Jenni Clayville

Today is Brian and my 8 year anniversary.

Here’s a picture I took of us from the most recent 50 Pic Friday Challenge.  It was the LAST one to mark my day… and it marked it perfectly.

I really can’t believe 8 years have gone by. 

I also can’t believe how much my heart beats for this man.

Today, Chance said to me… “I think Daddy is really cool, Mommy.  I love him a lot.”  I asked Chance, “Why do you love Daddy?”  His response, “Because Daddy has big hands and bigs arms to catch me when I’m falling.”

That’s my Brian.

What have I ever done to deserve a man as great as Brian?  

Here is a man I’ve:

1. taken for granted.  
2. I’ve chosen my work over (early in our marriage, especially). 
3. nagged on over the most ridiculous things.
4. held my ugliest secret from till recently.  
5. hurt in the deepest, most unimaginable ways.

In response, this man has:

1. taken me in.
2. chosen me second only to God.
3. listened to me anyway.
4. held me and still loves me past my unloveable acts.
5. forgiven me and STILL chooses to be with me everyday.

I am not worthy… but I am forever grateful.  I never knew love could be like this.  And in the most recent devastation in our lives, I am thankful that:

1. when I roll over in the middle of the night, Brian is there… laying next to me, warm and breathing.
2. when Chance says “I want my Daddy!” I can say, “Let me go get him downstairs.”
3. I fit right into the nape of his neck.
4. Even in the wake of our own crap, at least we GET TO have another day to work through it together.
5. He can see and hear me tell him “I Love You!”

Brian, I am SO in love with you, it hurts.  Our past 8 years have been great… but I can’t wait to live our next 80 years together.

You are my everything.