Time flies scary fast. I still can’t believe that it’s been 14 years since we met. I was barely out of high school at the time and not so interested in a relationship — that is, until he came along and swept me off my feet. He was friendly with a disarming smile and a charming disposition. Not long after our first meeting outside the church, we found ourselves attending the same Bible Study. I remember one of our first conversations about his “dawn patrol” escapades at Sandy Beach and his habit of sleeping in his truck overnight so that he would be on the beach right at the crack of dawn to go bodysurfing. I looked at him, with his great hair and pumped up pecs, with my mouth agape. I’m sure I said something goofy, probably revealing that I couldn’t swim to save my life and that I would never think about spending the night anywhere else except in a warm, cozy bed behind a securely locked door. Immediately following that, I kicked myself for pointing out how different we were when I should have been looking for some common ground. At that moment, I didn’t realize how different we really were.

Polar opposites, to be exact. But you know what they say about opposites.

Fast-forward several years. Being opposites didn’t always make for smooth sailing in our marriage. The early years brought some storms along with the sun, but as we weathered the tumultuous times together, we found that it made our relationship stronger and helped us to see that our differences actually allowed us to complement each other.

Think: Ying and Yang.

On November 27, we celebrated our 12th anniversary. I am looking forward to many more decades ahead with this wonderful man that I am so blessed to call “Hubby.”

A note about the photo: I had to twist Hubby’s arm to get him to agree to take this photo with me. “How unromantic!” he protested, when I told him of my idea after several failed attempts to take a picture of our intertwined fingers. But I explained that I wanted to take this “thumb wrestling” photo because it was very indicative of our relationship and our playful nature, which is integral to our marriage. We are best friends as well as lovers. He’ll always be my playmate and I’ll never tire of making him laugh.

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