06 September 2007

10 Years

John and I celebrate 10 years today. Yes, time does fly, but at least I have been flying with my best friend. As I look back over the last 10 years I am amazed at what we have done, were we have gone, and what we have accomplished. We bought a business and bought a home. We have traveled out of the country, skied up North and sailed the Caribbean. We have been stranded in open water in the dead of night with no engine on what all of the sudden became a very small boat. We have laughed until we cried and cried until it hurt. But obviously the most memorable of all moments has been the birth's of our boys. Our cup certainly runneth over. However, I can not celebrate this very special day without thanking all of you too. Thank you all for your support, your friendship and your love. A marriage takes TONS of hard work, and raising children takes even more. We truly could not have accomplished what we have and made it this far without each of you. You have listened to us, offered advise, help us raise our children, set awesome examples and most off all, you have laughed and cried with us. I am sitting here tonight with my glass of wine and I raise it up to my wonderful husband, to myself and too all of you ~ cheers.
I close with the famous words of Kahlil Gibran from The Prophet ~ (and part of our wedding ceremony. )
Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

6 comments:

JessieE said...

Congrats. May you have 10 and 10 and 10 and 10 more.

JessieE said...

Just quickly reflecting back on that day 10 years ago...what a gorgeous day it was, and what a beautiful bride and groom the two of you were...

Your life has been just as you planned it, and just as you hoped, at least as it appears to us, your lucky minions... may the rest of your lives be as blessed as these first 10 years, and may your beautiful boys continue to bring you as much joy as they have. Love often and much, and take great joy in each other.

--Love you both.

Annie said...

Congrats! What a wonderful tribute to your marriage and life together. Celebrate and enjoy your very special day. Embrace and hold close to your hearts the memories of 10 wonderful years; embrace and welcome the wonderful memories yet to be made as you look forward together.

Happy Anniversary!
Annie & Charlie

Bryn said...

Congratulations Andria & John!

May you enjoy many, many more wonderful years together.

Love-
Bryn & Joe

"There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends." ~~Homer

Carla said...

Dear Andria & John,

Congratulations to you both!! Any relationship is a daily struggle but, if you have love, you will always be happy and rise above all that life dishes out.

Love, Aunt Carla

Anonymous said...

As the tears of sentimentality flow, all I can say is I love how you love each other and your boys. I hope for you that special gift we all discover if we live and love long, that not too much else really matters if you have friends and family to love and cherish. The slights are unimportant, the joys are everywhere, and the most special days are the ones that you take time to appreciate.
It seems that you already know that.
Love, momcat