Today is my 5-year wedding anniversary. It’s hard to believe that five years have lapsed so quickly. We have accomplished so much in that time. We’ve changed cities, jobs, bought a house and had kids. Wow.

Eight years ago I got an email from a woman named Andrea from Colorado who happened to see a web page (now defunct) that said a bit about me. “We have a lot in common.” She said in the email. Indeed. But who knew that someday we would be holding our son and daughter and marveling at the randomness of the universe and how fate and destiny seemed intertwined in our lives in a way that only a higher power could comprehend I am grateful and humbled at the same time.

Today, I thank God for sending me my soul mate and I thank Andrea for being such a wonderful wife, friend, and mother.

Happy Anniversary Sweetheart. I love you.