The Vows

December 10, 2009 by Roxy

Just typing these up got me teary-eyed again.

Roxy’s: Jordan, I love you. I love the way you smile and the way you make me laugh. I love the way you can kiss away my tears and hug away my fears. You have been there for some of my best days and some of my worst days. I want you beside me for the rest of my days.

I vow to stand beside you in friendship, behind you in support, and in front of you in protection. I promise to love and cherish you and always remind you of how much I love you.

Jordan’s: I’ve been thinking a lot about when we first got together. I had just graduated and you were in Wisconsin and while I thought I would visit you a few times over the summer I wound up making the nine-hour round-trip weekend after weekend. What I remember most about those visits, apart from the time I spent with you, was the drive up, and the feeling of joyful anticipation. Just four hours until I get to see Roxy. Just three hours.

And five years later, every time we’re apart the drive back to you still feels exactly the same. It’s as strong as it was five years ago and I know it will be as strong five, ten, and fifty years from now.

It’s been a really hard year, but we got through it because we were together. We have a lot of great years ahead of us, but we’re going to have a few hard ones too, like everyone does. But when I’m with you I feel like I can weather any setback and meet any challenge.

Even in difficult times our relationship has always seemed easy. But I’m not so naive as to think it will always be easy. My vow to you is that I will always try. I promise that when I’m frustrated or when I’m scared I’ll never look for the easy way out. When things feel easy I won’t settle for contentment. And when life is hard I won’t settle for “happy enough.” I vow that I will always strive to make you happier, to love you more, and to be the husband that you deserve.

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