Kiko and Byter

Ten years ago today I married my wife. We had not known each other very long when it happened.

We were on a trip to Las Vegas together when we got the insane idea to get married. Neither one of us wanted a huge wedding so we eloped in Las Vegas on the day before Halloween. We would have done it on Halloween but we had heard a rumor that the state offices would be closed on Halloween.

Aside from ourselves the only family member present was my wife's Aunt Doe. She was present for the ceremony and cried. Afterwards we went out to eat.

When we got back there were a lot of stunned family members and friends. I don't think anyone expected us to do it and some believed that our marriage would not last. It has been ten years now and I am looking forward to the next ten, and the ten after that and so on.

A few weeks ago my wife and I had an argument and I remarked (off the cuff) that I did not know why I married my wife. It was meant as a joke or a tension breaker but I could see that it had a different effect, an undesired effect.

I am taking this opportunity to fix the mess I made that night and to reaffirm my love and devotion for my wife. Sometimes she jokes that I spend more time online than off so I might as well do it here.

    Reasons I married my wife (no particular order)

  • She can cook - Not just in the kitchen but when she is in the kitchen she is a great cook. I enjoyed this a lot more in the early part of our marriage, before all the food allergies kicked in. These days I am stuck with a very limited diet and eating out always results in some type of intestinal distress. I don't know how she stands me and my severely limited diet.
  • She is patient - She is able to juggle a lot of things and not show stress. I could not juggle half the things she does yet she does it all, hardly ever complaining.
  • She gives great back massages - Well, she does!
  • She is a good grounding influence - I admit it, I get a lot of hair-brained ideas into my head and if not for her I'd have likely strapped myself to a rocket powered sled at some point in the last ten years and killed myself. Maybe that's why she keeps our life insurance policy up to date?
  • She's good looking - Not just then either, she gets better and better looking each day. Yes, my prescription for glasses is current!
  • She's smart - She has enough sense to figure out things on her own and she's not afraid to share her two cents with me, on occasion.
  • She's good with people - Part of being full of hair-brained ideas also means I tend to forget things (and people). I count on her to keep relationships going smooth because I tend to forget those simple parts of life. I can sometimes be abrasive with people too and she knows how to fix my mistakes.
  • She's everything I want in a partner for life - I don't know what else to say, she fulfills me. She doesn't take my crap and keeps me on my toes. I need that, I just don't normally admit it!

There you have it. Happy Anniversary honey, you're the greatest!

image is from my wife's flickr page