Anniversary

Anniversary Recap:

5/6/09 - 3 years ago today, I married my best friend. This sounds "corny" but Chris is the best friend that I have ever had. God has brought us together, perfectly molding our different personalities into one. So many of the little things that I now do are from my husband, whether they are silly sayings that he always says, or to stay patient in times when I want to pull my hair out. He has taught me so much and I am truly blessed to have him in my life. God has gifted us with each other and chose us together. This is such a powerful concept to me and for those who have God blessing their marriage day in and day out know the true depths of this statement. Sure, there are good times and there are bad, but Chris and I look to our Heavenly Father to protect our marriage and guide us to His will for our lives. As soon as I learned this (and continue to submit to it), I realized that Chris did not have to be the perfect man that I needed to mold into my likings. God changed my heart so that I view Chris with his misperfections and all as the ONLY man that I ever want in my life and when I say that I am BLESSED, I truly mean this. Without God, we have nothing.

5/5/09: I went to work at approximately 11:30 pm (which is not usual for me) to be with a family in the NICU that I felt driven to stand by their side as they made difficult decisions with their little, precious baby. Completely exhausted emotionally, I arrived home at about 4am. I crept into little Luke's room, picked up his sleeping, breathing, body and held him on my chest while we both dozed in his lounger chair. An hour or so later, I woke by his rustling and gently laid him back in bed.

5/6/09: My lovely husband let me sleep as long as I desired, however I did not want to waste away our anniversary day sleeping, so I woke, showered, and we headed to Luke's daycare to drop him off (we have never left him at daycare and not worked, so this was HUGE). Chris and I went to Starbucks, sipped our lattes, read the paper, and talked. It was like the old days when we used to run errands, talk without chatter, basically saying.....we were ALONE!

We headed to Anthony's for lunch and enjoyed each other's company some more! After lunch, I was dreaming of a good nap, so Chris dropped me off at home, went to the gym, and then he picked up little Jammos so that when I woke, I would have my baby with me!

At Starbucks, Chris handed me a little box, which I quickly recognized was from Ben Bridge (one of my fav stores). I opened it and this is what I found! I was shocked because although Chris purchases larger items for me, I generally am the one picking it out (I am a little picky). He did perfect! I absolutely love my new pearl ring. The even more special part is he took Luke with him to about 5 jewelry stores to find the perfect ring, all while little mans was fussy!

It is perfect!

(sorry about the quality of the photo)

More to come on our Anniversary weekend in Seattle!