20 Years!!

I was talking to Zack last night at the football game about one particular Christmas when I bought Kim this gold necklace she wanted. I wrapped up all of this junk stuff, some cheap shoes, a hard as a rock stuffed animal, a mummy case filled with a horrific pearl necklace along with some other cheap gifts.
I was hoping to get some kind of reaction out of Kim, purposely trying to make here mad just to have something to watch on Christmas day. But something happened that really surprised me. She was opening every gift and as I waited patiently for the "last straw" she just continued to rant and rave on how much she loved each and every piece of crap that she opened. My plan backfired and I just handed over the necklace in silent defeat.

Looking back on that day, I know now that was a precursor of things to come. Those types of things didn't really matter to her then and they don't really matter to her today. There are more important things in life than gifts. Kim knew that way back then that bond that holds is based on so much more than what's on the surface. It wasn't the gifts that she was looking at it was the giver. As long as it was from me, it was perfect (how that works I'll never understand)

To this day our relationship hasn't ever hinged on picking out the perfect cards or planning the perfect night out. It doesn't rely on big things at all but rather the little stuff. Stuffed animals with the "perfect" face or giving her the sleep in time she wants on Saturday the list goes on and on
Sometimes we feel like we are just being lazy, like we should be putting out the effort that couples need to do to show their love for one another. We always return back to what we know works. We are who we are, I can't imagine a better life than what I have right now.
It amazes me sometimes how fresh and new things are. Even after 20 years I still find things I haven't noticed before. How could it be any better than that!

Ther isn't enough time to or space on this page to cover all the things I want to say but I will say this, Kim knows my heart and I know hers. If it's been this good for the first 20 I can't wait to see the next 20.

Happy Anniversary