T and I have been married for five years. Holy smokes, that seems like a long time, but also not that long when you think about how much time we have actually spent together. Army life makes for a tough marriage, but like my favorite country singer Dierks says "The hard times put the shine into the diamond" and I really couldn't agree more.
This year was kind of special for T and I, as it is the SECOND anniversary we have actually spent together. Year one he was in Afghanistan. Year two, we were together, in Venice. Year three he was in Poland. Year four, Ranger School. Year five, he was coming off a 30 hour walking shift with ranger students. So he had a blissfully short nap, and then I made him cook me dinner and we snuggled on the couch and watched SVU. I got to wash his disgusting army clothes and kiss him goodnight twice. While this may sound boring to some, I was happy simply to have him under my roof, where I could look at him, hug him, and request a calf rub.
He let me drag him to an amazing triathlon training with some really great people on Sunday, and then I let him drag me to a gun show. See? Compromise makes for two happy people. We had a great weekend, and as I have done for the last two years, I took some photos of our wedding rings together. As a wanna-be wedding photographer I try to create work that can be used for my portfolio on a regular basis. Obviously this is kind of tough from time to time, but since the rings are always handy they seem to be the most consistently photographed object I own.
Zeusy was my first attempt (Year three: T was in Poland). Every dog-owner has seen the adorable picture of the dog with the rings. My best buddy made that possible for me as he is probably the most well-behaved pup on the planet.. Yes, I am very biased. Yes, sometimes he's a monster. But he's also the cutest ever.
Year four I found myself in Portugal with a girlfriend, but a few days later I found myself at a farmers market with peonies that looked just like my wedding bouquet. Considering they are easily my favorite flower, and they were dirt cheap for a dozen of them, I bought them and let the smell remind me of our wedding day.
This years may be my favorite. Insprired by T's patriotism (also the 2nd 4th of July together), the finding of a wedding invitation and a recent article about "off-lensing," I made these lovelies. I may, again, be biased, but I think this years ring shots are the best selection yet!
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