On this day in 1999, Jason and I stood before a judge and said, “I do.” The last seventeen years have had their ups and downs like any marriage. We’ve worked our butts off and sobbed our hearts out at times. We’ve also laughed and played and shared inside jokes and cared for one another when we’ve been sick.

Today, I am grateful for my marriage and my family and the complicated, twisting history of memories we carry with us. Happy anniversary, Jason.