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Five years ago today, Ellen and I were wrapping up our single years.

As she and the gals were getting ready at her parents’ house, the guys were memorizing our parts at the church.

I can remember watching out the church window as our guests began to arrive. It reminded me of the Seinfeld finale.

Remember that montage scene where all the supporting characters headed up to Massachusetts for the trial? [Skip ahead to about the 6:45 mark.]

Newman, George Steinbrenner, J. Peterman, Kenny Bania, Susan’s parents, Uncle Leo, Keith Hernandez.

Our version of that montage will always stick in my head. (Though I’m not sure who plays Newman.)

Five years later, we’ve done pretty well for ourselves. We’ve got our own dog and baby and sectional sofa, and we have a handshake agreement for another five-year run. (I offered Ellen a longer contract, but she wants the option to renegotiate in 2014.) We also have plenty of silverware. So if you were planning to send us a silverware gift for this, our Silverware Anniversary, we’d gladly take diapers instead.

Forcing you to look at wedding photos on our anniversary is a tradition here. Take a look at the previous posts:

• The Cotton Anniversary (October 9, 2006)

• The Leather Anniversary (October 9, 2007)

• The Fruit & Flowers Anniversary (October 9, 2008)