We had our picture taken by my Mom before going out on a date during the holidays. I knew Doug really liked the picture, so I had it printed out and framed so he could put it on his desk at work. I also got him a bag of miniature Heath bars, which are one of his favorites. Doug got the movie "Courageous" for me. I was originally hoping to see it over Thanksgiving, but the start time ended up being crazy late, so we opted to go for coffee and a walk around downtown Rochester, instead.
The pictures I printed out for Doug's frame
(I thought I'd let him pick which one he liked best)
The movie he bought for me, for our anniversary
We hope to have a bigger celebration next year, when we celebrate 15 years!
It was fun to run around getting things for our anniversary with Ava as my sidekick. We picked up the photo together and then went to get a picture frame, balloons and some rainbow roses. While at the grocery store, Ava picked out the mylar balloon (we bought four additional red and white plain balloons). I told Ava we should probably get Daddy's favorite dessert, as well, so we found some Tira Mi Su in the bakery area. While there, I saw a cookie cake that was decorated with icing and balloon decorations. I thought it might be fun for the kids to have their own dessert, so we added that to the cart.
In retrospect, I think it was a good thing for Ava to see how important it was to celebrate 14 years of marriage. I probably wouldn't have normally bought balloons, but thought it might help her realize how "fun" anniversaries can be. She may not remember shopping for our anniversary vividly, but just knowing that it's important to celebrate our "togetherness" should stick with her! When we got home, I filled out Doug's card while she was busy drawing a piece of artwork for the occasion. :-) Liam was super excited when he walked in and saw balloons and roses on the table. It was a fun time.
I had written something on Facebook about our anniversary earlier in the day. It was very heart-warming to see all of the comments of congratulations and love from friends and family. God has truly blessed our marriage and family immensely!
What's funny is that Doug and I both wrote similar things in our cards for each other. We both mentioned being thankful for "waking up next to each other." I guess after being together 14 years, we might be morphing into the same person. ;-)
We plan on going out on Saturday night, since our friends Mark and Amy have kindly volunteered to babysit for us. Our neighbor Kirsten mentioned her favorite new restaurant is "Seed," which is a farm-to-table type restaurant. All of the food cooked at this restaurant was grown locally. Sounds super yummy! I can't wait to try this new place!
Peace, love and togetherness,
Shelly, Doug, Ava and Liam
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