the peter’s party
Theysaymarrythepersonwhogivesyouthatsamefeelingyougetwhenyouseefoodcomingatarestaurant. Consideringweeatprettywell,that’sgonnabeahighbarforyoutoliveupto Youprobablywouldn’tbelieve me,butIknewonourveryfirstdateweweremeanttobetogether…Imeanwhatguywouldn’tloveagirlwho paidforourfirstdate…Iknewrightthenyouwerearealkeeper.
Althoughthat’snottheromanticfirstdateYOUprobablyhopedfor,thatconfident,badassassbitchwho walkedthroughthatdoorisexactlythepersonIfellinlovewith.(excusemyfrench).WhileImaynothave sweptyouoffyourfeet,lookingbacknow,you’recertainlythepersonIdidn’tknowIneeded Becausewhat ourrelationshiphasblossomedintosincehastaughtmesomuchmoreaboutmyselfandlifethanIcouldhave learnedinalifetimewithoutyou:
Youhavetaughtmethattwopeoplejoinedtogetherwithrespect,trust,andopencommunicationcanbefar strongerandhappierthaneachcouldeverbealone(evenifwebothloveouralonetime)
Yourhugeheart,thatyouwearsocourageouslyonyoursleeve,hascontinuouslytaughtmecompassion Therelationshipyouhavewithyourfamily&friendshasshownmewhatittrulymeanstobeselfless Andcomingfromafamilyofboys,I’mthinkI’mfinallylearningwhateffectivecommunicationreallyis,and howtobemoreself-aware
Mostimportantly,you’vetaughtmewhatitmeanstobeunapologeticallyyourself,inaworldwhere sometimesit’sscarytodoso,whichisoneofmyABSOLUTEfavoritethingsaboutyou.
AndIguess,accordingtoyou,you’vealsotaughtmestyle.(whichishighlydebatable,butI’llgiveittoyou).
I’mtrulyabetterhumanwithyouStephandIcan’timaginewhoorwhereI’dbetodaywithoutyou.Iknow mymomthanksyouforpickingupwheresheleftoff.
IcannotpromiseIwillalwaysbetheperfecthusband,butIcanpromiseyouafewthingsonthisridetogether:
Firstandforemost,Ipromisetonotonlybeyourforeverchef,butcleanthedishesANDeventakeoutthe trashafterwardsaswell(someone’sgonnaneedtoholdmetothatone)
Ipromisetonevertakeourselvestooseriously Whetherit’s80sdancepartiesinourkitchenorskinnydipping inHawaii,Ipromisetomakeyoulaugheveryday.Evenifit'satmeandnotwithme.
Ipromisetoalwaystakecareofyou,tobethereforyouwhenyouneedme,wheneveryouneedmeandalways prioritizeyourneedsabovemine Andyes,ifyou’rewondering,thatincludesallowingyoutowatchtrashTV Ipromisetorespect,admireandappreciateYOUforwhoyouare,aswellasforthepersonyouwishto become.AndshowyoueverydaythatIknowexactlyhowluckyIamtohaveyouinmylife.
Ipromisetofindanew[semi-cute]nicknameforyoueverynightbeforewegotobedandalwaysannoyyou withmyendlesskisses
Ipromisetotrymyabsolutehardesttonotbestubborn,andacceptthatIcanbewrongandmakemistakes.I won’taskyoutochangeinwaysthatIamunwillingtochange AndI’llremembertoalwayscheckifI’m hungrybeforewegetintoafight
Finally,Ipromisetoalwaysfightwithyouandforyou,butneveragainstyou.AndalthoughI’monlyyour firsthusband,I’llnevergiveuponusbecausemyheartbelongstoyou
Youknow,mostofmylifeIwasalwayswaitingforwhat’snext Nevertrulyenjoyingthemomentandwaiting forthenextthingtohappen.NowthatIhaveyou,Ienjo hisjourneythat we 'reonhasbeenthebiggestgrowthIhaveeverhadform hatcomesnextor wherethisjourneytakesus,I’mconfidentit’llalwaysbeb e ’stotraveling besideyouthroughalloflife'sexcitingadventuresandget gotskinnyforthis wedding.
MysweetTrent,Itrulycan’tbelievewearestandingheretogether.WhenImetyoualmostfiveyearsago, therewasnochanceIthoughtyou’dbemyhusband.Irememberourfirstdatelikeitwasyesterday…You spentmostofthetimeshowingmeeverysinglepictureyouhadofeachoneofyourniecesandnephewsand wentonandonabouteverysporttheyplayed,classtheywerein,whowasthebestskier,whowasthebest lacrosseplayerandallyourfavoritethingstodowiththem.Thenyoucontinuedtogivemearundownofeach oneofyourfriends(andthereweresomany),Theirbackgrounds,theirhobbiesandalloftheirfunnygirl stories Youeventriedconvincingmethatyouandyourcrewfound“EDMmusic”andwereinthebestfratof alltimeatUSC.Ihadnevermetaguysoobsessedwithkidsandevenmoreobsessedwithhisfriends,soI figuredyouwereonthisdatelookingforagirlforalongtime,notagoodtime.
However,therewassomethingaboutthoselonglusciouslashesandbigeyebrowsthatconvincedmetogoon anotherandanotherandanotherdatewithyou.ItwasthebestdecisionIevermadebecauseafewdateslater andafewmonthsdowntheline,Istartedtofallinlovewiththatlookyoualwaysgetwhenyou’rearound yourfamilyandfriends.Theylightupyourworldthesamewayyoulightupmine.ItrulyneverthoughtI’d findsomeonewhovaluesfamilyandfriendshipasmuchasIdoandthat’swhenIthought,Icouldbeinthis foralongtime,notjustagoodtime.
Overthepast5years,youhavetaughtmethevalueofpatience.Mainly,that’sit’sokayifthingssitforoveran hour;thelaundry thedishes thetrash Thankyouforteachingmethatwhenlittlethingsgowrong,like not having a detailed plan for everything or the power going out, it is NOT the end of the world. Your calmnessandstress-freeattitudeassuresmethatnomatterwhathappens,everythingwillalwaysbeokaywhen you ’rebymyside
IknewwewouldbecompatiblethefirsttimeIheardyoustanduptoacustomerservicepersonandactually enjoyedarguingwiththemmorethanIdoANDwhenourfirstfighteverwasoverwhatournextmealshould be ButwhatreallygotmewaswhenIdiscoveredyourvacationplanningskillswerefargreaterthanmine
Thankyouforunconditionallylovingmeduringmymultipledifferentmoods,dailyOCD,unfiltered commentsandmydarksenseofhumor.Everydayyoushowmebeinginlovemakesapersonricherthan anythingmoneycouldbuy,evenwhensomething’sonsale Whattrulyunitesusthough,isthespecialbond wesharewithourfriends IthinkallofthemheretodayknowTrentandIarenotjustmarryingeachother,we aremarryingallofyou,andasweoftenlovetosay:“Whywouldwegotodinnerwithjustuswhenwecango withusANDourfriends”?
Trent,IpromisetoloveyoumorethanIlovecleaningourapartment,dippingeverythinginranchdressing anddrinkingexpensivecocktails,andmorethanyoulovetoannoyme,dippingpitainLabnehandmaking yourselfsickfromeatingtoomuchBao.
IpromisetokeepyourfavoritepintsofTalentiicecreaminthefreezerandthecandyjaralwaysfull. Ipromisetoloveyouforricherforpoorer,evenifweloseourlifesavingstocrypto. Ipromisetoloveyouinsicknessandinhealth,evenwhenaminorcoldstopsyoudeadinyourtracks. Ipromisetocherishyou,evenwhenyouforcemeoutofbedwhileIconvincemyselfIAMdyingfrom ahangover.
Thankyouforneverjudgingmyopinions,trulylovingeverysinglepartofmeandalwaysmakingmefeellike themostbeautifulgirlintheworldevenwhenIlooklikeazombieinmyscaryfacemasksandhavealispwhen Iwearmynightnightretainer.
Fromthisdayforward,Ipromisetobeworthit Worththetime Worththeeffort Worththeargument
Worththelaugh Worththeembarrassment Worthyourlove
Iknowyourmomisherewithustodayandwillalwaysbewithus.EventhoughI’venevermether,Iseeherin youreyes,IseeherinyoursmileandIfeelherinyourheart N h ourway,Ican’twaitto dancetogetherthroughallthehighsandlowsfortherestofou eluckiestwomaninthe worldtohaveyou,butIalsoknowyouaretheluckiestmanin Anditisourgreatluck thatwillkeepustogether,forever.
Withlove, ThePeters
