The Next 14 Years

/ Richard R. Barron
Abby smiles as she talks on the phone with my parents as I make video just minutes after she and I exchanged vows at Utah's iconic Delicate Arch October 12, 2004.
Abby smiles as she talks on the phone with my parents as I make video just minutes after she and I exchanged vows at Utah’s iconic Delicate Arch October 12, 2004.
It's a chilly, rainy day. I don't consider it gloomy, because Abby and I both look great dressed for this weather.
It’s a chilly, rainy day. I don’t consider it gloomy, because Abby and I both look great dressed for this weather.

Today marks the 14th anniversary of my marriage to Abby. To say that we are happily married is accurate. As I told a friend last year, I am well-constituted to marriage.

Abby and I pose under Delicate Arch shortly after exchanging vows. I like this image because it provides a good perspective on the size of the feature.
Abby and I pose under Delicate Arch shortly after exchanging vows. I like this image because it provides a good perspective on the size of the feature.
Fun fact: our marriage license has a picture of the place we got married on it!
Fun fact: our marriage license has a picture of the place we got married on it!

Today is my first day this fall to wear long sleeves, and the first day this fall to put Abby’s handmade sweaters on the Chihuahuas.

We don’t have any special plans for the anniversary, except that today is the start of the next 14 years.

Summer the Chihuahua wears her handmade sweater for the first time this season.
Summer the Chihuahua wears her handmade sweater for the first time this season.