Tomorrow is our Ninth wedding anniversary. We’ve known each other for eleven years now!
Do you know the best part about getting married really young? You grow up with each other, you mature into adulthood with each other. You know every small thing about each other… You can sense what each other is thinking without having to utter a single word!
Now, do You know the worst part about getting married really young ? You know every small thing about each other… You can sense what each other is thinking without having to utter a single word! 
We have been through it all, through sickness and health, through richness and poor, we loved and cherished each other. Well, most of the times.
There has been fights, there has been tears! There has been moments of extreme intense emotions that I never knew even existed!
But the summation of the past nine years is just pure HAPPINESS!
Baby, I am so lucky I found you! You made me what I am! Happy Anniversary my sweetheart!
Some snapshots from our life, one for each year from 1998 to 2007. Click on the thumbnails to view the pics.
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Ohhhh la laa. Wishing you guys many more decades of togetherness, goodhealth and happiness !!!
you have changed a lotttt from the wedding
Its so nice of you to share your photos/milestones with us. Happy Anniversary!
You look cool!!!!! and you two make a cuuute pair.:) I am with you on getting married at a young age!!!
Happy anniversary to both of you and may you have many more!!!
Happy Anniversary Sig & Siv! I love the pictures especially the Grand Canyon and Kauai ones. Sending you a virtual drink.
You guys are such a beautiful couple! Congrats! The second pic is reeeally cute.
And I know what you mean about growing up together. Steven and I met when I started high school.
wow lovely photos! wishing you guys Happy aniversary and many more years to come by…
wow…9 years!!! happy anniversary to lovely couple and wishing u many more years of togetherness and happiness guys:)
Woh!!!
What a transformation Sig!!U both look so happy and content.
Happy Anniversary!!!
You two are the perfect pair! Wishing you many many more decades of joy (and good times, and good food) together!
from 98 to 2000 I see the maximum transformation LOL, you guys rock in STYLE! Here’s to many more years filled with joy, good health and good food ofcourse….hugs to you dearie and you’ve captured the 9 years with your usual oomph…love you loads!
Can i vote for my favourites too?
2, 7 and 4 in that order! Paris does bring on that romantic glow on your faces!
Happy Anniversary! Thats wonderful!
Wishing you many more happiness together.
Hey Sig & Siv..congrats and may you have many more.
Just one question how did you manage to take that 2nd pic?its lovely!
congrats and have fun you 2
Sig,
I am a regular vistor of your blog but I don’t think I’ve commented before. Let me take this opportunity to wish you both a wonderful anniversary and many more to come.
Best wishes,
Mamatha
How romantic! May it continue forever, Sig & Siv!
Hey Happy..happy anniv to you both
I know what you re talking about here…though we have been married only for a few years, we know each other for more than 7 yrs now…so perfectly understand you:)
Was nice to see all those photos….looks like ‘happiness’ is making you more pretty now
Enjoy !
Shn
Wishing you many more returns of the day. Photos are great and pleasant memory to share. Viji
happy anniv to you both
loved the pics, ur wedding pic looks soooooo adorable, so does the one at grand canyan, and the one at ….
what a journey it must have been, so very romantic marrying your childhood sweet heart
many many more to come!
hugs!
wishing you many many more years of togetherness and happiness, sig and siv.
Wow! Time to party!
Wishing you many more years together, sig & siv!
Loved the pictures.
May God Bless u and ur Siv to celebrate thousands of anniversary !Dear I couldn’t see ur pics..Flicker is blocked in UAE.How is Amma doing?
Such a cute couple. A very very Happy Anniversary and wishing you many more years of blissful togetherness.
Simply adorable!
Wishing you all the good things, blessings and many many more such happy anniversaries.
Congratulations Sig and Siv on your 9th anniversary!:))
I agree with everything you say and would like to add “sometimes you hate him too”!!!;D
Arvind and I are married young too,know each other since we are 16 and 18yrs old and married for 20yrs.Most yrs were good,some hard.
Love the wedding pics.Have you seen mine? It’s in Dec archive “Our 20th” post.Love reading your post and wish you both many many happy returns of the same.Hugs and celebrate in style!:))
Hey there….. But for the li’l weight that you guys have put on, I dont see much of a difference b/w ur older n new pics. You guys still look so much in love!!!
Really happy for you…. Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!! Have a good time…
Happy Anniversary to both of you!
Wishing both of you a HAPPY ANNIVERSARY and BEST WISHES.
I still remember, me, Sony and other friends attending your wedding. You both were looking so young and I was wondering how the beautician made a long braided hair from your short hair. Do you remember you were smiling in the middle of the ceremony and later worried that your dad will be upset with you.
Hey happy happy anniversary to you… when you know every thing about each other like this and your love is beyond comprehension, know that you are soulmates and will be togethor for all the lifetimes to come. That is my wish for you both!
The best picture is the silhoutte one, its awsome, you should blow it up biiiig and frame it, its like symbolic for the ultimate couple… and yes thank u so much for sharing your pictures with all of us! cheers
Happy Anniversary, sig and shiv. Best wishes to the cute couple
Lovely pics…both of you have changed during the years.
Happy anniversary, Sig and Siv! To many more!
It was fun to go thru the pics…
Happy Anniversary!!! Wishing u the joy of companionship all ur life!
Whoa !!! What a coincidence !! Happy anniversary sweetie !!
Hugssssssssss
Mythili
Congratulations and many more happy years together.
Happy Anniversary Sig and Siv!
Happy anniversary dear sig and Siva!Have a wonderful day!
Wishing both of u many more happier years!cute pics!
Keep writing..
dear sig and siv,
wishing you many more wonderful years of togetherness. you guys look great together and so much in love.
hugs, reena
CONGRATS, SIG!!
Thanks for sharing this, girl! I feel like I know you thru your blogs, but, I sense some strange connection from the way you write about yourself and your life…
Lovely photos, lovely metamorphosis.
Am wishing you and siv lots and lots of joy, dear girl… many many happy years ahead!
Happy anniversary to you and Siv…may you have lots more…btw, you guys rock!
Hi Sig, Very Happy Wedding Anninversary. Many Many Happy Returns of the day my dear. You changed a lot from the wedding… right? But now looks cool. Have a great day. Enjoy…
Wish You a very Happy Anniversary. May God Bless you both and give you happiness always.
what a transformation form your marriage pic till now!! cool pics. thanks for sharing.
Guys, you look really cute. Happy anniversary and have a great time ahead
Thanks everyone for your wishes… It feels so nice to share our joy and happiness with all you folks! Another nicety of blogging, the group of friends that come with it. I was so touched to see so many wishes…. Thank you all for taking the time to read and comment….
It is so funny how some of you said we’ve change a lot from the wedding
Wedding was almost like a Halloween costume party for us, we both never really looked like that in our life… Another reason why you shouldn’t get married young, you don’t get to dictate how you want to look on your own wedding day ☹ Coming to think of it, I don’t think I’d have had any choice if we went with a traditional ceremony at any age. But yeah, there has been a major transformation throughout the years, the few pounds we’ve been accumulating over the years…. Perils of being food hobbyists.
Revathi, thank you!
Suganya, yes it is nice to share the milestones with our virtual friends
Coffee, thank you… so you got married young too? You are still young I presume
Archana, thank you … and cheers
Amy, Thanks… Wow, high school? We weren’t that young, I was just under 21 when we met.
Roopa thank you!
Sup, thank you!
Padmaja, thanks… content
yeah that is the key to a successful married life
Nupur… thank you !
Nandita, thanks again darling… Number 2 is my favorite too
Indo, thank you!
Madhuli , thank you! A photographer friend took that picture with a non-digital SLR… Sorry girl, I don’t have any tips to share
Mamatha, thank you , it was so nice of you to comment today
Sra, thank you!
Shn,
thanks girl… 7 years… you guys are veterans too 
though the whole relationship changes after you get married, don’t you think? Our first two years of dating was just all rosy and happy, not a care in the world… making it legal forces you to make more responsible, and then the whole equation changes :). At least in our case. And by pretty if you meant fat 
that is a fact… I will just blame the ‘happiness’
Viji, thank you!
Richa, thanks girl…
you are the only one who likes the wedding picture 
… I wouldn’t call him my childhood sweetheart, though on maturity level we weren’t much better off than children 
Bee, thank you!
RP , thank you!
Kitchen Fairy, sorry you couldn’t see the pics. You might have seen some of these already
I’ll email you a non-flicker link later. Amma is not here yet, getting here this Friday nite.
Sandeepa thank you!
Sailaja, thank you!
Asha 16….
Okay I can’t complain about being young when we got married anymore… I was almost 23 when I got married… 
. Twenty years…. Wow! 
And yeah, sometimes I hate him too, that is what I meant by the extreme emotions 
Didn’t want to be too literal…. I saw your pictures, adorable!
Ramya,
thanks… yep, the “little” extra weight is the difference when I look at it too:)
Raaga, thank you!
Asha R…
girl, I still remember that day, you guys were all laughing and I couldn’t stop laughing either… and Siv couldn’t understand a word the pujari was saying in Malayalam and I had to translate during the ceremony… 
And my hair was the most painful part, the flowers and the fake hair kept pulling all my real hair back, it was hurting my head so much… 
Looking back, it was a comical day… I’m glad you all were there to share the day with us…
Dumela, thank you and welcome to my blog…
I love that picture too… but unfortunately it was an analog picture scanned to digital form. So the resolution is pretty bad to blow it up ☹
Pravs, thank you
Anita thank you!
Manasi, thank you!
Mythili Thank you! And Happy Birthday to you darling!
Indira thank you!
Sreelu, it is sooo nice to see you here
thanks…
Reena, thank you!
Sheela, thanks girl… I feel the same with you too…
Sunita, thank you!
Jyothi, thanks
so u saying we didn’t look cool before, hehe
Sharmi thank you!
Gini, thank you!
Sig, awwwwww that was a very nice write up, I wish u many many more yrs of togetherness & loads of happiness together.
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Get it? One for each year. Hugs to you and Siv.
Hi, Wishing many more years of happy married life. Lovely write up too.
wow, wishing you many more years of happiness, good times and good food. You do look like a perfect pair.
I completely relate to you, Sig. My husband and I have been married for 12 years and were also married young. You do mature together, which is something I have treasured.
I wish you and yours many more years of love and happiness together. Thanks for sharing your lovely photo as well!
nice to see ur transformation.. wish u a whole lot more years together.
Congratulations girl!! And wish you loads of happiness and good health for all the years to come! I totally understand what you mean…Come to think of it, I know my hubby for almost nine years now, tho’ we’ve been married only for 3…and we are still discovering new things about the other all the time!!
Hi,
Happy Anniversary…Wonderful collections of snaps..hey i was suprised when i compared you with your wedding snap to current snaps…:))
Let me put the 50th Comment here!
Happpy Anniversary. May you have another happy 100 years.
Happy anniversary Sig. You guys have changed so much. A journey from Gavnki chori to Amriki meem :). I wish you a lots and lots of happiness in coming years.
Hi Sig,
This is Esther. This is first time I’m visiting your blog. Could’nt resist to comment or rather compliment your blogging work and those beautiful pictures. They are really good. And Happy Anniversary to you. Coincidently I and my husband will be completing 9 years of marriage this year too on August 12. We know each other for the past 12 years. I don’t know how young you were when you got married, but I was 23, just finsihed my MCA. Now I’m 32 and also mother of two sweet boys, Josh and Joel.
I too started blogging but not published any of my blogs yet for the public. Once there are ready I’ll join you bloggers.
By the way I live in Toronto, Canada. My home town is Vizag and my Husband’s is Chennai.
I would like to extend my friendship to you
and
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!
Thanks everyone for your wishes… I enjoy reading your comments!
Congratulations, Sig! May the coming years be even more happy, eventful, and bring you together in more ways than one. Great pics…
Thanks Shantanu!
Dear Sig and Siv….here’s wishing you all the happiness, all the time….wow!! the pics are testimony to your journey together!! cheers!!
Arundati
http:arundati.wordpress.com
Dear Sig, I wish you many many more decades of love, luck and laughter (and great food, drinks and blog posts, of course!)
It’s wonderful knowing you through your blog.
Its never too late for something assoicated with Love - so happy anniversary. You really had tears in my eyes, with my husband travelling , n me missing hi a helluvalot. He has been extraordinarily sweet lately, n all the more reasons to miss him.
Great going girl. But you’ve removed the pics link. I wish I was here earlier to see the pics.
hey Sig…you know what we share the same wedding date June 5th
…we too got married wen we were pretty young we were jus 22 & 23 !!! and now we’ll soon be there where you guys are now….i can absolutely relate to what you have written…its the same with me…same pinch 
…hey you know its like i’ve known you for too long…i feel good to be able to comment on your blog after a long silence…great going guys…Happy New year…
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