Ten Years!

My husband and I celebrated our 10th Anniversary last December. We didn't really have the budget to celebrate in a big way, but we wanted to celebrate it nonetheless. It's been ten years, and where did the time go? I can still clearly remember struggling in the early days. We didn't even go on a grand honeymoon, we just stayed in a hotel for one night. And I still remember when our home mortgage was already 50% of our combined income! I don't know how we survived but I don't remember feeling sad or deprived then. It was exciting, living on our own and experiencing independence and responsibility.

I started going to grad school before we got married, but my hubby was very supportive and allowed me to complete my MBA even if it meant waiting for me till classes finish at 9PM and picking me up from school (which was by the way a one hour trip from his work, and a one hour trip from our home). When I finished my MBA, I wanted to specialize in Finance and I then decided to go for another masters degree, this time in MS Computational Finance. That meant that for the first five years of married life, I was working AND studying. I wasn't able to give 100% of my time to my husband, but he was very understanding and supportive about everything that I went for. For that, I'm truly very thankful.

I knew that hubby was a neatness freak because their family did not have household help most of the time, but when we got married, I realized that I should also learn to be one. It was a lot of pressure for me because I wasn't used to cleaning up after my mess (I on the other hand, was spoiled to death, having household help all the time). I'm still not perfect but I try to be more like him. Now that we have decided not to have household help anymore, I'm glad that I am now more like him and have learned to do household chores and enjoy it too!

I learned a lot of things from him, complete trust in God, patience, understanding, hardwork and a positive outlook in life. Yes, I am lucky that he found me:-)

We have gone through a lot together (a major crisis at work, sickness and death in the family) ,including a heartbreaking experience last year (which I will write about soon). But, we look forward to a lot more years together, and we know that as long as we have each other and God in our lives, we will continue to be blessed and we will be able achieve our hopes and dreams.