Thoughts on My Wedding Anniversary

So I don't always know what to do for wedding anniversaries. I know you're supposed to give a nice gift of some sorts, buy flowers, get a card, and go out somewhere. Melinda and I are really bad at planning these things in advanced and it's hard to figure out what to do on a tight budget. We're not really greeting card people so we often forget a card with every special occasion. Tomorrow (Sunday, August 2), Melinda and I will celebrate our 6th Wedding Anniversary. For those of you who have been with us since the beginning, you may be thinking: "Wait, they've been married for six years already?" Yes indeed. It's a been a great journey the past six years and I can't wait for more great journeys yet to come.

So you may be thinking to yourself, what are you doing tomorrow? Well the good news is that Grandma is taking Elianah in the afternoon and keeping her overnight! So we're going to be at least 18 hours without child! We had reservations to a really nice restaurant, but had to cancel it because we can't find our gift card (it's too expensive for us to afford it without one), so we're just doing a dinner and a movie at the mall. I don't have a card yet for her, nor do I think she has one yet either for me. Maybe we're not getting one for each other.

If you can't tell, our marriage has been all about going with the flow, making changes on the spot. For instance, I can reall our wedding, where I suddenly left Melinda at the altar. Yes, I left my life at the altar. No, I was not the Runaway Groom. In the middle of our ceremony (on a hot and humid day no less), I, along with my two groomsmen), left the stage and headed towards the band area. My best man grabbed the bass guitar, my other groomsman headed towards the drums, while I sat down in front of the piano. I then sang Melinda a song that I wrote for her - it was always my dream to write a song for my bride, and it came through. Of course, Melinda was shocked about the entire thing. For one of our major wedding anniveraries, I want to play her that song all over again (only I can't find the words or the music).

I just want to say how much I love my wife Melinda. She's been everything to me the past six years and I wouldn't be the man I am today without her. She's very supportive of me and there is nothing that I wouldn't do for her. We are so different, yet so compatible. I thank God for what He's given me for a family and I am enternally grateful for the ways Melinda has shown her love for me.

I love you Min.



Tim