Brad & I celebrated our 3rd anniversary last Wednesday. Actually, to be truthful I went out with the girls for our monthly "Mom's Night Out" on Brad & I's anniversary. I don't feel guilty about that either, since it is a Wednesday night thing & it was just the way the day fell that it happened to be our anniversary. If Monday had been our anniversary, I am quite certain that Brad would not have missed hockey to spend it home with me. Brad took Friday off work & we spent the day in Niagara-on-the-Lake. We went for breakfast, browsed in the shops, hung out by the water, & visited a couple of wineries. Although windy, it was warm & sunny and a very nice day.
The big anniversary was today...and boy did we mess it up. Brad's parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary today & we nearly missed doing anything to commemorate it. We knew it was their anniversary, but did not realize until this morning that it was their 40th. So after a rushed call to Robb to find out what him & Michele did ...we had to plan what we were going to do & put all four heads together. We knew Graham & Dale were going to the theatre, so we planned to deliver flowers, wine, chocolates, and bubble bath while they were gone. Well guess what? We timed it wrong & they were still there! I don't think they were too upset to ruin our surprise because they got to see all of us (but we really know it was Sydney & Max they were really happy to see) & say the typically "you guys didn't need to do this!"
Although Brad & I are still rookies with only 3 years of marriage under our belts, I do know that marriage does take work & doesn't always come easy. I am, by nature, a planner and I was horrified today to realize that I had not "planned" something more to celebrate Graham & Dale's anniversary. Forty years is a long time to spend with one person & deserves admiration, acknowledgement & celebration. I often watch the way Brad's parents are with one another and I hope that Brad & I are still that connected & in love after so many years together. So I say, thank you Graham & Dale for setting a good example for us of what a happily married couple looks like after 40 years. Happy Anniversary, love your family xoxo
Here are some pictures from our day in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
You have to love the fall in Ontario. I wish the leaves had still been on the trees on our wedding day.We obviously need to work on our timer shots. Brad almost lost his head.
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