As Salesi and I are entering our 14th year of marriage (starting today =), I felt an overwhelming sense of how extraordinary our story is and decided to reflect on our relationship.
My Husband grew up here:
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His home and village looked like this:
And mine like this:
He didn't have electricity, plumbing or a car, and I did.
He grew up eating this:
He grew up eating this:
And I grew up eating this:
His family dinners looked like this:
And mine like this:
He wore a uniform to school: And I did not:
His childhood activities included these:
And mine these:
His birthdays looked like this...Oh wait, he didn't celebrate his birthday.
And mine like this:
He enjoyed these views:
And I enjoyed these:
He stayed here his first 17 years:
And I traveled here: And here,
And a few months later, Salesi took his first step off an island and we got married here:
Happy Anniversary Salesi!
Love,
Annaka
Love,
Annaka
This is so great! I love you guys. Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteha ha my favorite it is the comment about his birthdays. Oh wait...
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary to the greatest "unlikely union" ever. I love you guys! What a great post. I love all the pictures.
ReplyDeleteLauren
Awesome post! We are grateful to have Salesi in the family. What a sacrifice he has made to leave Tonga and live in this cold place where all the trees are "dead". Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! I love it! And now I totally think Viliami looks like you when you were a kid!
ReplyDeleteI pick Salesi's views growing up over yours Annaka haha. Goodness knows i could use a little beach in my life right about now. Congrats you two and thank you Annaka for being patient with our brother lol. We love you guys.
ReplyDeleteI wish I was at the beach too! And, I will continue to try to be patient...it takes A LOT of effort! =)
DeleteAwesome!! I love how you put this together so fun to see the differences!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving all of the pics. Unlikely maybe, but so great together!
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