To Francy

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Wedding picSM218 years ago in the Zilker Park Rose Garden in Austin, you became my wife.

And I’ve never regretted that day.

OK, so maybe a couple of times I thought, “what was I thinking?” Like twice in 18 years. And those thoughts lasted all of 15 seconds. 15 seconds out of 567,648,000 seconds of marriage isn’t bad (that’s 0.000002% if anyone is counting).

You are my best friend. You’re an amazing wife, mother, entrepreneur, real estate agent and most importantly, you are an incredible human being.

Why and how you put up with me may well be the only thing that one could question. You could have any man on the planet. That you chose me makes me one lucky, and thankful, guy.

Who’d have thought 18 years ago, as we stood in those beautiful gardens, sweating profusely in the Austin heat and humidity, that we’d have two wonderful kids, our own business, and too many great memories to count.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you. I can’t wait to see what the next 18 years bring us.

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Jay Thompson

I'm a real estate broker in Phoenix, Arizona and the publisher of the Phoenix Real Estate Guy blog. I tend to drive too fast and scream at the University of Texas and Denver Broncos football teams. My two kids are smarter than most adults I know and my wife is simply amazing.

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Awe, many congratulations on 18 years of marriage AND what a very sweet letter for your wife. That was just beautiful.

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This is the sweetest thing I have ever read-I can't even imagine what you are going to write when you reach your 20th anniversary; this one will be hard to top! I also thought her comment was so sweet, too-yea, you guys are such a cute couple. Congrats again on 18 years of marriage!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, Jay and Francine!! May you be blessed with many, many more. Congratulations.!

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Your loving testimony of 18 years is encouraging and inspiring. May you be blessed with 18+ more.

Great post. Marriage takes work but the payoff is so great. I love my wife so much and she's the greatest woman I know. With so many marriages failing, it's sure nice to see a post like this.

18 years congrats. It so refreshing to hear of someone that has succeeded with the vigor you have.

Aloha,

Keahi

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Stop it now Jay! Ya have tears running down my face! Very sweet post today. ~ Colleen :)

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What a beautiful articulation of your respect for your wife. Happy Happy Anniversary to you both!

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This was soooo sweet, I almost cried. Congratulations you guys, and Happy Anniversary. :)

-Kathy

Too Cute! Happy Anniversary and I wish you many more to come!

Austin Homes TX

Take it from someone who just celebrated 25 years of marriage - when done right, it's the sweetest thing.

Happy anniversary Jay and Francy.

- marc

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Hope my wife doesn't see this -- you've set the bar high. But it's something for us to aim for! Congrats.

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What a wonderful post to read first thing this morning - very touching and congratulations to both of you! May you have many MANY more wonderful years together!

Congrats! ;-)

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My wife just read what you wrote and wants to know why I didn't write something like that on my blog on our anniversary. Thanks Jay!

Congrats :)

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Congrats Jay and Francy!

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Congrats to you both! My husband and I have been married 60 days and can only hope we make it that long!! Hope you have 18 more years!

Congrats on 18 years of marriage!! I just ready Fancy's comment, too, and it does indeed sound like you guys have the spark still going-many congrats on your very happy anniversary!

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Super Congrats! It's always good to see examples of when it does work out!

Congratulations Jay. I guess we will need to wait until you surrender the computor to hear what Francy has to say about it.

I hope there were Roses involved.

This is a perfect demonstration on how love should be.

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ahhhhh. Congratulations to you both. What a lovely tribute. Francy is quite lucky too.

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Happy Anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. TPREG! (Jay - Now lay off the blogging for a few hours and go spend some time with your bride.)

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Jay - that was absolutely beautiful - Happy Anniversary - it's great to be married to your best friend!!

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There is no way I can write a response to equal this post. I am so very lucky to be sharing my life with the funniest, most romantic, and tender hearted guy. Life isn't easy and I'm glad we're working our way through it together.

(Your readers are thinking how sickening we are right about now)

Happy Anniversary!

Jay, congratulations to you and Francy! Well done.

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Wow! Those words say I love you so beautifully. Congratulations to you both, Howard

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You both are so blessed with one another, and you give all of us hope! Many happy anniversary wishes for years to come to 2 awesome people!

May you have many, many more wonderful years together.

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Happy anniversary!!! You are both completely blessed. Here's to many, many more happy years.

Cheers,

Heather

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Jay, IMHO Francie's pretty lucky, too.

Awe! You softy, you! Congratulations to you both.

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Jay,

I think you've perfectly demonstrated the "Why and how you put up with me may well be the only thing that one could question."

Marriage isn't easy and this business isn't easy and the fact that you do both together and continue to cherish each other is refreshing. Wishing you many more years together! ~Blessings

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Congrats on your anniversary; amazing how the time flies!

Awe, many congratulations on 18 years of marriage AND what a very sweet letter for your wife. That was just beautiful.

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This is the sweetest thing I have ever read-I can't even imagine what you are going to write when you reach your 20th anniversary; this one will be hard to top! I also thought her comment was so sweet, too-yea, you guys are such a cute couple. Congrats again on 18 years of marriage!

Happy belated Anniversary!

Congrats on 18 years of marriage! What a wonderful milestone to reach; though I have to tell you Jay, you now have put all of us married bloggers on the spot to write something equally sweet to our ladies when our anniversaries roll around...lol

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, Jay and Francine!! May you be blessed with many, many more. Congratulations.!

**Missy Caulku00c2u00b4s last blog post..A Sneak Peaku00e2u0080u00a6611 Norris, in Historic Depot Town</abbr></abbr>

Your loving testimony of 18 years is encouraging and inspiring. May you be blessed with 18+ more.

Great post. Marriage takes work but the payoff is so great. I love my wife so much and she's the greatest woman I know. With so many marriages failing, it's sure nice to see a post like this.

18 years congrats. It so refreshing to hear of someone that has succeeded with the vigor you have.

Aloha,

Keahi

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Stop it now Jay! Ya have tears running down my face! Very sweet post today. ~ Colleen :)

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What a beautiful articulation of your respect for your wife. Happy Happy Anniversary to you both!

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This was soooo sweet, I almost cried. Congratulations you guys, and Happy Anniversary. :)

-Kathy

Too Cute! Happy Anniversary and I wish you many more to come!

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You two are tooooo cute, Happy Happy anniversary

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Take it from someone who just celebrated 25 years of marriage - when done right, it's the sweetest thing.

Happy anniversary Jay and Francy.

- marc

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Hope my wife doesn't see this -- you've set the bar high. But it's something for us to aim for! Congrats.

**Tim Johnsonu00c2u00b4s last blog post..A New Life by Relocating - Make It Happen, Part 2</abbr></abbr>

What a wonderful post to read first thing this morning - very touching and congratulations to both of you! May you have many MANY more wonderful years together!

Congrats! ;-)

**Ann Cummingsu00c2u00b4s last blog post..Portsmouth NH - A Sure Sign of Spring!</abbr></abbr>

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