(well yesterday actually-July 14th)
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| 20 yrs later:)) |
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| renewing our vows::)))) |
Today we celebrate
that I have been with my Protector for half of my life almost exactly ( met him
two years before got married at age 24 so was 22 when we met )
This weekend I will
write more about how these 20 years have occurred to me and some splendid
truths I have learnt along the way
But today is just
splendid in itself . The way 20 yrs of marriages are . Earlier this week we
fought and cried and screamed . We mistrusted and were hurt and in pain . Since
then we are closer than even before - back to a place of security
Yesterday there were
a dozen pink roses delivered
We went out on the
boat for Thai with great friends who spoiled us with their culinary snacks in
the sundown
This morning took our
time in bed and talked about our wedding 20 yrs ago
Hubby scrolled up a
little program for the morning and evening with a little pink ribbon
Morning in our 45
mins before work :
Kiss and hug
Look at all wedding
albums by the pool
Swim in the pool
Kissing and hugging
Evening
Meet at yacht club 6:30pm
Go park boat in quiet
area
Renew our vows
Go to my fave Indian
resto
Watch some Netflix
Perfect for me !! And
if weather not good for boating we will sit at the lake and admire it while we
devise our new vows and go eat Indian by car
We are not
usually big
anniversary celebrators but hey ... 20???? Just sounds pretty big to me and
sounds like it needs to be celebrated
The funny thing was I
wanted to do something nice for Hubby during the day but we were both swamped
at work - so I ended up bringing him and his office manager at work a special
lunch to share . She was laughing so hard that she was getting to be the one instead
of me sharing a celebration lunch with my husband !
Since our kids never
celebrate our anniversary with us ( always away last 10 years at camps at this
time
Of year ) we decided
that 20
Yrs is celebrated
with the family also later in fall .We booked
a room at the
fairmont Tremblant hotel for October when the foliage is
at its most beautiful and we are going to spend a night and do the via Ferrata
rock climbing expedition on the mountain us five .
In between enjoy
the hotels heated outdoor pool wth the beautiful leaves .Then go to our fave
fondue restaurant and the next day I have booked a family photo shoot at our
cottage with an amazing photographer who specializes in documentary photography
. I love her stuff and I want to capture the moments of our lives less posed at
Trent . The feelings , the anger , the happiness , the teasing , the whining
and complaining , the joy , the life that is contained there for us . Real life
.
While we are all
under one roof still which may not last forever with one finishing cegep next
year and choosing where to attend his 3 yrs of university
And I will blow up
one big family documentary picture and have a place for it right over a sofa at
Trent . I have wanted this picture for years and we decided to make it happen
and invest in it for this special celebration
After this
anniversary 25 needs to be celebrated ( and I have told the kids they need to
organize this one ) and then 50th ( which they can both organize and pay for !
)
For some reason 20
seemed important too
It seemed like a huge
accomplishment as the last number of years have not been the easiest but we
have made it . More than made it - we have made it beautiful in our own way
I am looking forward
to integrating my new vows into our lives and living
the next phase of our togetherness
( ps - although super
windy on lake we took on the waves and found a quiet spot to write and create
and share our new vows . It was truly a beautiful process and we held hands and
looked into eachother's eyes just like we did at our wedding . This time our
vows were based on knowing eachother so deeply and so well and were deeply
meaningful to both of us .
We debated as to
whether this is it or if we re write in 5 yrs at 25th !
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| silly selfies |
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| we have a tradion to see these friends each week of our anniversary (don't get to see them often but they love the boat too and always falls on that week. they make the best boat snacks too LOL!!! |
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| Us blowing a kiss to our three kiddies |
