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November 10, 2005
Our Vows
I thought I would post our wedding vows. A lot of people said they couldn't hear them.
After some considerable stress about how to start, Rebecca went back to what she does best (teaching) and physically cut-and-pasted her vows into a Dr. Seuss book, and used its title, "The Shape of You" as her theme.
The shape of you
The shape of me
The shape of everything I see….
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Your Strength
Your Spirit
Your Smarts
Your Soul
Your shapes flawlessly make mine whole.
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Just think about the shape of your strength
Your ambition and drive
How you will go to great lengths
Your enthusiasm for change,
For following the trends,
It’s no wonder success is your loyal friend.
The shape of your strength I admire so much
You are my model of “zen” even when the going gets tough.
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Just think about the shape of your spirit
Your zest for life draws other near it
It’s infinite, your ability to romance
Little surprises and secrets at every chance
Even after two years and a little more
We still fall asleep laughing – this I adore.
Your spirit takes a shape all its own
Giggling like kids in snuggling zones
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Just think about the shape of your smarts
This is truly where the marveling starts
How it is that you know what you know
The binge researching helps with that passion to grow
So you continue on this ongoing quest
When you know a bit about everything maybe you’ll rest
But I am leaving out the very best part
Your ability to teach it all is truly an art
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Just think about the shape of your soul
Integrity and ethics are a primary goal
Your sense of self is refreshingly true
But a thirst for philosophy shapes your soul too.
I love how humanism is part of this shape
It fits us so well and gives life a new taste
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My story about shapes is nearing the end
But not without the most important part and I’ll say it again
These vows that I make come straight from my heart
It is my hope that our two shapes will never be apart.
I can’t imagine my shapes without yours at my side
So suppose, just suppose, these I promise to abide
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Suppose that our shapes will change as years pass,
I vow to accept this and stay on our chosen path.
Suppose that the future may throw us some curves
I vow to work through them with the perseverance we deserve.
Suppose that our marriage will go through endless ups and downs,
I vow to accept that rhythm, knowing it’s the little things that reverse a frown.
Suppose that we may endure some financial stress
I vow to live differently with a frugality I know I possess
Suppose that your career takes more time than most,
I vow to ease up and help our love simply coast.
Suppose a crossroads lies ahead & you know not what to do,
I vow that no matter what & above all, I believe in you.
Suppose that my desire to have a clean house drives you mad,
I vow to see your efforts and seek what compromise can be had.
Suppose that one day we reach our lowest of lows
I vow to revisit and remember this prose.
Suppose that one day we are as in love as right now,
I will cherish moments, making meaning and memories – this I vow.
Of all the shapes with whom we could be….
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I am glad, SO VERY GLAD that you have chosen me.
Jeff's Vows:
Rebecca Dawn,
I will treat you as both strong and fragile, like a porcelain marble being set down slowly on a pane of glass. I promise to cherish you.
I will join with you and share all that is to come
I will live my life openly with you, and I will forgive you
We must try to aid each other in developing our physical, mental, and spiritual lives, and this is to better understand ourselves and the world
I pledge to commit my joy and sorrow to you
I vow to love, honor, and humor you. When I grow up I want to be an explorer with you, so let’s always remember to leave time for play.
I promise our children will be raised in the image of our love. Creo en la importancia de dar el regalo bilungue a nuestros niños.
Every time the fabric of slumber unravels to reveal a day
I want my threads to get all tangled up in yours
All of this I betroth to you
For better, for worse
For richer and for graduate school
In kindergarten classrooms and in health
Till the sun withdraws it’s golden rays
Posted by Jeff at November 10, 2005 08:33 AM
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