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September 1, 2005

Happy Anniversary Hubby!

Tomorrow is my 10 year wedding anniversay.

Flashback to 1995:
Andy and I were fresh back from our 3 month road trip to Mexico. People we'd meet would tell us we were lucky to be taking a trip of a lifetime. We'd laugh and say, no way, we'll probably be taking a three month vacation every year. Our next big plan was to drive to Costa Rica for six months.

We were young, dumb and naive. No way were we going to get into the rat race, we'd tell ourselves. We thought people who were buying expensives homes and driving expensive cars were ridiculuous.

Our future was bright. We would never "work for the man" and have to work just to pay our bills. We were going to live on the edge and start a business that should generate $1 million in gross our first year in business.

How I miss our old selves.

Flash forward ten years:
Nothing has changed and everything has changed. Andy is risking it all on company #3 and now we're on our way to Europe for 3 months. We still have our same dog we picked up at the pound 11 years ago.

The nine years in between have been packed of both of us "working for the man" (and Andy hating it), starting more businesses (and Andy loving it), and starting a family (making us both happy).

We drive expensive cars and live in an expensive home.* We learned that starting a company is not easy and think twice before jumping into something. The enthusiasm has dimmed and our dreams have become more realistic.

What do I expect in the next ten years?
Anything can happen, I've learned, so stay tuned.

We made the decision to move to the beach so that at least if we aren't driving to Mexico every year we can still live as if we're on vacation. A good quality of life and a fun journey as a family has become our paramount goal.

I'm happy to know I have a partner for life, especially one that always keeps it interesting! Thanks Andy.

My tips for a happy marriage:
If your husband is grouchy, buy him a mocha. If that doesn't work buy a cookie.

Be kind. It is the little acts of kindness that keep a marriage together. I try to find things to make Andy happy and I know he does the same for me.

Put your marriage/family first. Friends, work and other obligations have to be secondary.

Andy, here's to another ten years! I love you.

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*all relative to where we were living and what we driving in 1995.

Posted by jana at September 1, 2005 12:03 PM

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