Happy 12th Anniversary to My Significant Other.

31st May 2008 is when I said “I DO” and got married to my husband Jash.

Truly one of the most important and the best days of my life.

My husband is the most caring, loving and supporting man I have ever known and not once have I regretted marrying him. And it could have gone either way…

For those that do not know us:

I am Polish and my husband is Indian.

I am born and raised in Christianity and my husband is raised in Sikhism.

This makes us very different people from two totally different cultural backgrounds and beliefs.

We have met in the UK 13 years ago and pretty much fell in love the minute we have seen each other. “Love at first sight”, some people call it…

Why did I think He Was The One and thought that he will make a good husband?

• He was very family orientated and always talked about kids, and was good around them too. Kids naturally warmed to him
• We both were on the same page. We wanted to get married and start a family as soon as we meet This Right Person
• He was caring and loving
• He was affectionate
• He was super handsome and intelligent
• He was hard working which proved to me he will be able to provide for me and our kids once we have them

All this is still true, I am only saying what got me so sure that he was The One back 12 years ago.

What Jash did not have?

• University degree
• a family support
• an easy childhood
• a wealth (house, car, money etc)

I truly believe if you meet the right person, together you work hard and achieve what you set in life to achieve.

If the man is hard working he will be able to provide for your family and a degree means nothing if the person is not wise. Jash had a tough childhood and this made him want to provide everything he can possibly offer to our children as he was deprived of many things in his life.

My childhood was very different from his.

I come from a “good family” and I was never deprived of anything.

Although I have experienced hard work and been given a good foundation to start life with many lessons my parents had thought me. And this is what makes me and my husband such a good team.

The decision to get married was quick.

On the 14th of February 2008 (The Valentine’s Day), we celebrated the day with our friends.

In a lighthearted conversation, we have discussed the subject of a possible marriage. That is when we have decided we want to be together forever and the very next day we have called the Registry Office to set an appointment to choose the Wedding Date.

Not a usual proposal I know, but who said everyone has to follow the rules…

Mind you, we have only been dating around 5 months before this. So on the date, we have married we have only known each other for just over 8 months.

But we both felt we are doing the right thing.

And it was not always roses and butterflies, but over the years we have learned to compromise and appreciate each other despite so many differences.

We have built a beautiful life together and I can honestly say I have married my soulmate.

Do you want to know what makes a happy and healthy marriage? Head over to my previous post:

18 Secrets to a Happy & Healthy Marriage

 

A life full of surprises and adventures

Just before we got married Jash had bought me a puppy. A little Staffy that was named Dora. She was so cute and made us so happy.

She was with us for 11 years until sadly last summer she had died due to the sudden vision loss and aggressive cancer. She was part of a family and we miss her a lot.

 

RIP Dora

We have so many beautiful memories that I could not sum them up in one small post and I could write a book with the stories from our life together.

I will just list the most important events.

1. The birth of our children

Angeli born March 2009.

Arjan born August 2014

Jay born April 2017

Here are 3 of them pictured together:

2. Our Polish wedding

18 June 2009 is when my parents had thrown us a Big Fat Polish wedding as I am the only child they have. We had about 100 people from my nearest family attending plus a few of our polish friends. Angeli was only 3 months old. How cute she looked in her white princess dress.

3. Our holidays 

We have visited a few countries already but have so much more on a wish list that we will hopefully start visiting in the near future.

One thing is that the more kids we have the harder it is to travel around. But I know they will soon grow and it will get more manageable.

Here are some of our holidays together:

Scottland August 2012- here Jash with Angeli in front of the Edinborough Castle which we have also toured around.

Jordan and Israel in June 2013. We had also visited Palestine during this time:

The Dead Sea– This is Jash covered in the Dead Sea Mad which apparently has very good properties and people all over the world buy Dead Sea salt to bathe in as it is very good for our skin.

Here me and Angeli in front of the entrance to Damascus Gate in Jerusalem 

Mauritius October 2013. I and Jash had been on this retreat for 3 weeks just us two. It was a dream…

Here in front of the bronze statue of Lord Shiva (it’s huge)- look how tiny we look in front of it:

The natural kaleidoscope at Seven Coloured Earth:

Count waterfalls near the same place

In between, we have been to Poland which we have visited several times to meet up with my family members.

Here we are having a casual walk with our family in the park near a lake in the city of Szczecinek where I come from:

We have also been to Germany to meet other members of my family.

 

Canda July 2016– this was two weeks of visiting different parts of British Columbia- Vancouver, Victoria Island including Capilano River Park. My husband really would love to move there one day, and I can’t blame him, it’s an absolutely stunning place.

Here in front of Parliament Building Victoria Island:

On top of the Grouse Mountain

 

India April 2019. For the first time in my life, I have visited India 11 years into our marriage. We have been putting off this trip due to several factors but finally, my husband had an opportunity to show me the country he was born in. Although we had not had a chance to see the city he actually comes from. We have been to Delhi, Goa, and Arga where Taj Mahal is. Here are some pictures:

Taj Mahal

Goa- inside the beautiful Grand Hyatt resort:

Dinner out in Goa city Sheere Punjab restaurant. Inside they have this bicycle rickshaw you can take a picture in:

4. The new house the new chapter

In June 2011 we have both our first house and only recently in August 2019 we have moved into our new house. This was a big move in our lives and a big financial decision. We are fortunate enough to be able to provide for our children a beautiful house they can call their own.

Here is an article where you can find out how to buy your own house if you are wanting to get onto the property ladder as well:

How to get on the property ladder in the UK- 10 tips

 

Other memories

Over the years we have had many little parties, celebrations and outings around local theme parks and museums etc. Kids grow so quickly and soon enough they will no longer want to go out with us and to be honest, this is the time I and my husband can start enjoying the time together just the two of us. We have nobody helping us raising our children and sometimes it is really hard to do it on our own. But we wouldn’t want to have it any other way. Our children are the best things we have created and they are the fruit of our love.

 

So I want to wish You, my dear husband, very happy anniversary and I want you to know that you are truly the man of my dreams and I could not have wished for anyone better to share my life with. You support me on everything I take on and are my best friend.

Here is the picture of a cake I have baked for us to enjoy later today:

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