It's been 4 years since we sealed our marriage with a kiss on Alki in the rain! And in these four years, we sure could not have asked for anything more! We celebrate all of life's occasions in this house because why not make every moment count? It is so important to us as a couple and as parents to live our lives with strength, purpose, kindness, and passion. I feel beyond lucky to have such a kind, generous, ambitious, family man as my husband and very blessed that we have Bennett and Bryn to share in all of our adventures, and who thankfully exhibit such a natural zest for life as well. We wake up every morning with a positive plan for our day ahead and we do not go to bed until our plan is fulfilled which I believe keeps us accountable, determined, humbled, and grateful for all the love and hard work that we try to put into our marriage and family life each day. It works for us.
Tonight, we celebrated with a simple, favorite tradition of ours and hit our favorite pizza place for a late dinner with the kids. During the entire ride there and home, we had A Simple Song (by the Shins) on repeat (Bennett's common request which I totally support) which happens to probably be one of my all-time favorite songs and one that perfectly fits into my state of mind/life right now. In it, James Mercer so beautifully sings the following line: "Could be there's nothing else in our lives so critical as this little home...." which is exactly where it all seems to begin for us (the song is lyrically lovely and hits home for me).
Life's simple moments definitely make me smile.
Happy Anniversary, Andrew. I'm thankful for sharing everything big and little with you.
What a privilege it is to be your wife and the mother of our children.
Love you.
9/20/08 - Luna Park, Seattle
9/20/2012 - Two children later, hanging in B's room right after some past-bedtime reading when I realized I forgot to take a family picture of us on our anniversary and took one shot to see what we'd get! Family Love..?
