To My Husband on Our One Year Anniversary

Today is our one year anniversary. It has gone by faster than I could have ever imagined. It's hard to believe and so many things have happened since the wonderful day we got married.

I've always heard that the first year of marriage is the hardest and I have to admit that it hasn't been as easy as I originally expected. The downturn of the economy and the time our jobs have taken from us presented us with problems we hadn't dealt with before.

I believe we have learned a lot over the year. Mostly how good we use to have it and what we plan to get back to – the simple things in life.

I can't wait to get back to our old life of cooking dinner together, cuddling on the couch with Lola, and working out. Having the weekends back will be amazing and we can actually plan fun things to do again.

I'm so excited about your promotion and it couldn't have come at a better time. I feel like both of our sacrifices are paying off now. I'm proud of you and appreciate all the hard work you do to ensure the best life for us both now and in the future.

Everything we have been through this year has just made us stronger as a couple and is preparing us for things to come. I look forward to the next set of challenges that life will bring because I know that we will make it through them together.

I love you and I hope our second year is starting off on a better foot (meaning I hope we are on the freaking plane as scheduled this time!). If not we can just think of it as another fun detour that life insists on taking us.