On Friday, April 20th, Amy and I are going to celebrate our ten-year wedding anniversary. At times, I often have to wonder what I have done or what blessed constellation I was born under to have found a woman that would put up with me for an entire decade as husband and wife.
Now, I know, you are saying to yourself, “Ryan, what are you talking about?” I know. I know. After all, I am a sexy beast. Who needs your pretty boys like Brad Pitt and George Clooney when you can have an overweight, balding man with an addiction to comic books, collects action figures, and has unquenchable thirst to write “the funny books.” Six pack abs and a six-figure salary? Ppshaw! I have like a 200-issue run of Captain America, a complete run of Spawn with Issue #1 autographed by Todd McFarlane, a massive DVD and Music Soundtrack set, and a massive Marvel Legends action figure collection… Now, that is a dowry!
Still, being married with children and facing a few hurdles financially, it is hard for us to properly celebrate our big two-digit anniversary with a night on the town or renting out a honeymoon suite. I have come to accept this and as long as we are together, that is really all that matters.
My mom always used to tell me that you have to make sure that your wife is your best friend because at times it is just the two of you. As my life continues to stretch on and people get pulled in various directions (family, career, etc.), at times I do find my family become more and more isolated. This causes Amy and I to lean on each other even more. There have been hills and valleys in my life and Amy has been there for all of them. I know that the bad times helps us appreciate the good times and because of all of this, I can honestly say that I am more in love with her now that I was when we were married.
Now, I know, you are saying to yourself, “Ryan, what are you talking about?” I know. I know. After all, I am a sexy beast. Who needs your pretty boys like Brad Pitt and George Clooney when you can have an overweight, balding man with an addiction to comic books, collects action figures, and has unquenchable thirst to write “the funny books.” Six pack abs and a six-figure salary? Ppshaw! I have like a 200-issue run of Captain America, a complete run of Spawn with Issue #1 autographed by Todd McFarlane, a massive DVD and Music Soundtrack set, and a massive Marvel Legends action figure collection… Now, that is a dowry!
Still, being married with children and facing a few hurdles financially, it is hard for us to properly celebrate our big two-digit anniversary with a night on the town or renting out a honeymoon suite. I have come to accept this and as long as we are together, that is really all that matters.
My mom always used to tell me that you have to make sure that your wife is your best friend because at times it is just the two of you. As my life continues to stretch on and people get pulled in various directions (family, career, etc.), at times I do find my family become more and more isolated. This causes Amy and I to lean on each other even more. There have been hills and valleys in my life and Amy has been there for all of them. I know that the bad times helps us appreciate the good times and because of all of this, I can honestly say that I am more in love with her now that I was when we were married.
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