Our {Not So} Romantic Day

I remember during our early years of marriage, we went all out on our anniversary.  We took the day off of work, spent the day together enjoying romantic meals, exchanging special gifts, gazing into each other's eyes.  OK, maybe not that last part.  If you know Marc & me, you know we are the farthest thing from being cheesy romantics.  BUT we did make sure we made our anniversary a very special day.  A day to reflect on our marriage, our commitment to each other, and our love for one another.

Well, fast forward 8 years, 2 kids & a very hectic life later & our anniversary looks a little lot different.

Yesterday, I woke up with a terrible head cold and did not want to get out of bed.  But we all know that mom's don't get sick days & life must go on, so I dragged myself out of bed & got ready for the day.  I had a Scentsy meeting in the morning so our babysitter came to watch the girls for a couple of hours.  Marc was working from home but was crazy busy trying to catch up on all of the work that he missed last week when we were on vacation.

A quick kiss, exchange of cards & Happy Anniversaries and that was about the extent of our anniversary morning.

When I came back from our meeting, though, Marc had talked to the sitter to see if she could stay a couple of extra hours so we could go to lunch together.  Very sweet of him & it was nice to get away together for an hour and enjoy a quiet anniversary lunch.

The afternoon was filled with more work & then an early dinner before Kennedy had t-ball practice.  Ashby & I stayed home while they were at practice to get some laundry done & to get the house cleaned up a bit.

When the girls went to bed, though, I snuck away to Limeberry to get a special anniversary treat for the two of us.

And that about sums up our anniversary.  Pretty exciting, huh?!  What a difference to how we used to celebrate in the early years of our marriage.  Does it mean we love each other any less?  Of course not! We are just at a different time in our life where relaxing, quiet & romantic days together are not an option.  Plus, we got to do that in Punta Cana last week. :)

I can totally see, how after years of marriage, people can put the focus on one another & their marriage, on the back burner & focus on the other things in their life.  Kids (a BIG one), jobs, & other day to day activities.  Unfortunately I have seen this happen one to many times.  And it does nothing but harm the marriage.  The couple grows apart & the marriage starts to strain.  It is totally true when you hear that a marriage takes WORK and you must WORK to keep it strong & a number one priority.

My sister posted this on her blog the other day & it totally resonated with me.  Even in the most crazy, busy times of our life, I want to make sure that I keep Marc & our marriage TOP priority.  We are 1000% committed to each other & we need to work to make sure that our marriage and relationship are & stay our top priority.  

Babe, I love you, our marriage & what we have together.  It may not always be easy, but I promise to continue to make our marriage my TOP priority & I promise to continue to work to strengthen, nurture, & protect it for all the days of my life.  Thank you for making me the happiest woman int he world & for saying 'I Do' on that June day in 2004. It was & will always be the BEST day of my life & I thank God every day that you are mine.  xoxo