Through 13 years of ups and downs
Through job searches, school applications and years of training
Through long hair, short hair, and one shaved head
Through four states and six cities
Through teens, twenties and the start of our thirties
Through dreams and cancelled plans
Through unexpected (but happily welcomed) bright pink lines that showed up in a far away place
Through a right side up baby that changed our plans
Through sleepless nights and endless nights awake for the love of that baby
Through graduations and new beginnings
Through changing and aging bodies
Through nursing, pregnancy and childbirth glamour
Through my moods and drama
Through birthdays and anniversaries
Through labor and LOTS of pushing
Through sharing me with our two little girls
Through choosing his family over career
Through loving and cheering my choice to WORK at home with our family
Through a third new life that we can’t wait to meet
Through my high maintenance days
Through my need for snacks and good, strong coffee
Through my frequent wakings to go to the bathroom during the night
Through my super stylish now necessary support stockings and the veins they conceal
Through my insecurities and shortcomings
Through it all, time and time again
He loves me.
And for that I am forever grateful.
So to my Doc, on our 9th wedding anniversary (yesterday because I’m a slacker) I say right back at you. Thank you for loving me through it all.
Love it. Love you, girl. Congrats to you two high school sweethearts!
happy anniversary! …and WELCOME friends!!!
email me – i’d love to do a playdate at a park near you guys or something!
haleyballast (at) gmail (dot) com