Happy 7th To Us!

Daniel, this is technically your blog, but sometimes I feel the need to post things that aren't really about you so that someday you'll learn from them. (And I'm the author, so you really don't have a choice in the matter.)

This is one of those posts.

Today your father and I celebrated SEVEN years of happy marriage. You will meet a lot of people in your life who don't stay married, sometimes for good reasons and sometimes for silly reasons. As you get older, you'll realize that every year in a happy marriage is a huge gift from God.

But I also want you to realize how great of a husband your father is... he really is the best. It's easy to have such a great marriage with a guy like him. With all my heart, I hope you watch him carefully and learn because if you can be like him, you'll make some girl the happiest wife in the world.

One of the areas your father excels in is romantic surprises... and tonight was perfect. He took me to a surprise destination for dinner (Cafe Lalibela's, an Ethiopian place we've been wanting to try) and then to another surprise destination for dessert (Yogurtini... so fun!). It was an amazing, thoughtful evening, just talking together and being able to eat our food without having to feed or entertain you and Violet (sorry!).

Here's the lesson: Stay romantic, Keep surprises in the relationship, Make time for each other.

Happy 7th to us!