17 years ago, on this exact day... I met this guy in person for the first time. That is one of the craziest facts of my life.

For him to stick with me after that night... to choose to make a commitment to the person I was then... and to still be choosing me after all these years takes my breath away.

16 years ago tonight, we got married in Olathe. In a small chapel there, surrounded by a tiny group of people whose bets as to how long we would stay together were all over the place... we made vows to each other. Though the words we say have shifted over time and the expressions of love look different now, the heart of who we were back then has grown into a beautiful example of what is possible when two people stick it out.

Sure... we have had our days, weeks, sometimes months that we struggled. Thankfully, they are fewer and farther between these days. We've hit our stride in the last couple of years and it is glorious.

We aren't leaving KC quite as quickly this year as we did after the wedding, but the looming transition makes me more thankful than ever to have this man by my side as we move on.

Here's to seeing what the next year brings, who we'll become, and where we'll land... together.

Happy anniversary.

I love you, Sean.