Happy Anniversary!




Today is our 9 Year wedding anniversary. Though normally we would choose to have a night all to ourselves, we were lacking a babysitter this year and so decided to take Noah with us out to eat. Armed with an activity book, crayons, and the travel version of Chutes And Ladders, the three of us entered The Cheesecake Factory. We had a GREAT time! Noah enjoyed it, and so did Josh and I for that matter!

We were trying to explain to Noah what "anniversary" means, but he's having a hard time understanding (1) why we bother to celebrate a wedding that happened so long ago ("So are you going to a wedding today, Mommy?"), and (2) that we had lives before he was born. Seriously. He doesn't grasp the concept that Josh and I (and the rest of the world for that matter) lived and moved without him. He knows that he's 3 and we're 30, but really all that means to him is that we're bigger than he is. How we got to be bigger is just details to him. :)

So 9 years! I am amazed at how fast the time goes. I remember our wedding as if it were this morning, and yet when I look back at the photos of Josh and me smiling in all our fresh-faced naive glory, I see how far we've come, and remember how many lessons we've learned (and are still learning). We didn't know anything about real life back then, and we probably still don't, but I am struck with the grace of God in seeing us through and teaching us patiently along the way.

In our 9 years of marriage, we've faced 6 years of infertility, big financial setbacks, 4 house moves, a complete home renovation project, the birth of Noah, much travel, and lots of laughter and tears. I can't wait to see what the next 9 years hold!

P.S. That picture above was taken our first year of marriage. We looked like such KIDS!!! :)


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cj and family said…
Congratulations and happy anniversary! So glad you were able to enjoy dinner out, even with an energetic 3-year-old. :o) (Planning makes such a difference!!!) And yes, we look at our early marriage pictures and think the same thing--we looked like KIDS!!! (Just think what we'll think when we hit 30 years of marriage!) PS - Would much appreciate extra prayer in this direction...some big challenges recently.
December 22, 2010 at 7:43 PM
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