Happy 7th Anniversary!

Tomorrow is Bob and my 7th Wedding Anniversary. I loved our wedding. I loved our ceremony. I loved our beautiful reception. I loved the blizzard, the bridesmaid dresses, the pink gerber daisies that the florist was embarrassed by. I loved dancing with my Dad and walking down the aisle with my Mom and Dad. I loved hearing Molly's shoes "click - clack" in the back of the church and I loved that Peter refused to tuck his white shirt into his tuxedo pants. I love the songs from our wedding ceremony, the toast that my brother gave, the pictures, my dress, my pearl and crystal tiara that KK surprised me with and I love the cross that Uncle Ig had presented to us in his absence. I guess most women love their wedding day - can think of one thousand things that make it special. I loved my wedding day but not nearly as much as I love being married to Bob.

I won't bore you with all of the things that I love about Bob - he is nauseatingly wonderful! I won't bore you with why everyone should have a partner in life - but I will admit that having someone to wake up at 3am when you can't sleep and want a game of Skipbo is a huge plus! I will tell you that for every obstacle that comes our way there are many more moments of joy and laughter. I will tell you that there is nothing better than sitting at a dance recital, school performance, doctors appointment, PPT meeting or anything else and having a strong hand on your knee sharing your happiness, pride, anger or hurt. Being married is hard - compromise has never been my strong suit - but loving Bob is the easiest thing I have ever done. In a world where 50% of marriages end in divorce I am not dumb enough to believe that these 7 years have made me an expert on marriage. I worry about how to be the caretaker of our marriage in the midst of a chaotic life but I love Bob and I truly believe that I love him just a little bit more each day. I love who Bob is as a husband, father, son, son-in-law, uncle, brother, brother-in-law, friend and a man! I am so lucky!

Mommy and Molly - Girl

Peter loved his tuxedo! The best part of the ceremony was when he jumped off the alter and yelled "Yippee"!

Meghan, my Bridesmaid Extraordinairre walking Molly and Peter down the aisle.

My gorgeous bridesmaids!

The family Unity Candle lighting

My silly boy!

With my Man of Honor - Patrick.

The bridesmaids - what gorgeous cousins I have!

The love of my life! I loved him even more when he offered to stand on the step for pictures so he would be a bit taller than me! He is so secure and confident!

My father, literally, sweeping me off my feet as we dance to "You Raised me Up".

My sweet boy.

The blizzard of 2005 threatened to ruin our wedding day but it did anything but. We had a beautiful day to start off a beautiful life as a family. We are so blessed to have each other and our five little miracles! Happy Anniversary, Bob!

GNM - ILY!