Happy 6th Anniversary!

photo credit shout-out to our wedding photographer: Kristen Leigh!

Dear Derrick,

I think about the day we met all the time. I wasn’t quite expecting this super tall, confident, singer to make my heart flutter the way it did. I remember driving home that day, trying so so hard not to get carried away with “what-ifs” and “maybes” and day-dreams about the future. I mean, we met at a wedding – the air was heavy with love & romance – so maybe this flutter would wear off after a while, especially since the tall guy was headed back to college in Philly, 4 hours away.

But, I couldn’t stop thinking about you. I kept replaying the events of your brother & my best friend’s wedding over and over again – not to think about the beautiful bride & handsome groom, or the lovely ceremony, or the way the weather played tricks on their plans – but to relive seeing the best man (my partner) all dressed up in a tux. I couldn’t stop hearing the song you sang during their ceremony & how blown away I was by your voice. I loved that I had to reach up to hold your arm as we recessed down the aisle & were introduced into the reception (did I mention how tall this guy was?). But mostly I kept thinking about how we danced together – once for the bridal party dance, and later when they played a slow song and you walked over to ask me to dance again. I was over the moon.

And I’m still over the moon for you. It’s been almost 8 years since we met, and we’ve now been married for 6 of those years! It’d be silly to say there aren’t days or times that I’d like to slug you with that moon! But I literally couldn’t imagine life without you. You are my very best friend and I love you so much! Together, we have the most amazing, wonderful, adventurous life & I wouldn’t trade it for the world. You have taught me so much and I wouldn’t be who I am today without you.

Happy 6th Anniversary!

Love, Kara