7 years.

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(as seen in Creating Keepsakes Artistic Effects book series)


7 years. Of love and friendship. Ups and downs. Good and bad. Communicating and totally lacking communication. Laughter and tears. Dirty dishes and dirty diapers and dog poop. Life and death. Bliss and pain. Dining out and dining in. Holidays and everydays. Silence and noise. Changing perspective, changing religion, changing homes, changing jobs, changing lifestyles, changing diets, changing needs, changing desires, changing wants, realizing dreams. A million transitions.


Of peace and fury. Supporting. Challenging. Building a home. Building trust. Of walking that fine line.


Of searching and finding and searching again. Learning who we really are and growing into who we want to be. Becoming stronger as individuals. Letting one another grow and develop and become. Giving the gift of self-discovery. Of just being. Of patience.

7 years of you and me.
Together. Sometimes far apart. Sometimes too far. But always together.


Moving forward. To today. And tomorrow. And whatever comes next...

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  1. sherry says…
    08/02/2005

    Happy Belated Anniversary! What a beautiful LO! Wishing you many more years together!

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  2. Eileen says…
    08/02/2005

    Ali, What a beautiful layout and the journalling is just awesome. It's so true and the way you were able to express it so eloquently is wonderful. Marc and I just celebrated our eigth anniversary and we have encountered the same highs and lows and wouldn't trade a minute of it. Happy Anniversary! :)
    Eileen

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  3. Nancy Nally (ScrapNancy) says…
    08/02/2005

    An elegant entry that really sums up what a good marriage does. Happy Anniversary to you and Chris!
    But you are making me feel like an old married lady now...12 years for Mike and I!

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  4. Tara Cooper says…
    08/02/2005

    Congrats Ali!! My anniversary is on 8/22... and we were also married in 1998!
    I know about all of the good and bad times... my daughter was diagnosed with a kidney disorder when she was 15 months old and we are currently awaiting a kidney donor for a transplant.
    Lives are very precious. But life goes so much easier when you have a great husband to go through it with!
    Happy Belated Anniversary!!!

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  5. tara pollard pakosta says…
    08/02/2005

    happy anniversary you 2! we are going on 7 years soon , goes by way tooooooooo fast......enjoy it! hope the next 7 is even better!
    tara

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  6. Sonia says…
    08/02/2005

    Beautiful words, Ali!
    Happy Anniversary!

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  7. Renee says…
    08/02/2005

    Happy day!!!

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  8. Walker says…
    08/02/2005

    Hi Ali,
    Just wanted to wish you and Chris the best on many more years of happiness. Happy Aniversay! Have a great day and I hope to talk to you soon.
    Love,
    Walker

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  9. Lisa Russell says…
    08/02/2005

    Happy Anniversary! 20 years for us this year - they seem to just fly by...

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  10. Brandy says…
    08/02/2005

    Happy anniversary!!!! We just celebrated our 9th...Beautiful layout! Wishing you many many more happy years together

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  11. Leah LaMontagne says…
    08/02/2005

    Great Page! I just had to share that we got married on the VERY SAME day! Aug 1, 1998 was my wedding too! Wow, the last 7 years went faster than I imagined. Congrats! How kewl!

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  12. aoline says…
    08/02/2005

    Happy Anniversary! Congrats!

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  13. beth says…
    08/02/2005

    Seven is such a beautiful number to be celebrating! Happy anniversary and wishes for many years growing old together!

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  14. marygrace says…
    08/02/2005

    7 years of True Love. *sigh*
    Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations!
    And many more happy smiles, growing hearts, and sunshine in your lives. :)

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  15. Amanda says…
    08/02/2005

    What a beautiful page !! Sending the warmest wishes for a very happy *belated* anniversary !!

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  16. Sandra says…
    08/02/2005

    Happy anniversary. We had our 7th anniversary July 31. :)
    I just did a page about it aswell. Yours is beautiful!

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  17. joleen says…
    08/13/2005

    Absolutely beautiful words. Inspiring.

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  18. Kristin says…
    08/15/2005

    OMGm Ali! You and I have the exact same ANNIVERSARY!!! Hopes yours was as good as mine! Congrats and wishing you many more!

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