18 years marks today

I posted our story before. The one that accounts all from the beginning. I go back a lot a read it over and over again. Not trying to be a sappy girl or anything or say my story of my heart is better than any Cinderella story out there. It definitely isn't. Its my story. The largest part of my life occurred or should I say all started when my heart was full of undeniable love for my husband 18 years ago today.

Our love has been through many battlefields, roller coasters and the occasional dead end roads. During those hardships and over coming many of them made at least my heart fuller. Nothing can challenge it anymore. If you want to hear it all from the beginning, check out this blog: http://mietzmo.blogspot.com/2011/02/once-upon-time.html

Marriage is one thing, and love is completely different. Love is a loyalty sworn, marriage is a document. I recently got a tattoo with a quote I heard during a really difficult time in my life. It was a one of those moments that created a reset for me. A reset to think about everything. The past, the present, and the future. Not just a moment defining me anymore. I needed everything to define me in order to make sense on where I was.

The full quote I got permanently placed on my left forearm reads: "Come what may I won't abandon you or leave you behind because love is a loyalty sworn not a burning for a moment."

Not trying to be bad ass or cool. I needed a definition to explain my life and heart and I found one. Every word and every element of this quote aka lyric from a song from a band called Thrice; song titled "The weight", defined everything for me when I was so lost. Because I understand that nothing is ever perfect, why not create a reminder?? A permanent one. So that is what I did. Now if I can fix the issue of where my keys are then we will be all good. :) 

So today marks 18 years with my husband, Robert. Been through Hell and back, Heaven and back and everything in between and here we are today still able to not only say the words I love you, but really mean every letter, every syllable in every word. 

So cheers to you babe! I love you!