The simplicity of 10 years

Wow, where has 10 years gone? I guess that it is s testiment/compliment to my hubby that 10 years doesn't seem like an eternity, right? When we got married we were young, and by today's standards, we were really young--22 and 23. I was right out of college and Jeff, ever the Peter-Pan, was wrapping up his teaching degree. Our first apartment had one couch (new--I can remember AGONIZING over what piece of furniture we could afford to buy and deciding a couch was probably a necessity), a wooden chair, a 27 in tv on an old tv stand, a hand-me-down table and chairs, and our bedroom furniture. That's it. Man, life was so simple. Now, 3 houses (4 if you count the addition/remodel) later, with more furniture banished to our basement than we owned in that first apartment, I can't help but think the oddest thing that 10 years has taught me is that when it really came down to it, that first year--the simplicity of that first year, without all the "clutter" of life, was so foundational in our marriage. Heck, we didn't even have cable--way too expensive! While I am certainly proud of our accomplishments that have brought us where we are now and while I love the life we've built with our kiddos, I think it's important to remember where we started and fall back on what we built with so little else to fill up our hearts.

Happy 10 years, Jeff--Love you!