09/04/2026
Twenty-two years,
and lifetimes before,
our souls found each other,
again, once more.
Through mountains of joy
and valleys of grief,
through losing and loving,
through pain and relief.
We’ve built a life
that’s messy and bright,
four incredible children,
and a love that holds tight.
From ballfields and races,
concerts and shows,
college trips, long drives,
and watching them grow.
Dogs, cats,
and chickens roam free,
a home filled with laughter,
chaos, and mystery.
We’ve wandered through forests,
climbed mountains and trails,
explored caves underground,
followed rivers and rails.
We’ve stood by the ocean,
watched sunsets ignite,
chased strange little adventures
and stayed out past light.
Through trials, through healing,
through loss and through change,
we keep finding new paths,
new places, new ways.
And after 22 years,
through everything we’ve been through,
I’d still choose this life...
and I’d still choose you. 💜
From our first spark to now and across all the lifetimes I believe we’ve walked together we have lived a LOT of life in these 22 years.
We’ve experienced some of the deepest heartbreak, including losing a child. We’ve navigated health challenges, loss, change, uncertainty, and plenty of seasons where life didn’t go according to plan. But we’ve also had the incredible privilege of raising three amazing kids (1 in heaven) and watching them become completely their own people, with all the sports, activities, performances, interests, accomplishments, road trips, and everyday chaos that comes along with it.
And somewhere in between all of that, we’ve kept adventuring.
We’ve hiked mountains and forests, explored caves, wandered along rivers, traveled to new places, stood beside oceans, taken ridiculous road trips, tried new things, and kept finding more of this beautiful, strange world to experience together. And of course, we’ve collected quite the furry and feathered family along the way, 5 dogs, 4 cats, and 9 chickens. 🐾🐓
Our life certainly hasn’t been easy or conventional, but it has been full. Full of love, grief, growth, laughter, nature, kids, animals, healing, adventure, and a whole lot of stories.
There’s no one else I’d rather keep walking this weird, beautiful path with.
Thank you for being my partner through all of it, for growing and changing alongside me, for loving our kids, for weathering the hard seasons, and for still being willing to see what adventure we can find next.
Here’s to 22 years in this lifetime, who knows how many before it, and whatever mountains, oceans, forests, caves, ballfields, road trips, and completely unexpected adventures are still waiting for us. 💜🌄🌊🌲