2 Years with Jordan
Jordan and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary this July. It's hard to believe. Sometimes I feel like we're an old married couple, and other times I feel like we're just getting to know each other. Through thick and thin, Jordan is my person. He balances me, he supports me, he challenges me to be my best. I am grateful every day to be his wife.
I met Jordan through my (now) sister-in-law, Anne. Anne and I were working together at Lululemon and she set me up on blind date with Jordan. I agreed to the setup, but didn't think much about it. (I mean, it was a blind date. How often do those go well?) In fact, when the time came, I completely forgot about our date! That day I wore the wrong pair of shoes to work and my feet were killing me. I was sitting on the kitchen counter, icing my feet in the sink, when Jordan rang the doorbell. I was feeling so awful that we didn't go out at all and ended up hanging out at my place. Surprisingly, we talked all night. (And, because I was in so much pain and so tired, I was completely myself.) I felt so comfortable around Jordan. And he liked me just the way I was - even frazzled, grouchy, and tired!
One of the things I've learned about relationships is to let the little things go. I have had to actively let go of things like piles of laundry in order to find peace in my marriage. At the end of the day, I'd rather have baskets of dirty clothes and a happy husband, than a perfectly put-together home and a rocky relationship. I am so grateful for my marriage. But it's not always easy. Learning to live together, incorporating another person's goals into yours, planning for the future; there are bumps in the road. I am lucky though that they are just bumps, and when we work through them together, we come out stronger and more appreciative of each other.
One of the things I see in Jordan that I'm grateful for is his ability to see things that others miss. He is so intuitive and smart when it comes to reading people. He knows more about a person in 5 minutes than I could in 5 hours. Jordan pushes me to question my opinions, to have a more open mind, and to be more compassionate. He really does bring out the best in me. And I try to do that for him.
It's been an incredible 2 years. Here's to many more!
