6 Wonderful Years

Today Chris and I celebrate 6 years of married bliss. We have shared so much in this short time together.

I truly believe that God had Chris in mind for me, and me for him. It just took us a long time to find each other - actually, it took Tom a long time to set up a meeting between the two of us! Tom used to work for my dad, and would tell both Chris and I, individually, that he had the perfect person for the other one. His description of Chris to me was: he's Catholic, Irish, works for the CIA, drives a BMW, loves to eat, and can drink! The first one was a biggie for me. After about 18 months of hearing about me, Chris finally told Tom to either put up or shut up - introduce us or stop talking about me.

6 months after meeting each other, Chris asked me to become his wife. I knew this one was different from the beginning. I just knew we were going to get married one day, and I wasn't worried about it. In the past, I was always focused on getting married and talking about it with the person I was dating at the time. I really wanted to be a wife and mother, and in wanting to achieve my dream, I tried desperately to fit the proverbial round peg into the square hole - over and over and over again. Not so with Chris. I don't think we ever actually talked about getting married - it was just something we both felt, and knew in our hearts was the right thing. It was actually wonderful being surprised by his proposal.

10 months later we were married. I know there were some people in my life who were a little concerned with the speed with which my relationship with Chris blossomed. They were just worried I was rushing into something that would end up hurting me in the end. Nothing could be further from the reality of my life with Chris. We have our ups and downs just like any other couple, but I wouldn't trade my life with him for anything. He is the man I'm supposed to share my life with and I am so blessed that we are walking this road together. I love you today, tomorrow and forever. Happy anniversary my love.

Thanks, I think???

As I was laying on the bed with Sean at the end of his nap, he pointed to my tooshie and asked what it was.

Mommy - "That's my bottom"

Sean - "Mommy, can you spell 'bottom'?"

Mommy - (humoring Sean's desire to have everything spelled out) "B-O-T-T-O-M"

Sean - "Mommy's bottom is big and strong...Mommy, can I sweep (sleep) on your bottom?"

Mommy - "Uh, yeah. Thanks, I think..."

Happy 1st Birthday Karoline Rose!

We're so sad we aren't there to share in your special day. Know that your friends are celebrating your special day with you - just a little further south!

Happy Bloggy-versary (plus 1 day)!

So I totally missed my Bloggy-versary yesterday. Perhaps that is because while this little Korner of cyberspace came into being a year ago, kidney stones and pregnancy did not a good combination make for keeping up with schooling, let alone blogging.

Being the kind of gal who likes to celebrate, I have decided that I will have a low-key celebration today, and then a full scale party come January when my blogging really began. Anyone else okay with 2 parties? So grab a slice of cake, sit back and let's see where our adventures will lead. Thanks for coming on this journey with me. I think I've gone from one reader to 2!!!

A Totally Great Story, fer shure!

So I went back to my Valley Girl roots in this post title, but these ladies have done such a great job creating the beginnings of a beautiful alphabet story to share with your kids. Please link to Serendipity on your own blog if you feel so inclined. I'd love to get the word out about this really nice story.