Have you seen one of these??

Okay. I'm not supposed to tell anyone how sweet and adorable my husband is (for the sake of his manly ego) but I LOVE HIM! Our anniversary day was shaping up to be nothing short of ordinary, which was a huge disappointment to me since I had it in my head that it should be some sort of monumental celebration, but he surprised me. I got over thinking I needed some huge spectacular event and was looking forward to spending the evening together - just he and I. Something easy, something chill - dinner and movie. We had a great time. Owen was spending the night with Jonathen Moore being crazy, and so we had no curfew... I didn't get dressed up (we wore flip-flops) and made it a relaxing night. It felt like it had been forever since we had a date! When we got home, he pulled out a gift (not that kind...you dirty minded people) and I was totally surprised! Now between us, I can never tell what kind of a gift Tom will get. Since money is usually tight, it's likely to be something practical that I have been meaning to get and just haven't, like pink spatulas or an egg timer. But I have to say that over this year he has been pretty good - for Mother's Day he surprised me with two sets of nesting end tables that I had fallen in love with - and this is what he got for our anniversary!! It's the coolest little camcorder! I've been looking at them since before Christmas and with everything that's out there, I just thought the innovation of it's simplicity was SO cool! It was the last thing I expected. What a great guy to be so sneaky and for giving me little moments of surprise. I know gifts are not to be tokens of our affections for one another and it is not the actual gift itself that is so precious. I find great happiness in just the thought of his wanting to give something that seems out of reach or impossible at the time. Thinking of something that I would never expect and then giving me the world with all of his heart. He's so cute.

1st Anniversary Come & Gone...

But what a year! They say the first year of marriage is the 'adjustment' year. Ain't that the truth. I'm sure it's hard for Tommy to wake up to a wild haired, make-up-less, hairy legged creature instead of the princess of his dreams. Disobedient dogs, disobedient kids, working, not working, moving in, moving out, moving in again. Money (yea!), not money (usually). Where'd my waist go? I dunno - where's yours?? It seems this is just the adjustment of life! It's never ending. There are always challenges. There are always disappointments. There is always something reminding us of 'the bigger picture' that keeps us striving to overcome those trials of today. I've found that moving forward is what makes all the difference. Looking back only keeps us at the end of line. We learn, we grow, and we have great joy. I love my life. I LOVE my husband. I love our little family and everything that gets thrown our way. And I know every little trial we face is HF's way of making sure we're paying attention...because he's just trying to keep us on the right track.