little bitty girl

Dear Stefan,

I cannot believe that it is our second wedding anniversary already! I can't believe because I am still not used to the idea of you-us-forever. If you think about it, marriage, taken seriously with the thought of forever can be a daunting thought.

The truth is, this year wasn't all rosy. A few close friends ended marriages or long term commitments. To say that these turbulences in our friends' lives don't affect our own would be a lie. You start to question things, issues that were underlying within our own relationship gets brought into the surface. Every time one of our friends' relationships ended, we'd have a couple of sour days following.

To be honest, I wasn't quite sure what to write. I am sure people are sick and tired of hearing how "awesome" you are all the time. So I thought I would share some of your faults.

You still procrastinate doing things when they need to be done. You've never comprehended the idea of "Now" always thinking it means "Later". You remain ever so stubborn about trying new foods. You insist on having to watch the hockey highlights before you go to bed AND the first thing in the morning. I've repeatedly mentioned that nothing could have possibly changed within eight hours but you usually ignore me. You have become more of a dictator in bed. (No, people! Get your mind out of the gutter. My parents read this blog for Pete's sakes.) I really have no idea why you are so persistent about this. I am not allowed to wear socks to bed when it's cold, or pass out in my day clothes or go to bed without washing up. C'mon! Sometimes, a girl just wants to be a slob!

But you're still the guy who does my laundry, folds each thing carefully, only to have me toss and mess the folding in my frenzy to get dressed in the morning. You insist in giving me a good-night kiss no matter what the cost. There have been many times when I'm already sleeping and you'll get a grunt or snort or a smack in response. You once asked whether you could cuddle me, as you were cold. I happened to be hot so I offered you my hand to hold instead. I don't actually remember this because I was asleep, but supposedly I was quite haughty to you. I just laughed and laughed at your indignant expression.

But by FAR, the coolest thing that you've done in this second year of marriage was to show me that you really are my Knight in Shining Armour. I happen to have a very vivid imagination and for some reason, I like to read scary books before falling asleep. Once, I finished my book late in the night and realized I needed to pee. I was so afraid that I asked you to walk me to the bathroom (our bathroom is at the front of the apartment and our bedroom in the back and the main switch is in between). You were already asleep by then. Not only did you wake up -- you took my hand, walked me to the bathroom while holding my hand, waited until I was done, held my hand on the way back, tucked me in, wrapped me in your arms and I fell asleep with no scary nightmares to follow.

If that isn't modern day chivalry, I really don't know what is.

So needless to say, I'm still in this crazy game. I can't wait to see what this year will bring.

Love,

Karen

Photos: My favourite photos of us from 2007.