Bittersweet day as Matt and I celebrate our 15th Anniversary. It was an extremely lovely day and the best decision of my life to marry such a thoughtful, selfless, smart, and silly human.
Today I am also thinking about the too many people who celebrated with us that day who have passed. In particular, I'm missing Heather and Lauren. Heather is Eva's godmother. She did a reading at the wedding service and then spent the reception dancing her heart out in her beautiful self-made dress.
Lauren was my “Woman of Honor” and shared her birthday with us that day. In her toast she described my endeavor to study abroad as an “international man hunt,” as well as her surprise at me coming home with Matt rather than Prince William. In time she begrudgingly grew to approve of that decision. She would have been 39 today and she was a great lady to share a birthday month with.
Losing them (and not being able to properly celebrate their lives because of Covid) has been acutely painful. I also feel incredibly privileged to have had these beautiful women in my life and to have had their support for our family. In looking through wedding pictures I also get to see how fun it was to party with so many beautiful people who aren’t with us anymore. You are all in my heart today.
Thanks to everyone who was there that day and who have been in our lives before and since. Marriages and families need support to thrive. Matt and I appreciate you more than you know.
Lauren, it’s your birthday!!!
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