Nine years of wedded bliss… AND a video.
Paul and I are on vacation this week… We’re celebrating nine years of being married.
Nine years of being amazed at how lucky I got.
Nine years of wondering if he listens to a word I say.
Nine years of Paul failing to appreciate my talent for micromanagement.
Nine years of me having 1,237,894% more to say about any given topic than Paul is actually interested in hearing.
Nine years of him promptly forgetting anything important I tell him, despite being able to recall with total clarity the entire laundry list of things I have ever done that were even remotely bothersome to him.
Nine years of being astounded at how there is nothing Paul cannot do.
Nine years of forcing him to use that power to do my bidding.
Nine years of Paul wondering if there is anything I do not have an opinion on.
Nine years of me being deeply thankful that Paul has become part of my family.
Nine years of debating which of us would be voted off of Survivor first.
(It would definitely be Paul, who wouldnāt even make it past the first hour; for yelling at everyone for building the shelter like idiots and coming to a desert island without knowing how to make fire.)
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Nine years of him leaving me notes that say:
Dear Hoarder Victoria, I love youānow get your crap out of my garage.
This is us, nine years ago:
Last year’s anniversary post: how we met.
August 13, 2013 @ 10:03 am
Happy 9 year anniversary! š
August 13, 2013 @ 10:14 am
Thanks!!!! I really cannot believe it’s been that long!
August 13, 2013 @ 10:05 am
What a gorgeous, gorgeous couple you are! Congratulations on 9 years of marriage. Wishing you many, many more together.
August 13, 2013 @ 10:16 am
xo… love this.
August 13, 2013 @ 10:05 am
Happy Anniversary, Victoria and Paul!
I love your story (read the whole thing last year and adored it) and wish you all the best in your current and future endeavors. Because, well, you KNOW there’ll be more!
Enjoy your vacation!! š
August 13, 2013 @ 10:20 am
Paul threatened I will be killed if I so much as say the word “blog,” this week… so if I go missing, you know what happened.
August 13, 2013 @ 10:06 am
Awww, congrats. Ain’t love grand?!
August 13, 2013 @ 10:10 am
Congrats – and here’s to many more ahead!
August 13, 2013 @ 10:10 am
just cute then and now
August 13, 2013 @ 10:14 am
Congratulations!
August 13, 2013 @ 10:15 am
Your dress is so perfectly twirly!
August 13, 2013 @ 10:15 am
This makes me want to get married again. š
August 13, 2013 @ 10:49 am
ME TOO!! It’s hard for me to even watch our wedding video… it almost kills me with nostalgia.
August 13, 2013 @ 10:17 am
since I’m at work I couldn’t listen to the audio in your video, but I do have my own classical music playing in the background all the time… so, when I clicked PLAY on your video to watch without sound, you danced along to Claude Debussy (orch. Andre Caplet) Clair de lune playing at the Aspen Chamber Symphony… IT WAS SOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL!!! Happy Anniversary
August 13, 2013 @ 11:47 am
That music is actually not too far off! Although, I thought about choosing Tom Jones… but resisted in favor of not making everything I ever do a total parody.
August 13, 2013 @ 10:17 am
Thanks for sharing the photo’s and video- I loved them! Congrats on nine years of wedded
bliss š
August 13, 2013 @ 10:18 am
So sweet ~ Happy Anniversary!
August 13, 2013 @ 10:19 am
Happy Anniversary! Paul is indeed a man amongst men-perfect men are a rare breed indeed (I have one as well-and 40 years worth!)
I always knew deep down that you were a twirly girl!!
Again, happy 9th, and wishing you another 90 to go with it! š
August 13, 2013 @ 10:19 am
What an awesome video! Happy 9 Years, I bet Paul is really hoping Happy 10 years will include an kitchen re-do š
Have a great vacation!
August 13, 2013 @ 10:20 am
Aw…congratulations!!! Loved the video. The two of you are truly elegant in all you do….despite the dust and glares. š
August 13, 2013 @ 10:20 am
Congrats! this one is my fav:
Nine years of him leaving me notes that say:
Dear Hoarder Victoria, I love youānow get your shit out of my garage.
August 13, 2013 @ 10:24 am
Marvelous! I wish you both many more happy years together! Happy Anniversary!
August 13, 2013 @ 10:29 am
I love your posts! And I love Paul. I don’t think it’s fair you got someone who can do all that handy stuff AND dance. But happy anniversary to both of you! Have a wonderful time!
August 13, 2013 @ 10:30 am
Awe that is so sweet I felt tears welling at the corners of my eyes!
August 13, 2013 @ 10:32 am
Reading your description of the first 9 years of marriage made me realize why I love reading your blog so much… We are the much older, slightly pudgy, dance less version of you and Paul… Okay, the part about all your chattering and clutter of stuff… That’s exactly like “us”… Congratulations on your anniversary. Wishing you many decades of joy, happiness and slight disfunction… Blessings, Dixie.
August 13, 2013 @ 11:05 am
Love, love, love this:
Wishing you many decades of joy, happiness and slight disfunction…
xo