Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Kauai Bound!

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And we're off! Phil and I are island-hopping and escaping to Kauai for a little R&R! We are looking forward to exploring more of what we would like to believe will be our future home (Hanalei has our names all over it), eating well and just enjoying quality time together.

I've scheduled a few posts for while I am gone. Have a great week, friends! Aloha!

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Eleven

On Saturday, Phil and I celebrated our 11th anniversary. Eleven doesn't sound very impressive, so I'm going to add that we were also celebrating our twenty-one year anniversary-of-togetherness (yes, I see you doing the math). I've spent more of my life with him, than without him and I'm so proud of where we are, today. I'm grateful for the years of our youth, when we were young and selfish and reckless with one another's hearts, because through each of these experiences, we grew up just a little bit and learned why it was we still loved one another and why we still wanted to be together. I remember the exact day we both decided that we'd had enough and that we were done hurting one another. I remember our conversation, the tears and the promised whispers of new beginnings. It was a beautiful turning point in our relationship.

And here we are today, having just celebrated eleven years of marriage and twenty-one years of life together. I know this sounds so cliche, but really, just when I think I couldn't possibly love him more, I wake up and realize that I do.


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{June 1st, 2002}

I woke up early on Saturday morning and opened my eyes to roses and a card he had propped up on my nightstand with lettering big enough for me to read, because I am blind as a bat in the mornings without my glasses or contacts. :)

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We enjoyed a leisurely, lazy Saturday morning together and it wasn't until I asked where we were going to dinner that evening to celebrate, that he surprised me with the news that we had a little stay-cation planned over on the West Side. He had made dinner reservations and booked a hotel room in Ka'anapali.


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{Black Rock at Sunset.}

Everything about our weekend was perfect. I always feel a little "sad" when vacations or getaways come to an end , because I feel like every minute of our time together is amazing and I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be than engulfed in this precious and perfect bubble of space and time with the love of my life (can anyone else commiserate?).

Phil and I laughed so much this weekend. We laughed long and hard and drew stares from nearby tables, but I didn't care, because we were so in sync. While enjoying afternoon cocktails and after we took the self-portrait below, a stranger asked us if we were honeymooners. It was the best compliment, ever. (Thank you, lady in pink!)


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I love being married!

Monday, June 3, 2013

Oh No She Didn't...

...oh yes, she did.

Behold, nine minutes* of pure bliss.

BEFORE:

Two waffles. Whipped Cream and chocolate.

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Nine Minutes.

Tick, Tock, Tick Tock...

AFTER:

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O.M.G.

It should be noted that I am not a breakfast person, but if you somehow add chocolate to the mix, I can learn to like it. I had this plate of pure bliss during our Sunday brunch...it was AMAZING. So amazing, that Phil and I have discussed buying a waffle maker.

I ate all of this in nine minutes (I know this, because my camera recorded the times of each photo).

I have no shame.

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