matty and i celebrate 9 years of marriage today.
it's a cold, grey, rainy wednesday and we don't have extraordinary plans to dress up and wine & dine at a fancy restaurant. instead, we will have a regular evening in our house. we will juggle homework and violin practice. i will cook and we'll chat about our day. a chat that will likely be interrupted more than a handful of times. and we will smile at each other as we turn our attention to whatever burning question or crisis is causing the interruption. we will have dinner as a family and afterward, one of us will clean up and fix a bowl of ice cream for the big kid, and the other will head back to give the baby a bath. we'll kiss and cuddle those two little people, and lovingly tuck them into their beds. and when it's all said and done, we will be thankful for a sliver of adult time, but truth be told, we'll both feel pretty tired and all we'll really want to do is snuggle up in bed and watch a movie. we might fight the urge just a little bit and celebrate that sliver of adult time with a glass of wine and a slice of cake. maybe.
but one thing for sure: we'll be thankful for each other and for everything we have and for the life we have together.
and we won't be the least bit bummed about not going out to a fancy restaurant. because really, this is what it's all about. this life and this family. and neither of us would want it any other way.
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OH my goodness! You both are such an inspiring couple and so full of love! I have loved getting a sneak peek into your fabulous family life! Congratulations on year #9!!!
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I’m so happy to have checked in today, you guys are so so so so so so so sweet and perfect and inspiring.
L O V E ! ! !
Happy Anniversary!!
Congratulations on a beautiful marriage and family! The evening you have planned sounds so lovely. Enjoy every minute of it.
this is the loveliest!
happy anniversary you too! god this is soo sweet!
it’s funny how anniversaries and birthdays turn into that as a parent! sounds like a perfect way to celebrate. you two have a lot to celebrate.
xoxoxox happy happy!
Aaahhh how sweet!
*Happy Anniversary to you both*
Have a lovely day
love
Alison
x
aw. happy anniversary, you beautiful two (four!) i hope you have a wonderful day together. xo sharilyn
I am so happy and proud to have the two of you in my life! You are absolutely perfect together and it shows. Happy #9 and love you 4 times infinity!
you are such a beautiful family. oh lucky!
sooo cute! congratulations xxx
Happy anniversary you two xox
Congrats on 9 beautiful years….you described an anniversary picture perfect with nothing but love, appreciate and gratitude
Hope many more blessings and memories are to be made n shared!!!
Liz T from Tx
congratulations jenny! that’s really wonderful, you’re such a lucky lady!
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have a nice evening you two!
(i wonder what your wedding dress looked like.
*MWUAH!!*
Happy happy wishes to you and the adorable Mister Matt.
Your evening sounds exactly like our evening. But you’re right, we wouldn’t really want it any other way!!
Aw. This post made me smile.
Happy Anniversary to you and the Mister!
you guys are a seriously CUTE family! congratulations on 9 years! wowza.
beautiful. congrats to you and your husband!!!
You two seem like an AWESOME team
! Happy Anniversary!
miss mel, thank you so much for your kind words!!!
xoxo
hello stranger! been wondering about you lately- haven’t seen you around flickr? hope all is well and thank you so much for the love.
xoxo
etta jams! thank you so very much!!! we had a great night, just being a regular married couple
xo
thank you miss kristen!
xo
it is funny, changes everything- but in the best way that only can be understood once you’re a parent.
there is lots to celebrate, you are right! thank you miss t.
xoxoxo!!!
allison, thank you so much for your sweet words!!!
a lovely day to you, xoxo
lovely sharilyn,
thank you so very much for the happy wishes. we did have a very nice, very regular evening together. really, my favorite kind of evenings… big hugs to you sweet friend!!!! XO
thank you very much, mama. i’m glad that almost 12 years ago i went way outta my comfort zone and asked that boy out when i didn’t even know him! but i knew he was the one
xo
thank you, thank you!!!! lucky indeed.
XO
thank you miss erin lucy, sweetness!
big hugs to you!!!!!!
yvonne! thank you so very much, XOXO
miss liz, thank you so very much for your sweet words! big hugs to you, down there in TEXAS! XO
sassi, thank you so much for your sweet words, i am indeed a lucky lady, thankful for that every day
XO
hiiiiii lovey!!!! thank you so much. big gigantic hugs to you. i hope that one day we can all get together with our families and whoop it up somewhere fabulous. (or totally regular!) either way, we’d have such fun. XOXOXO!
miss rachel, thank you a ton! happy to make you smile, XOXOXO
thank you, miss kate! wowza, indeed! feels like forever, and yesterday at the same time… 12 years ago, i laid eyes on matt when i was 4 days into living in a brand new city and i knew NO ONE, and i was like, OMG, he is the one. stalked him for weeks (crazy? maybe) And finally worked up the courage to ask him out, as soon as i learned his name.
and as they say, the rest is history!
XO
krystal! thank you thank you!!!!!!! XO
sealicious, lovely! thank you so much… i think we make the best team
)))))
xoxo!
OH….Happy Belated Anniversary!!! Jason just celebrated our 14 year wedding anniversary about the same way you did. Although the following Sunday we went out for drinks and walked around the city. It was wonderful. This post teared me up…you and your family are just so beautiful…inside and out!!!!
aww, happy anniversary! you too are the cutest couple and all four of you make the cutest little family!
wow, so beautiful!
this made my eyes totally water-up!
congrats x a google
cutest couple, fabulous family! you have it good my dear
What a gorgeous family you have too!
happy happy happy (belated) anniversary! xoxo
I just HOPE I will have a relationship and a family as sweet and lovely as you two.
happy happy happy anniversary & millions more!
thank you so much miss dawn! congrats again to you and jason- you guys make such a perfect pair. glad to hear that you were able to get out, just the two of you and enjoy some quiet time together
love to you + your family!
thank you so much, sweet kara!!!! XO
aw, bre! thanks lady.
big hugs to you– hope you are doing great, it’s been a while since i’ve gotten a breanne update. Xo
miss v. thank you! i do, i really do. so lucky + so thankful for my crew. XO
rebecca, thank you so much!!! they are a lovely bunch.
thank you friend. big big big hugs!!!!!!
lovely miss wang. you will! you are a gem. don’t you forget it.
big hugs!!!!
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