Time Flies

And that is exactly what has happened. A week ago the Hubs and celebrated 10 years of wedded bliss. That's right it was 10 years ago that we were doing this:

I remember most of our wedding day and Hubs asked if I was nervous that day and the truth is, I wasn't. We had just spend 3 1/2 years dating and I was ready to make it all official. It was a beautiful winter day in Florida and from what I remember, everyone had a great time.

And almost five years ago we were doing this:

We went from just having to care about ourselves, to caring for another little life. Things were never the same after Spencer arrived in our lives. It was easy to fall head-over-heels for our little guy. We thought our family was complete.

And then almost three years ago we did complete our family and our hearts grew even more as we did this:

Teagan completed our family and what I was so afraid of...I needed not be. Because I do have enough love for not only my husband but both my children. It is an amazing thing to have your heart grow even bigger and accommodate everyone.

Ten years has brought a lot of changes to our lives and our family. But I have been lucky to do it with such a great man. He has always had my back, always wiped my tears and never been afraid to share his dreams with me. But even though we have done so much, our ride has only just begun. I can't wait to see where the next 10 years takes us!

9

Last week the Husband and I celebrated 9 years of marriage but to top that off we have been together since 2000. That is a very long time and some days it seems like we just got married and others it amazes me that is has been that long. When I look at my husband, I know that I am truly lucky. I have a very good man because not only does he put up with me, but he makes me a better person because of it. And he's one heck of a Daddy too. It makes my heart sing to see these two munchkins of ours run to him in sheer excitement when he comes home after 4 days. It is a true blessing and one I hope to never take for granted.

In this age of instant gratification and reality TV, it seems that the institute of marriage is taken lightly. As if it is disposable when the true reality is that is a constant work in progress. It's about compromise and listening to each other. Some folks just want the wedding and then are overwhelmed when they realize the real work is the marriage. All the pomp and circumstance? Is just that, pomp and circumstance.

So after 9 years I should have some good advice, right? I will give you the advice that works for us:

1. Never say something you can't take back, especially in the heat of the moment. Words can hurt and will last longer than you think.
2. Do initiate the hanky-panky. Just trust me on this one...
3. Be a good listener and don't interrupt. Sometimes you may have to remind your significant other of this...
4. It's okay to go to bed angry but not too angry. If you are that seething...get it out and get to a point where you feel okay to sleep.
5. Let your kids see you hug, kiss, cuddle and say I love you. Remember, you are their first teachers about love.

I'm sure if I think really hard I could come up with more but instead I will leave you with a few pictures...which I realized could be called...disappearing eyebrows..sheesh...

Happy Anniversary to us! (just realized 2011 is actually 2010! oops)

Happy Anniversary!

No, it's not our anniversary and while I'd love to remember friends and families anniversaries and shower them with love here on the blog, it's not that either. No instead I'm going to talk about a little part of American history that is celebrating 75 years this weekend...the Golden Gate Bridge!

The GGB is iconic, it's probably the one thing that anyone can name about San Francisco. When you visit San Fran and see it in the distance, you can't really get a feel for how big the bridge truly is and what testament it is that it was built at all. I won't give you a history lesson here but if you want to read more about the bridge take a peek over here!

Back before we had Spencer, we took a babymoon to San Francisco. It coincided with the Ghiradelli Chocolate festival and was a nice weekend away before I got too big to be comfortable walking up and down the hills of San Fran. I can't remember what we did the day we decided to visit the Golden Gate but we started our trek rather late. I think the thought process was that taking the bus would have us there in no time. I should have known better but I must say, I was thoroughly impressed with the city's public transportation system. It was pretty much right on schedule and we made it to the bridge just as the day was settling to dusk.

And it was spectacular. While I've driven over many a bridge, there was just something about the magnitude of the Golden Gate Bridge. The size of it took my breathe away and when Tim coaxed me to walk onto the bridge to take a picture...I was afraid. You probably can't tell it in the picture but where I stood was as far or as close as I wanted to go. Maybe in the daylight it would have been different!

As the Bridge gets ready to celebrate 75 years, I am happy to say I've seen it and been there. And have the pictures to prove it. I can cross that one off my bucket list!