Impromptu celebration of 9

Nine years of being married to this amazing, patient, good man. So much to celebrate.

And yet, so much life happening too. These days life doesn't slow down and say "go celebrate you two! I will come to a halt so you can revel in the wonder of memories and chatter excitedly over the possibilities of the future! Go - have fun!"

No, we knew that the season of life we are in, the budget we {try} to follow, and the day of the week this milestone landed on was not conducive to much celebrating. So we made plans to go out for dinner this weekend...

But still... Today. What a day! The memories - the thoughts of everything this anniversary means to me - I couldn't stop thinking about it. And I knew I wanted to do something special. Today.

Indeed, it is busy. Indeed, four little ones do take alot. Yes, the baby is young, and just starting to take a bottle. For sure, any kind of special "just the two of us" time takes alot of effort and planning...

But oh is it ever worth it.

So, I called his mom.

And she came over.

And the boys were thrilled.

I put on a skirt and some heels.

I even put a flower in my hair. :)

 He called while I was getting ready and really - I had such a hard time not saying anything. I am not good at keeping my mouth shut. Not good at all. But this time... I did it!!

I went to one of his favorite restaurants,

to get his favorite burger, and I brought it to him at work.

I called and asked what he was doing as I walked to the building he cleans. He did not suspect a thing. 

But then I told him the sidewalk I was walking down and the building I was walking by. He asked if I had come to town to pick up K? Was K not doing well again? Why was I there?

But how fun to say no, it's not about K this time. I have warm brownies from the oven and I'm bringing you the cowboy burger. It's about you. It's about us. Just us this time.

So fun.

He grinned and we found a table and a couple of chairs. We talked about our nine years and about how many changes have come our way. It was good. So good. It was only 30 minutes - but what a good 30 minutes.

And what a good nine years. Oh am I ever blessed.