Hour hand on the one and the minute hand on the fourteen,
but the clock itself was still. Time it seemed had frozen in that very moment
on the afternoon of June fourteenth two thousand and three. I stood at the top
of the altar in a little church north of town. I was breathing slowly, waiting
patiently, for this moment. I had waited for this moment since I met her.
She appeared in her flowing white gown as beautiful as she
always is. In that single moment I was struck by the awe and wonder of the
moment. I asked her to marry me and she said yes. It was simple and yet truly
the most amazing moment. And here she was walking down the aisle with purple
flower pedals and scented candles everywhere. Our guests lining both sides of
the church watching with joy as we prepared to say our vows.
I remember so vividly how she looked that day and how
everything else faded in the room at the sight of her walking toward me. My
heart was racing. My thoughts trailing back to the first time I saw her in the airport
several years before. My head was racing with memories rereading her email she
sent me wanting to make a new friend, and all the emails since. We waited anxiously
for this moment where our two lives would become one. Together we would be
complete.
I think back now at that day as still one of the moment
joyful moments of my life. Since then of course there have been many other
great moments including the births of our children. As I reflect upon our
wedding day though I can treasure each moment and keep it close to my heart for
eternity. I remember feeling the huge amount of reasonability I now had and how
it all felt like second nature. It was truly second nature to love her, it had
been since I met her. Loving her comes as natural to me as breathing our and
breathing in. She truly makes my day begin. Not a day will go by where I am not
thankful she said I do, forevermore.
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