For the honor of Greyskull!

Anyone who knows us will not hesitate to claim that my husband and I are two of the biggest kids on the planet. We have spent endless hours of free time logged into the wonderful worlds of Guild Wars, Starcraft, and Diablo. We have made decisions based on the winner of the next round of Mario Kart and our Friday nights were never ever complete without the epic Marci & Cody vs. Everyone Halo game (which my team always won, with absolutely no help from me). Over the years we have collected little pieces of our childhood and display them proudly for all to see. Our living room is decorated with the traditional framed pictures of the Transformers and the Powerpuff Girls. Our bedroom contains a collection of original Transformers and an excellent copy of The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, our bathroom is covered in fun fishes, and our daughter has inherited a wonderful array of Rainbow Brite, Popples, and Care Bears (she’s not allowed to actually play with them, but they sure make her room look cute). My husband still gets into “playground” fights, though over the years the playground has transformed into the bar and I still find the simple pleasures in a big box of crayons and a coloring book.

We have been best friends for over 9 years and neither one of us would trade the other for anything. I have succeeded in finding the one person on the planet that I would willingly, no questions asked, do anything for and in return I have the comfort in knowing that he feels the exact same way. We have had many good times and a few bad, we’ve had terrific gains and have suffered terrible losses, but we have always had and always will have each other. This is the radio-active epoxy that has made us what we are today. We are and always will be the most solid super-awesome ultra punk ass demolition supreme pair on the planet.

3 years ago Dustin and I decided to celebrate our super-awesomeness the way that we thought would be best… We threw a super-awesome party complete with camping, karaoke, 3 am swimming, horseshoe tournament, late night poker game, and I think there was a marriage ceremony thrown in there somewhere too. So, even though I prefer to celebrate our actual anniversary in April, here’s to the anniversary of the day that we celebrated our super-awesomeness with friends, family, and savage ducks.

Dustin:
I promise to wait at least an hour before talking to you in the morning. I promise to always wait for the last paragraph of the chapter. I promise to offer you the last bit no matter how much I want it. I promise to give you space when you need it and to hold you when you are embarrassed to ask. I promise to never grow up on the inside while we grow old on the outside.

Marci:
I promise to maintain patience, to always wait for a save point, and to listen when you want to be heard. To give you your time and space, and to never invade your cube. I love you and am glad that you heard my heart song, even if it is just a boom and a doot doo doo. You complete me and I promise that forever and always, all my base are belong to you.