manage our finances. Learning to respect each other and love each other, even when we want to kill each other. And yet, through all of that I can say I love my wife more today than I did the day I married her.<\/p>\n
I can’t say exactly what it was, but after meeting Jennifer in person early in February ’07, I knew I wanted to marry her. I still didn’t know a great deal about her and she didn’t know a great deal about me, but it all made sense. She was the first woman I had connected with on almost every level. We might not have agreed on everything intellectually, we were able to talk about stuff and give each other the respect our opinions deserve.<\/p>\n
Jennifer has graciously sacrificed her body twice to carry and deliver our two beautiful daughters. While her body bears the evidence of those pregnancies, I don’t see them as blemishes, like she does. I see them are marks of beauty. Those marks remind me of the sacrifices she made to give me children. For that alone, I am forever in her debt.<\/p>\n
In Jennifer I have found the woman that has seen at my best, my worst and everything in between and still she chooses to love me as I am. I am in a state of constant change, personally. Most of those changes are attempts to become the man she deserves.<\/p>\n
I love that I can share my life with Jennifer and I look forward to sharing the rest of my life her. I love you, my sweetheart! You are the reason I live and breath. I am eternally grateful for the sacrifices you have made for me in our short marriage. Five years down, many more to come! I love you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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