still celebrating :)

when i was last chatting with you all, it was the morning of our 3rd anniversary. (it's been so long, i thought i'd remind you!!) what a sweet day it was. :) brian had 2 dozen roses delivered, which remained absolutely beautiful for over 2 weeks. they are still pretty-- they're just dark purple and a bit crispy now. but they're still arranged nicely with no drooping! i am sorry to say that i only have this first picture of the day they were delivered. i can't believe i didn't take another picture of them- they opened up so well and were just beautiful. thank you for treasuring me, honey! flowers definitely speak my love language, and i'm pretty sure i know how to get straight to his heart....with a cookie cake! the kids and i snuck up to the mall to bring home this cute little cake. (and of course, i loved helping him eat it-heehee!)


we knew that the actual day of our anniversary (tuesday) was going to be a busy one (more on that later), so we planned for our date to be that weekend. for dinner on the night of our anniversary, we waited until the kids were in bed, and we set out our china, toasting glasses from our wedding, and our honeymoon candles... we dressed up and enjoyed a romantic, candlelight dinner. i was planning on cooking, but i actually felt horrible that day, so stouffers cooked us a delicious lasagna dinner that night! it was a fun little adventure having a homemade date after 8 pm. we didn't have to share our bread with ethan or pick up caroline's cup off the floor one time! :) oh the little things.... here's the scene from our candlelight dinner...


later that weekend, my hubby and i enjoyed dinner at carrabba's (YUM!), a trip to home depot, dessert at TGIFriday's (2 words: brownie obsession!!!), and then on to books-a-million. i know, i know, we're party animals! haha. you'll see why we went to home depot in just a few posts... (hint: our kitchen chairs will not be white much longer! or the walls!)

what a blessing to celebrate another year with a God-fearing man who is committed to taking care of his family. thank you, honey, for your sweet dedication and your unconditional love. i praise God for you. iloveyou!