From the first time I met my wife, I knew there was something special about her.

It didn’t matter that for the first year that I knew her that she wanted nothing to do with me. Maybe it was because at the time, I was a scrawny, short (okay that hasn’t changed), annoying 14 year old who was friends with her twin sister. Maybe it was because our only interaction that first year was when we were at a passing period and I said “hi”… a few too many times.

Today marks a milestone for me and my wife. Today is our 16th anniversary of dating and after today, we will have been together longer than we have not. A pretty crazy thought when you think about it. For many people it will take many years of being with their partner to reach this point but I was lucky enough to trick meet her while we were still in high school to start dating.