two thousand one hundred and ninety-one days
Friday night, Anne was on the phone with one of her friends, and I heard her say, ". . . my husband."
I love that. I love it that I'm her husband, and I love it that tomorrow, I will celebrate six years of being married to my best friend in the whole universe.
Comments
Congratulations. You are both of you very lucky... and hard working!
Posted by: Lalanda | November 6, 2005 8:49 PM
Congratulations on six years. I think that's just fantastic. My parents are going through a divorce after 21 years of being married, so any sign of love I see or hear of is very welcome.
Hope you both have a great day!
Posted by: Ruth | November 6, 2005 9:38 PM
The simple things like this that you write are truly the best.
Happy 6 years.
Posted by: bagism347 | November 6, 2005 9:42 PM
Congratulations! Here's to the next six! And the six after that, and the six after that...May you grow old blissfully together!
Posted by: Sam | November 6, 2005 9:50 PM
Congratulations! Here's to many more.
As my relationship is rocky right now I'm glad I can live vicariously through yours ;o)
Posted by: Kether | November 6, 2005 10:02 PM
I know exactly what you mean. I've been married to my best friend/wife for over 8 years now. Congratulations on the 6 year anniversary!
Posted by: Squirrelgnome | November 6, 2005 10:11 PM
Congratulations! I always love your Anne-and-you stories. Here's hoping you have many, many more happy years together.
Posted by: phinnia | November 6, 2005 10:55 PM
Congratulations to you! I have the suspicion that good partnership is hard to get and harder to maintain. You constantly got to change and adapt to new circumstances without changing too much. So love is work too. Oh - and fun.
Posted by: Zep | November 6, 2005 11:22 PM
Fine, just brag about it whydontcha! God, what a jerk...
Congratulations, both of you. (mostly to Wil, because... daaaamn! :P)
Posted by: StarkRG | November 6, 2005 11:39 PM
Congratulations! You and Anne are fabulous together!
I love seeing pictures of you two and reading about your 'adventures'!
Cheers!
Posted by: D4NCE_MAG1C | November 7, 2005 12:02 AM
Congratulations to you both! Hope this coming year is the best one yet.
Posted by: Clay | November 7, 2005 12:35 AM
Happy Anniversary!
Posted by: Princess Anna | November 7, 2005 1:33 AM
Congratulations to you both! I wish you long and happy years, or, like we say in Hebrew - "Mazal tov v-ad mea ve-esrim shanah!" :-)
Posted by: mimbulus | November 7, 2005 2:01 AM
Happy Anniversary! Congratulations!
Posted by: napoleondynamitefan | November 7, 2005 3:51 AM
Awwwwww, how sweet! Happy 6th!
Posted by: MiladyGreenEyes | November 7, 2005 4:58 AM
Congratulations to you both :-) I so wish I could say the same as you. Happy 6th Anniversary.
Posted by: orion0476 | November 7, 2005 5:03 AM
Congraulations on six years. Wow that's just awesome. Happy 6th anniversary Wil and Anne!
*throws confetti all over as 15 year cat looks at her like she's nuts*
Posted by: morgan | November 7, 2005 5:36 AM
awww.
congrats.
Posted by: rmd | November 7, 2005 5:58 AM
Almost 14 years for us and my husband still refers to me as his "bride" sometimes. I love the romanticism of that but I love the comfort and strength I feel when I hear him say "my wife". There's nothing like a good marriage when all around you are failing.
Posted by: elal | November 7, 2005 6:05 AM
Congratulations Wil and Anne. Here's to everything continuing to go well for the both of you...
Harlan...
Posted by: Harlan | November 7, 2005 6:29 AM
Congratulations!!! You are both so lucky to have each other. Hope the next 6 go as good as the first 6.
Posted by: Lex | November 7, 2005 7:00 AM
Congratulations. I hope you guys have many more.
Posted by: Anne | November 7, 2005 7:05 AM
Yeah Y'all!
"True love is the greatest thing in the world! Except a nice MLT..."
Posted by: Wendy May | November 7, 2005 7:10 AM
I just wanted to add my
Congratulations as well!
:o)
Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much
Posted by: anj | November 7, 2005 7:11 AM
Damn. Everyone stole my comments ;)
Congrats to both of you, and hopefully, you not only have a great day/night, but at least another 6 years of happiness together :)
Posted by: starshine_diva | November 7, 2005 7:35 AM
Well, Congrats! and Happy Anniversary!! Glad ya'll are happy!
Posted by: amyv | November 7, 2005 7:52 AM
Wil, Congratulations to you and Anne! Happy Anniversary to you both. My grandparents have been married for 70 years and just hearing how much you love Anne on here I can tell you two will have 70 years of happiness too..
Posted by: hopeful1 | November 7, 2005 7:59 AM
Twelve years here.
DH says, "Woman, fix me a pot pie!" And I say, "Get off your butt and do it yourself! Are your legs painted on?"
This is usually a pretense to romance later. Nothing gets me going like potpie threats. God we have a lot of fun. No one is more fun than my husband.
But maybe Anne is, I dunno. Go fix her a potpie. Congrats.
Posted by: Becky | November 7, 2005 8:00 AM
Happy Anniversary. All marriages should be as loving and happy as yours.
Posted by: DPJ2005 | November 7, 2005 8:09 AM
Congratulations. I remember when we got married that hearing my husband refer to me as "his wife" was one of the most wonderful things about being married. We'll celebrate 15 years in January....
Posted by: Kirsten | November 7, 2005 8:38 AM
Congratulations! I just celebrated my sixth anniversary in August.
Posted by: Seth | November 7, 2005 8:43 AM
Congrats!!! We celebrated 7 years in August (but we've been together for over 11 years) He is SO my best friend and at this point our mindreading skills are scary!
Posted by: love2all | November 7, 2005 10:03 AM
Hooray for love!
Happy Anniversary to you both.
Posted by: Shane Nickerson | November 7, 2005 11:50 AM
Congrats
Happy 6th Anniversary.
My DH and I just celebrated 10 yrs in July and Its still so heart warming everytime I walk up to him when he's talking to someone and he says. " Did I ever introduce you to my beautiful wife? "
I love it it never gets old
Posted by: sharipoeh | November 7, 2005 12:25 PM
Congrats to you both!! Enjoy the celebration! ;)
Posted by: SlaminPam | November 7, 2005 12:33 PM
I know this is a late post, but HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! I wish that all roads you take together will be filled with happiness and love!
Posted by: Marie A. | November 7, 2005 12:33 PM
teh hearts to you both :3
Posted by: nkicroft | November 7, 2005 12:58 PM
*throws confetti*
Happy Anniversary!
Posted by: shewhobeatsass | November 7, 2005 1:04 PM
My wife and I just hit 6 years on Oct. 2. It seems like a long time, but then again seems like it was only yesterday that we got married.
Happy anniversary, and I'll have a drink tonight to toast many more -- any excuse to have a drink is good by me.
Posted by: Moop | November 7, 2005 1:28 PM
A very, very happy anniversary, Wil and Anne! (Robin and I celebrate our seventh just 29 days from now...)
Posted by: Elayne Riggs | November 7, 2005 1:46 PM
Oh, Wil and Anne, Happy, Happy Anniversary! MY best friend and I have been married for 31 years. This August our son got married to HIS best friend, and told us that our refering to each other as "best friends" led him to determine what he wanted in a wife.
So, congratulations, not only on six years together, but for setting a standard for Ryan and Nolan that will reap benefits far beyond what you might imagine!
Posted by: Momcat | November 7, 2005 3:31 PM
Congratulations! And thank you for still being so happy about something so simple (and powerful).
Posted by: Heather | November 7, 2005 3:59 PM
The fact that you know how many days is the most romantic thing I've ever heard. Anne is a very lucky woman.
Happy Anniversary to you both!
Posted by: PrincessLadyBug | November 7, 2005 5:31 PM
Happy Belated Anniversary, Wil and Anne! May happiness always smile on the both of you. The sixth anniversary is suppose to be celebrated with chocolates and sweets -- hope you got a lot of that in too!
Posted by: clara | November 7, 2005 5:31 PM
I will just toast to you the toast that was said at my wedding. My husband's best friend and best man got up in front of all my husband's Baptist family and said "May your love never end and may your honeymoon be like a kitchen table--all legs and no drawers".
Come to think of it, I have never heard back from Aunt Ruth after she passed out.
~~Pookie~~
Posted by: Pookie | November 7, 2005 6:18 PM
Congratulations to you! I have a whole new appreciation for marriage now, after getting married in May. I didn't think it would make such a difference after 6 years together, but it did. It's a great thing. (Although I'm still getting used the the "my husband" bit!)
I love hearing your relationship stories as well as your family ones, and it's clear how wonderfully you and Anne complement each other.
Happy Anniversary!
Posted by: R | November 7, 2005 7:28 PM
Congratulations to you both
Posted by: griff | November 7, 2005 11:06 PM
Congrats...ever year will get better and better..as long as you keep working at the relationship. My husband and I have been married for 14 years and it's great. Never take her for granted (it doesn't sound like you will).
Posted by: Becky | November 8, 2005 5:21 AM
That is so awesome. My anniversary is Nov. 7 and it's now been 7 years. Congrats to you both.
Posted by: Jess Steytler | November 8, 2005 6:29 AM
Congrats on six years!
My husband and I are on day 39... I only hope in 6 years, we have even a fraction of the love and happiness you and Anne share.
Posted by: Katrina | November 8, 2005 7:56 AM
Happy anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Wheaton.
Posted by: Steve Sutton | November 8, 2005 11:52 AM
cungrats guys!
best wishes.
you should eat at a real nice
place, than ride go-carts!
go-carts are cool!
peace
C.
Posted by: carthies | November 8, 2005 12:37 PM
awe that is so sweet, wish my H felt that way! we are going on five years. SIGH*
Posted by: violet | November 8, 2005 11:04 PM
Sorry I missed your anniversary! Hope you two had an awesome day! Congrats to you both! =^..^=
Posted by: Sue R | November 9, 2005 9:06 AM
nine thousand, four hundred and ninty days for us. Congrats, you made it a lot longer than most.
Posted by: johnboy | November 9, 2005 2:25 PM
Congratulations! It's so wonderful to read that. I wish you many many more.
I've been reading your blog for only a few days, so Hi!
Posted by: o2baq2 | November 9, 2005 5:42 PM
Happy (belated) anniversary!
I know exactly what you mean. I feel that way about every anniversary we approach, too. :-)
Posted by: Rachel Barenblat | November 9, 2005 6:41 PM
belated, but, congrats!
Happy Anniversary to you both! :o)
Posted by: zee | November 9, 2005 7:50 PM
Sorry I missed this before. Happy Anniversary to you both!
As Robert Heinlein wrote in Time Enough for Love, may you both live as long as you love and love as long as you live.
Posted by: David K. M. Klaus | November 10, 2005 12:53 PM
Happy (belated) Anniversary.
I've been lurking on your blog for a while now. I miss your column in Dragon Magazine, but your stories about Anne and the boys tell the story, who wants to put off playing D&D with your sons?
I wish you and your family all the best.
Posted by: Mamaursula | November 11, 2005 4:34 PM