Five and Six Years
Yesterday Joey and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. I'd say that I couldn't believe it, that we've been married for six years already but I can. When I look back on my life and where I imagined I'd be at 26 years old, I imagined this life, not in it's entirety. The details are a bit different and the circumstances leading us here may have been ones I never had expected.
It's different but all familiar.
People were worried, about us getting married so young. That we'd grow apart during our twenties. That when we "found ourselves" we'd be finding our selves going two separate ways. I don't know how it happened, but we are more in love now. Actually, that's a lie. I do know how it happened. We were aware and took the time to get to know each other. That no matter what life we were leading when we started dating, that the core of ourselves, of each other, they were just magnetic. No matter what beliefs we may carry or ideas we may dream up, we just knew, that this was the person we were meant to live this lifetime out with.
And yesterday, the day of our sixth wedding anniversary, the wind that was present on that very day, April 7, 2007, it found us again. It enveloped and wrapped us up in it's comfort as we partied for Leena for her fifth birthday.
Our little Leena is now a "kid." Full blown, bike falling, knee scraping kid. As I watched her take a tumble off her new "big kid" bike yesterday, after her party, wearing her poofy, pink dress that she picked out herself, I couldn't help but reflect. Reflect on this little one that made me a momma. Where I learned all about her firey Aries personality and still sweet demeanor. How five years ago, teaching this soul how to ride a bike was the last thing on my mind. My daddy's girl and beautiful big sister. This one is medicine to the world.
Today we celebrate. Again.
Only love,
Katelyn
