15 Blessed years

Today is our 15th wedding anniversary.  No marriage is perfect just like no person is perfect but I can honestly say that our marriage is perfect for us. I feel so lucky and so blessed. I cannot imagine life without Dave.  I cannot imagine sharing this journey with another person.  He is the perfect partner for me. And I love him so much.

We have been lucky because although we have faced very serious things in our life, we have always been standing by one another on the same side.

Dave is a GREAT husband.  He is 100% hands on and engaged in our life.  He realizes that family and marriage come first.  He wakes up every single day choosing to love me.  And I am sure that somedays it is harder than others.  But that is what love is.. a choice and a commitment.  I have written about that before.

So, this weekend we are going away WITHOUT kids!  This is the first time we have ever both been away from Kate for a night.  A very good friend is giving us the best present ever...she is watching Kate and Harry all weekend.  Will is going to another friend's house.

Kate has been asking with excitement all week about the big sleepover but I still covet your prayers that she does well.  I'd be lying if I said I wasn't  just a little nervous.  But we need this.  All couples need time alone to reconnect.  And we have not had a night away from kids in over 4 years (and this weekend we get 2 nights!)!  I am really excited.

Tonight, I made a mussels in a (clarified, dairy free) butter, white wine and basil sauce over gluten free pasta.  We all LOVE mussels in restaurants but I had never made them before.  We had a GREAT family dinner and we all recounted a special family memory.  Dave shared with the kids what his parents used to do to celebrate their anniversary.  It was very special.





I know a few blog readers share the same anniversary as us.  Happy Anniversary to you!