6 years later

we're still ping-ponging in and out of happy marriage. we know exactly how we argue. we know each other too well. we rarely watch television together, we buy our own gifts and we retreat to opposite sides of the bed and sleep touching buttocks. and it does not mean anything. 6 years later he writes "I love you" in pink lipstick on the bathroom mirror and it's the most romantic thing. 6 years later I still shiver every time he grabs my neck or cups my face in his two hands.

Comments

[kristen]

Happy Anniversary!! A lovely post and a wonderful photo.

[blackbird]

happy day to you both!
BABIES! YOU ARE BABIES!

[Vanessa]

Awww!! I love this post. It's perfect. Happy Anniversary!

[joelene]

damn thats cute! love the honesty!

[mama_tulip]

I love that picture. It's probably the best picture I've ever seen. For real.

[samantha]

Love the unique picture - and it sounds like a pretty great marriage. I'm seven months into mine and hope we'll have figured out lots of the same things at six years.

Happy, happy anniversary! Now tell us what you bought yourself! :)

[Marilyn]

I don't know why this took 2 days to show up in my Bloglines, so sorry I'm late in saying Happy Anniversary! What a wonderful, wonderful post...and one I relate to so very much...the ebbs and flows of long-term love...(sigh)... :)

[my pink sky]

love the photograph! you are so amazing at capturing real emotion in unique ways...here's to six years! congrats to you both. may your journey as husband and wife always be cradled in love, honesty, and a little bit of magic :)
~mindy

[wordgirl]

What a great photo! We are also a couple that sleeps "unentangled". Sometimes we spoon, but we eventually find our own side of the bed. Hey...maybe that's WHY we're happy! Happy Anniversay!

[Chris]

Happy Anniversary! That picture is totally sexy sweet!!

[carol]

beautiful photo, beautiful couple! Congratulations!! you describe a realistic relationship wonderfully.

[booyahman]

awesome. it's a lot more heartfelt, that message being written in korean.

[Pink Rocket]

wow...i'm really late! sorry!! happy belated anniversary!

[sardunya]

Happy anniversary and what a lovely picture...

[Wenda]

I like the photo and the grateful sentiment. Happy Anniversary.

[Ronica]

You got it. Exactly. Perfection is not. No absolutes, and remaining you, while being You and honoring you and you. Love this post.

See you soon. :)

[Lynneth]

So sweet! Happy Anniversary!

[Ninotchka]

Awww, Happy Anniversary, you two. Beautifully written, Irene. As usual. :)

[bella]

That picture was the sweetest thing I've seen in a while. Happy Anniversary to you both. I hope you get to go out and celebrate!

[christina]

Happy anniversary! It IS the little things isn't it? You are lucky to have eachother!