vow renewal pics

As a Dad

With much prodding, and dramatic hints, my husband got me a digital frame for my birthday. I have our vacation pictures on it playing here on my desk at work so I can glance at it and remember the quality times together with him and as a family too. While reaching for the phone this afternoon a picture was on the screen of him and our youngest in a pool outside a hotel in Newfoundland on our summer vacation. The way he was looking at her with such joy and pride was amazing. I felt at that moment so lucky to have him as the father of my children. And I also felt lucky as a woman to be with him. Often the sexiest thing a guy can do is to be a good dad. When a woman knows there kids are well cared for, nurtured and loved, she has to turn her mood and her energies elsewhere, right? ;)

Us in 2009

In 2009, my husband and I had a very very roller coaster year. We re-invested in our lives together and made a commitment to get to know each other in a more meaningful way. We learned so much about each other and we learned while it is hard to connect, it is so worth it.

We had some date nights, (tee hee), we worked dilligently at communication, we had a weekend getaway and we went away for our 20th wedding anniversary to Alaska! We fell in love all over again and it was not easy at all. It was a lot of work. We had never stopped loving each other. But that whole "being in love" thing is really something to nurture, it can erode easily.

In October we renewed our wedding vows.

I especially love it when he makes me laugh.

thanks babe

~for the delish sandwich you made me yesterday...

~for surpising me this morning with toast and fruit

~for understanding how much I missed you with these twin beds on vacay

~for holding my hand at Gatorland today

~for your constant joy on vacay... your smiles and ease add to my vacay so much... I love seeing you happy and relaxxed.

You made me smile when:
~when I saw your little bag with your purchases in the other bag...
~when I asked if you were proud of me for not buying fudge... and then you bought fudge
~in the group pic of us with the gator.. GUM!!! hahhahaha
~when you were laughing in the car
~when you duplicated pics I took

u made me smile a lot today babe!

you were so sweet on Monday that I thought about you several times today...
especially in the wee hours of the morning.

when I was checking out your offerings on the stove and you came behind me (WITH YOUR FRRRRRREEZING) hands... you made me smile!

when I saw my shirt in the dryer today, you made me smile!

He Makes Me Smile

We have been married for close to 19 years. Moments of closeness of connection of smiles should be noted and cherished. Simple moments. Things so simple and barely thought of ... yet speak so clearly.

Today,

-while putting my chinese food, a variety of types on my plate myself, I turned and listened to others chatting and forgot what I was doing for a moment, I turned back and you had put the plum sauce on my egg rolls while I was turned away... thank-you... I felt cared for. You completed what I had started and you anticipated my need.

-while having the children try their clothes on and sorting the clothes into sizes, I looked up and saw you putting my clean clothes on hangers and on the rack. I had not asked, I had not expected, you just did it... I felt cared for. I felt that we were all working together on the clothing sorting as a family. I felt a sense of belonging, of unity and companionship.