Reminiscing...

I really don't care for the word "anniversary" but as the one year anniversary of the start of our relationship as a couple is approaching, I've been doing a lot of reminiscing. Both Mark and I find ourselves laughing about the memories we have had over the years. On Saturday, while we were having lunch together, I made a comment about it being a perfect day to be in Seattle, walking along the water, visiting the market and having lunch at the oh so yummy Ivar's! He laughed and said, "we did quite a lot of those things when we were there, didn't we?" Now, he's not referring to the two of us being there "together" he is talking about when we were all married (to different people). He and Rene had come to visit us in Seattle in 1999. This sparked laughter from us, realizing that we have so many years of memories, but most of them are from a different era of our lives! I then said, which I do quite often, "who would have ever thought back then that we would be sitting here today, married to each other, talking about this?" Sometimes it is surreal! So, this coming Saturday marks the one year "anniversary" of me getting on a plane and traveling to Vegas to start a new relationship with Mark. I remember it vividly! Being completely paralyzed with fear knowing that I was beginning a new chapter in my life, one that was somewhat familiar, yet strangely re-designed. I remember sitting on the plane and realizing that my entire life was about to change in a considerable and meaningful way and while it intrigued me, it terrified me as well. Well, here we are, one year later. Now I can say that neither one of us ever imagined our lives would be where they are today, at least not that quickly! But God had much grander plans than either one of us had envisioned!

So, for our one year "anniversary" we are going to celebrate for sure! Not exactly sure what we're going to do, but rest assure, it will be fun! Guess you will have to stay tuned to find out what adventure we come up with!