Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Six of the Best Years of My Life!

[This post was of course supposed to go out on Sunday (our actual anniversary) but it was not ready yet, so I am posting it between our anniversary and Mother's Day - two days that allow me to pay homage to the woman I love. In the interest of full disclosure, neither of us managed to get a card for the other, but I did send flowers. The traditional gifts for the sixth wedding anniversary are iron and candy, if you are still looking for ideas.]

Among other things, my wife is a published author. She has a wedding thing (hey, she got married twice), in fact, when we went to a friend's wedding this past Saturday, I luckily had brought my handkerchief as she set a good example for those who cry at weddings. So, while I pause for a moment to thank my lovely bride for the greatest time of my life, let me share with you some "Wedding Photos We'll All Remember."

Mrs. BA and I were married on a beautiful day in May. As this was the second trip down the aisle for both of us, we eschewed some of the traditional stuff. For starters, we got married in a cemetery (hey no jokes), in a Chapel designed by James Renwick, which is found on the grounds. I can always tell people that Katherine Graham was at my wedding, as she was buried just outside the chapel. We greeted our guests at the door and saw them to their seats. We came in together and walked out together. It was a testament to how connected we were to each other and how the words "let no one put asunder," really applied for us. It was just such a wonderful day as every day with her is. There really is no part of me that sees me living my life any other way. I love her more and more every day. I used to joke that Paul and Linda McCartney spent all their time together, with the exception of a night Paul spent in jail for pot possession, but he blew it by marrying again after Linda's death and we all know how that turned out.

I love my wife dearly and I didn't think it was possible to love her any more - and then we had children. We came together later in life and we were not sure if children were going to be in the cards. We have been blessed with two wonderful boys (known here as Little Brave Astronaut and Son of Brave Astronaut). There was a time in my life when I wasn't sure if I would be a good father and I had many concerns about raising children. It is only because of my wife's strengths in motherhood that I can step up and help her with the responsibilities of raising two boys. I said to her recently that she is much better at this than I am, which makes her mad, but it is true. So as we get ready to celebrate the day set aside for mothers, on behalf of my boys, Happy Mother's Day to Mrs. BA. I suppose there is some study that could be made about how exhaustion leads to a greater love, because we've got lots of both, but that's what two kids will do to you. But I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I highly recommend marriage. I admit to looking at other couples and wondering, "why aren't they as happy as we are?" I don't necessarily have the answer to that, other than I believe I have my solution and I am thankful for her every day of my life. Happy Anniversary, Mrs. BA, I love you very much.

2 comments:

Kim Ayres said...

Congratulations!

Archivalist said...

The Wife and I will be spending our next anniversary in SF, at SAA in August. I think we'll go traveling that day.