10 Years!

Today, Peter and I celebrated 10 years of marriage!  I cannot adequately express how blessed I am to be married to this man.  If there was a "Best Husband" contest, he would win, and by a landslide.  We've been through a lot in our decade together, more than most couples face in a lifetime.  But, our faith in God and our commitment to one another has brought us through each obstacle.  Even though we promised each other to remain united "in sickness and in health", "for richer or poorer", "in good times and in bad", I don't think we expected to be inundated with the "bad" and "in sickness" and "for poorer" moreso than their counterparts.  Still, that's the road we are on, and we press on, together.  Our marriage is an incredible blessing and I wouldn't change anything if that meant that Peter wouldn't be by my side.  I look forward to more "good times", more "health", and being "richer" in faith and love and the blessings of our family and friends.

Originally, we had some big plans for this anniversary.  We were saving to go to Costa Rica for a week.  But, that money went to the Portland move, so we nixed the idea.  Then, we booked a couple nights in Seattle (since neither of us have ever been and we still wanted a little getaway) to celebrate.  But, finances at this time do not allow for that--our budget is very restricted.  So, we settled on a day/evening together while Peter's brother watched the kids.  During the day, we biked to the Willamette River and part of the Springwater Trail.  We ate a picnic lunch by the river and talked, laughed, took pictures, and enjoyed the beauty of this wonderful city.  Later that night, we went to downtown Portland and had dinner at a yummy fondue restaurant (not as good as La Fondue, but good), and then we came home and had some wine we'd been saving from one of our favorite wineries, Bargettos in Santa Cruz.  We had a wonderful day together, all within the parameters of this amazing city!

Some photos from our day (way more are on FB):

Before our bike ride to Sellwood Riverfront Park

At Sellwood Riverfront Park

On our way to dinner......

....FONDUE (Yummy!!!!)

10 YEARS!

Here is a slideshow from our wedding day, 10 years ago.


Thanks for traveling through life with me, Handsome.  HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!