15

today is my fifteen year wedding anniversary.
funny how when you first get married, you struggle to understand how your relationship will deepen and evolve as you work together to overcome obstacles and differences. marriage is an amazing journey that takes w-o-r-k and nourishment, and lots of sacrifice. it can be the most aggravating and yet incredibly rewarding experience many of us will ever undertake.
when i was a little girl, i dreamed of marrying a smart, funny, patient, kind man that would be an amazing father. my husband is all that and more...SO much more. he makes me laugh every single day, is an incurable optimist, the life of the party, the family "safety freak" and has been called the "worlds best t-ball coach" by the parents of the team he has coached the last two years. i am proud to claim him as my own.

every year, we get away together on or near our anniversary. sometimes, it is a fabulous muti-night getaway, and other times, it has been a quick one night stay somewhere close to home. as our 15 year anniversary approached, we discussed the possibility of going to italy, but soon realized that the timing wasn't quite right.  instead, we have decided to go to hawaii.
neither of us has ever been, and it is somewhere we have wanted to visit for years. we will be going in mid september (got a great deal on plane tickets), and i am SO looking forward to it!

here are a few other the places we have been on past anniversary celebrations:

year 2:
southern california.
(stayed with my brother. not very romantic. but free.)

year 5:
charleston, sc
(hampton inn historic district)

year 7:
riveria maya, mexico
(royal hideaway)

year 9:
kennebunkport, maine
(yahtsman lodge)

year 10:
the florida keys (key west, isla morada, little torch key)
(the gardens hotel, casa morada, little palm island)

year 11:
sea island, geogia.
(the cloister)


year 14:
mc call, idaho
(shore lodge)
happy anniversary, sweetie.
i look forward to many, many more adventures with you.