Now, we know we do...

December 13, 1981

To have and to hold from this day forward,

 for better or worse, for richer for poorer, 

in sickness and in health,

 to love and to cherish to death do us part.

couples group pool party in Costa Mesa, California  

married 10 years

team teaching at the Bridge in Dana Point

married 15 years

swimming with dolphins in Kona, Hawaii for our 20th anniversary 2001

playing games at our 25th anniversary dinner in Krasnodar, Russia

trying to figure out the timer on our camera in Maya Beach, Belize for our 30th.

Thirty years ago 

December 13, 1981

 At the wise old age of 18 we thought we knew it all... 

 how much we've learned since then.
We've seen that God's plans for us are far better than our dreams for us.
We've undergone growth and change individually that deepened our bond of unity.
We've experienced hurts deeper than expected. 

 We've been blessed with joys greater than anticipated.
We've realized the immense riches of a life lived together.
Thirty years ago, we thought we loved each other. 

 Now, we know we do.

~Alida & Tom