Surprise Anniversary!

It's hard for me to believe, but Tuesday marked 2 years since our wedding day! The time has gone so quickly and in many ways it seems like just yesterday that we said "I do" and celebrated with our dear family and friends gathered around us. But in some ways, it's almost hard to remember not being married, and it's especially hard to imagine what my life was like before Dan -- I mean, was there really a time when I didn't know him? Oh yes, there was a time like that in fact, and it was less than 5 years ago! Life is weird like that sometimes.

But anyway, like I said, Tuesday was our anniversary and we planned to go out to dinner that night to celebrate. Instead, when I got home from a long day at work on Monday, Dan greeted me at the door and said, "I have a surprise for you!" He then led me into the other room with my eyes closed and produced a lovely red pocket book I had been wanting! I was so excited and completely floored that he had managed to purchase that for me without my knowledge (he tries really hard, but I usually know what my gifts are before I actually get them!). Then, he went on to say that, "if it wasn't a leap year, TODAY would be our anniversary! So let's go out tonight instead!" Whether or not this was planned or he was just a little too hungry to wait on my cooking I wasn't sure, but I was all for it! So I quickly spruced myself up and we headed out to Macaroni Grill, where we also celebrated our 1st Anniversary.

(This was the fancy dessert we got in honor of the occassion - berry tiramsu!)

(They have fun paper on the table and bring crayons to color, so we tried writing upside down like the waiter - we weren't as good as him!)

(Enjoying my pomegranate italian cream soda!)

(Please ignore the messy house! It was my anniversary - I didn't need to clean.)

(Dan -- what are you doing?)

This is the only picture from our actual anniversary on Tuesday - Dan thought we needed one first thing in the morning :-)

All in all, it was a really wonderful anniversary. There was no frozen wedding cake this year, and it wasn't a new thing, but it was wonderful none the less. I found it ironic that the traditional gift for 2 year anniversaries is cotton - something that I associate very closely with comfort (maybe it's the Hanes commercials, I'm not sure....). But as we reflected, we talked about how very comfortable our 2nd year of marriage has been. Sure, there wasn't quite as much excitement as the 1st year, but there is a lot to be said for being comfortable with your spouse and I am very thankful for that. So here's to many more years of wonderful, exciting, and comfortable anniversaries! I love you Dan.