Ten years ago I married my best friend and soul mate. I feel lucky every day that I found a man that stands by my side, loves me for me and takes such amazing care of our little family. It seems like a lifetime ago when we met on the campus of UCSD... We were young and shy and very much in love. It only took my prince a few years to work up the courage to ask me out... and four more to propose... (and friends say I'm impatient!)... but it was worth the wait because we are so happy together.
On our wedding day I felt like a princess who had found her prince and to risk sounding cliche our wedding was a dream come true. We have lived our own version of a modern day fairytale with adventures on the east and west coast, and now our happiest adventure: the land of parenthood. Our relationship has withstood so many tests and challenges and yet with every turn and twist we seem to get stronger and more bonded together. Raising a family together has been the biggest gift of all. I love seeing the "Brien" in Noah and Cason and watching him get Cecily all dolled up. He is a loving father and patient man who keeps us balanced when the ship is rocking and talks me down when I'm leaning towards the edge of the cliff. We can communicate with the glance of an eye and we can compete (yes compete) like nobody's business... Who says a little competition is a bad thing???
Ten years later... here we are again getting fancy (a rare event) for a Scripps Benefit. Date nights are rare these days but the love, hugs, giggles and fun are still in abundance and for that we are grateful.
We enjoy the simple things like watching a movie together, sleep (whenever we can get any) and just playing with the kids. For Brien the glass is always half-full and living with a positive, optimistic outlook has made our often crazy, stressful, overwhelming yet wonderful life even better because we have hope and we never know what tomorrow will bring!
Here's looking forward to another decade together full of adventure!
Onwards and upwards!
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