11 years

Today, Lee and I are celebrating our 11 year wedding anniversary. How have 11 years gone by? Most of the time I am certain we are still those kids who were just in love and wanted to be married. I sometimes forget we are “real” grownups.

Alot has happened in our total of 13 years together. New careers, businesses, schooling, homes, dogs, loss, grief, richer(relative to living on one income when Lee was in school), pooer(see living on one income when you start a new business), sickness, health, happiness, sadness, some tougher days, and some of the best days have made up the last 11 years as Mrs. Stork.

In the last 2 years, we have walked our hardest days together. Hand in hand with alot of grace for the other person. Lee has been incredibly patient as I have dealt with anxiety & depression following our ectopic pregnancy and then the rollercoaster that has been fertility treatments & adoption.

In our 11 years married we have been to some incredible places together as traveling is our absolute favorite thing to do. To celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary we took the trip of a lifetime last year to Europe and that is one of my most treasured memories together. It was a trip we saved up for, and dreamt of for a long time and for it come to reality was surreal. Big trips & travels are amazing memories but so are the Friday night pizza & movie nights on our couch or playing cards on our back patio. Also when you get married on the Alabama/Tennessee game, Alabama football is forever your fall hobby.

11 years of marriage have taught me that it isn’t about the fairytale we grow up thinking marriage is. It is about having a partner, support, and someone in your corner. Communication will always need to be a priority in the relationship. Making time for quality time for the other person is critical. Laughter also solves alot.

Stork, you are the man I prayed for my whole life. Our marriage isn’t perfect, we aren’t perfect, but we are perfect for each other. You are the best part of me. Where I fall, you pick up. You are the reality to my head in the clouds dreams. You are my steadfast, my constant, my cheerleader. You believe in me more than I believe in myself. You have encouraged me to chase my dreams, to go for it, and grow my business even when it sometimes means we don’t get as much time together. You are my home. Love you always, A