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“God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us — in the dreariest and most dreaded moments — can see a possibility of hope. ”

-Maya Angelou

This girl. Loves: sweet potatoes, crinkle toys, Eloise. Dislikes: tummy time and the Ergo (but we’re turning the corner with both!). It’s a gray day at the end of a long week, so I wanted to take a minute to celebrate our Mae. Unbelievably, she will turn 7 months old next week. My favorite baby stage, with all of the sweet smiles and giggles, chubbiness and cuddles. And wonder. So much wonder. One smile from Mae can right every wrong. She’s the most powerful person in the family, and doesn’t know it. Keep smiling, sweet girl. We love you so much.

Really? Tin? Ten years of marriage…and it’s our TIN anniversary? I feel like way too much life has been lived for us to be represented by tin today.

And, yes, on the morning of our ten year anniversary…that’s what I am coming up with. Tin. I’ve been sifting through a million quotes online, and perusing our wedding photos all week, trying to find the words to capture the right sentiment. To represent my emotions. To symbolize my love, gratitude, and admiration for you, and us, and all that we have experienced and built together in the past ten years.

But the right words are escaping me. Because how can I sum up what feels like several different lifetimes? How can I reflect on so many varied experiences – the breathtaking, heartbreaking, wonderful, hysterical, joyous, lucky, frustrating, devastating, inspiring, and mundane – that have lead us to today?

I love you, Mike. I continue to be the luckiest girl in the world to get to hold your hand through life, and so long as we continue to walk together, I’ll have everything I need. I love our now, and am excited for where the next ten years will take us. (Maybe to Hawaii?)

Happy Anniversary, love.