It's always a little bittersweet to write the last blog in a series, and I can't believe this one is coming to an end! It's been amazing to share our story, from the highest joys to the hardest struggles, and have so many come along for the journey. It's also incredibly hard to believe that we have been dating for over six years and will celebrate our five year wedding anniversary this January. Time flies!
So the past six years brings us to where we are now…
As a photographer, it's important for me to preserve the memories of not just other people, but my own life. In a small way, these blogs are a means of doing just that. I know I won't have the same job for the rest of my life, and some day I will be able to look back and know myself - both the good and the bad - through my writings.
Each year for our anniversary, I put together a collage of the past year of marriage. There are usually a lot of pictures, way too many to fit, and I have to pick and choose. In the middle years, though, particularly the third year of marriage, I could barely find any pictures at all. I mentioned this in last week's blog, but in a lot of ways I didn't know how good we had it in year 2, because years three and four hit us like a ton of bricks…
What's even harder than summing up an entire year in one blog post? Well, as you would know it, it's remembering what happened in each year of marriage. Couples who have been married for several years - you may remember the first year and this past year vividly, and perhaps some milestones in between, but can you think back to the second year and remember what you did? Yep, that's where I had trouble.
Ironically, the reason I know what happened is because of something I hate doing (but know we have to). We write down every single purchase on a spreadsheet to keep track of our personal finances. As I went back through and saw various purchases, I started to remember what that second year was like…
