Five Years and Counting...

Today my husband and I have been married for five years.  Five of the best years of my life! Here are five things I have learned from my husband:

1. An appreciation for Lord of the Rings and the X- Men trilogies.  Having read the book and the comics, Eric happily fills me on the details while we watch these movies.
2. Good beer can be made in a plastic container in your basement (much to my surprise!) Eric loves his Mr. Beer making kits and has made some really good brews- and some not so good ones.
3. Find joy in all things and if it's not there, make it! - from the everyday circumstances to making time to be silly,  my husband has brought me so much joy and taught me how to do the same. 
4. A good marriage is not something that simply is (or is not)- you have to work at it every day.  Eric works very hard on being the husband I need him to be and I try to do the same for him.
5. The best things in life are not only free, but freely given in abundance.  Eric has taught me about about God's love and how to be a generous lover by his own example. 

I thank God for my spouse and I am looking forward to the next five years (and 40 years after that) because I know they just keep getting better!