One year of marriage. <3

Today, November 15th, 2025, marks one year legally married to my wife, Kelsey Marie Lewis. We were legally married on Friday, November 15th, 2024. While we effectively eloped, leaving for a vacation a week after tying the knot, it still marked what has been a defining part of our journey through life together. We're still planning to have a proper wedding ceremony down the line, but the day of our dreams didn't need to happen for us to commit to spending the rest of forever together.

The last year has been marked by many challenges and setbacks, many of which will continue, and some which will even get worse. But it has also been marked by renewed dreams and hopes. Our marriage has brought us to raising and taking care of our puppy, Parker, who brings us endless amount of joy. He makes us laugh and he is very loving and smart, giving hugs and kisses and is learning how to even cuddle with us.

We have in the last year done a lot to set the groundwork for a better future for us, and while a lot of it hasn't gone as we wanted and there's a lot more work to do, the journey has been one which I have been filled with endless amounts of happiness to embark upon. kels has made me pursue dreams I had previously given up on, and encouraged me to live as my authentic self. They have given me the strength to stand up for myself and the courage to confront problems rather than run away from them.

They have given me so many experiences I never would have even thought about experiencing, and their sense of adventure has broken me out of my shell. They are how I have begun to reconnect with things and people I love, and have given me perspective on what matters most in my life. A lot of what I had taken for granted, I have a newfound appreciation of thanks to them, and their passions are enthralling to watch them pursue.

They're nerdy, they're ambitious, and they're a great planner. They always know how to make life be more interesting, and for them, I would do anything. Their loves have become my loves as well, and they have done more than anyone could possibly know to give me a level of fulfillment, enrichment, and contentness I never thought possible. They bring me comfort and give me encouragement and life I could previously only dream of. I love them so much, and while this may be just the first year legally married, I wish it to mark a lifetime of our future together. <3