The weather in Boston is crazy.  One day it can be super hot and in less than 24 hrs it can become cold and rainy.  Some days it’s completely fine except for that 10 minutes that all the rain in New England seems to fall in the city.  It’s ridiculous.  I’m from Southern California.  I think we see as much rain in one year as the East coast sees in one week.  This week was no exception.  Yesterday it was in the 60′s and it rained all day long.  Today it hit mid to high 70′s and was bright and sunny.  I started thinking about this on my walk to church today.  If it weren’t for the Winter we’d never appreciate the Summer.  What’s my point?  Well this past week Esther and I celebrated our one year anniversary.  It’s crazy to think that just a year ago we were walking down the aisle, moving in together, and starting “forever”.  All week long people have been asking me, “Was it harder than you expected?”  It’s really hard to answer that question because calling your marriage “hard” just sounds so negative.  That’s different from marriage being “hard” in general because it is.  Looking back on this past year has made me realize a lot of the “winters” that Est and I have endured.  I don’t think I’ve had a year with as many transitions (living situations, school, moving, work, church, etc) ever before in my life.  This week, when people asked me about the first year of our marriage I just told them, “It wasn’t hard, it was challenging…but it was awesome.”  You never appreciate the Summer without some harsh Winters.

Happy One Year Esther!  Love you!

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