Wedding's

Today is Our wedding anniversary. It is the season it seems in the last few weeks that many of my friends have celebrated their wedding anniversary's. I love wedding's. I think back to when Sam and I were married...we were married 6 weeks after becoming engaged. We were engaged , and Sam had a family reunion coming up that we were already flying home for. At the time we thought very practically and said why not get married when all of his family will be there? ! so we did. Then a few days after we had a reception in WI where all of my family was. I had wanted a big traditional wedding ...well as traditional as I get it would have had a modern flare. But at the time it wasn't practical Sam was having surgery the month after. We were moving 2 months later. We lived far away from family so short and sweet it was....after our wedding we went jet skiing. While over the years I have thought it would be fun to have a big wedding and renew our vows etc. I have to admit I waffle on that thought.

The more people I get to know the more of my friends who share their stories the more I realize that the longest, strongest and best marriages all started with a wedding that was small and simple or an elopement.  Last year when Sam and I went to the marriage retreat I have to say that one of the speakers had a point " ....it doesn't matter how the day starts, you are there together it is how you handle all the days , months, and years that follow."  So it really doesn't matter how "big" the day is just that you are both there ready willing and able to work at the rest of your lives together. I am at peace with out the big wedding , there have been so many moments since that have been "big" and memorable. I think of all of the moments that have made up our life together and I wouldn't trade one....even the moving.

My life with Sam is full of unexpected surprises all the time and it is so wonderful. Happy Anniversary to all my friends and Family. I know I am happy on mine and I wish the same for all of you:)

This year we are together and we did clean the garage as part of the great purge.....which wow was that a mess. Then Sam and I went out to dinner at a local place we like. The picture of the glasses is our original toasting flutes from our wedding...every year for our anniversary we drink out of them it is fun....even if Sam laughs every year and says " Oh no the box is going out with us again" He always smiles when we drink out of our toasting flutes :)

May all of us have another year of happiness in our marriages !