May 4. Seven years ago today, the date was 05/04/03, and I took the plunge and pledged myself to one person for the rest of my existence. My beautiful wife Janel and I are celebrating our anniversary today, and as we have gotten older, we have learned to just appreciate each other's company without needing to "impress" each other. We took a nice leisurely stroll along the Walkway over the Hudson today (a little bit sunburned, but that's OK), had a nice lunch together, and basically just spent the day sharing each other, reminding ourselves just why we've been able to last 7 years, which is really saying something in this day and age.
We just sat and watched our wedding video - which I recommend to anyone who has their video to do on their anniversary. We watch it every year on May 4. We also buy a bottle of champagne every year and toast each other, using our goblets from 05/04/03.
I am not an easy person to live with sometimes. I'm stubborn, moody, and can be a general pain in the ass. I'm also lucky. Janel lets me be me, including the times where I'm singing karaoke, or on stage telling jokes. I couldn't ask for a better partner, friend, soulmate, mother to my daughter, and overall person.
There's an old myth called "The 7 Year Itch" which basically says that after 7 years, you get the itch to try something new. After 7 years, the only itch I have (other than the sunburn) is the itch to have another 70 years with my wife. I love you Janel. Thank you for the last 7 years, and let's keep making it work 7 years at a time!
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