I promise....

It’s tomorrow. I cannot believe it. The day that we’ve been planning for a year is tomorrow. It’s surreal, really. This whole time I’ve felt like I’ve been going and going constantly, trying to plan everything and make sure everything is ready and in place, and tomorrow’s that day. Tomorrow I marry the best friend, the love of my life, my soul mate all wrapped up in one person. Tomorrow I will be reciting my vows and pledging myself forever to T. And while the vows we will be reciting are ones prewritten ones by the church, there are a few others I’d like to add before I say “I do.”

I promise to laugh at all of your jokes, even if some of them don’t make sense or even if I’m not in the mood to laugh.

I promise always to buy you chocolate milk as a special treat when I go grocery shopping.

I promise to let you have your Cheez-its every now and then, even if I think it’s just a bit too much for lunch.

I promise to always make sure you go through your excess t-shirts and never let the problem get out of hand.

I promise to be an equal partner in our relationship and include you in any decision made for the good of our relationship.

I promise to never give up on us, no matter how huge the problem we might face, that I will always stand by you and our family we will start together.

I promise to listen to your Beavis and Butthead impressions as you prepare a firepit or vacuum the house or do pretty much any activity that requires a “ummm…hey…umm…how’s it going? or a fire! fire!” And I promise to always respond with a “pretty good” when asked "um, yeah...how's it going?"

I promise to take care of you when you’re sick, to make sure you go to the doctor, take your medicine, and drink plenty of liquids, even though I can't promise I'll do the same when I'm sick :-)

I promise to try to keep the refrigerator and pantry as organized as possible, even though we both know I’m terrible at doing this.

I promise to let you deck the house out in Christmas lights every Christmas and someday, eventually, let you sync the lights to music. (pending neighborhood association approval, of course)

I promise to not force you to eat asparagus because I know how much you hate it.

I promise to keep our traditions of making honey chicken stir fry for special occasions, of taking the day off for St. Patrick’s Day, our Sunday viewings of “Hoarding: Buried Alive,” and of Carrabbas every June 25th.

I promise to give you the room and chance to grow and follow your dreams and to not give up on mine either.

I promise to be your biggest fan and support you in whatever you do. I also promise to be your advocate and stand by you during the toughest of times.

I promise to love your family as if they are my own.

I promise that I will love you more every day and always let you know that you are the best part of who I am. I will love you forever, T.   This I promise.

We will be back September 27th with lots of wedding and Ireland pictures!