Only eight years? It feels like a lifetime has unfolded since that August day in 2017. In those years, we’ve lived through new jobs, welcomed a new baby and have one on the way, built and sold a business, navigated a global pandemic, weathered political chaos, and so much more.

Looking back at the decade starting right before we said “I do” and everything that’s come since, it’s almost impossible to believe we’ve lived every single moment together. Yet here we are—stronger, closer, and still choosing each other every day.

Scott – I watched this video with Roux this morning. Between telling me I should’ve worn a veil and declaring that Ivan was the best puppy, he was completely captivated. I can’t believe we get to share this with him—through photos, videos, and someday these words—how our story began and grew. And the best part? He gets to witness it in real time: what real love looks like and how a marriage deserves to be honored and cared for.

In my vows I said I knew you were the one, not because of any one moment but because of every moment. And today, it’s still true. Watching you hold your son for the first time to watching you throw him on your shoulders yesterday and then ride his first big kid rides at the amusement park, to the fact that you still bring my coffee every morning in bed, and always in my most favorite mugs. The way you have assumed complete control of life in the barn, and that not a night goes by that you don’t look at me from across the couch and wait for me to throw my feet up for a massage. How you never shy from grabbing my hand when we are walking, or sending me a random text each morning to say how much you love me. And every day, at some point, Roux and I both hear “look at that beautiful woman”, or “Roux, isn’t your mother so wonderful?” – these things are the stuff of dreams, and I’ll be forever grateful that they are, in fact, my reality.

Happy Anniversary Scott – love you always and in all ways.