In my teen years, I didn't really buy into the idea that there was only one person for me. I still don't think that's the case for most people, but dang, my life just wouldn't be complete if I'd never met Tim. Even when we were engaged, I still believed that love is a choice, you are capable or being happy with basically anyone. But when we got married, and over the course of the year, I've realized that Tim is the only person I can truly be myself with.
Tim and I have fun. He brings out the crazy, fun-loving child in me. He is more than just a best friend, we were destined to meet in this life and be together forever. There is no one in the whole world like him. He is perfect for me.
Being married has taught me so much about love; I don't even know where to begin. He has taught me trust, patience, generosity, sincerity, tenderness, and so much more. I've grown so much as a person, and yet we can still just let go and be kids. Marriage has taught me that I don't always have to be so serious. I'm allowed to be silly, I'm allowed to be myself. It has taught me that I can express myself, and I can feel what I feel and not be ashamed, because he will always support and love me.
Marriage has also taught me that time is precious. It goes by way too fast, and we lose so much of it looking forward, and focusing on what we want, and what we plan to do. It's so easy to get distracted with counting down til Friday, when we really need to just look at where we currently are, and soak it up! Life is too short, time goes by too fast, we get older, and we let all this happen without notice.
My focus on our second year of marriage is to take time each and every day to look where I am standing, take it in, and enjoy it. Good days and bad. Because I have everything I could ever hope for in a husband, and that alone should make each day the best day of my life. This next year, I am going to write down one thing each day that made life amazing. Amazing. Because even on the worst days, it only takes one moment, with the right attitude, to make it amazing.
Tim and I are 11 days away from our first anniversary, and I feel as though I have let it go by as if it were just a good year. It have been amazing, and I have let almost every day end either good, or okay. I have my very own "The One", and I need to make sure each day reflects how happy I am with him.
Life is short, and life is good. Make it amazing, and make it count.
