Happy 13th Anniversary

13 years ago I married my best friend. 

Anniversary 2010

When we planned our wedding for June 12th, we kept in mind that both our birthdays and Father's Day are in the same month...figuring we would take some time off and just do one special celebration for all of it.  Well... small kids, school, and time off don't always coincide.

Now that our kids are getting older - and our anniversary fell on a Saturday - we booked a day-long babysitter and took off for some meandering around small towns. 

The drive is so gorgeous!

We headed up to Port Townsend, WA - which - coincidentally - is one of the places we meandered through on our honeymoon.  It's been a long time since we've poked around the shops up there without kids.  It was so nice to be able to go into any store that piqued our interest and not have to worry about keeping little hands at bay. 

Happy 12th Anniversary to us!

We found a parking spot and started walking around.  I made it my mission to capture some of it on film... ended up with mostly pictures of food... not a bad thing, right?

Vanilla Coke at the 50's diner

Fried Ice Cream with chocolate sauce

We found some gems on our walk.  I needed a purse for traveling - found one at a great deal - with all the features I was looking for.  Duncan found some replacement sailboat books for ones he had loaned out - at a 2nd hand book store, so they were cheap.  And we got to go to any restaurant we wanted!  What a luxury.  No worries about kids saying they did or didn't want one thing or another. 

I pestered other tourists to take our picture...

It was a beautiful day - and we had a wonderful time just being together.  Here's to many more years of marriage!

What do you do to celebrate a special event?

12 on the 12th

Happy Anniversary to us!  I knew I was marrying my best friend, but I had no idea it would be so fulfilling! The hard work we continue to put into making our marriage successful is so worth the outcome!  Thank you for being such a loving, faithful husband.  I will continue to strive to be the kind of wife you deserve.

Here's to many more years together!

Grow old along with me - the best is yet to be

"Grow old along with me
The best is yet to be"
Robert Browning

11 years ago

“I, Duncan, take thee, Suzanne, to be my wedded wife. With great joy and thanksgiving I receive you into my life that we may be one. As Christ leads me in my life, so shall I lead you, remembering that love will be with us always. I promise you my deepest love and devotion. I will care for you whether our way be smooth or difficult, when you are sick and when you are well, to live together with Christ as the center of our home; to love and to cherish till death parts us.”

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I, Suzanne, take thee, Duncan, to be my wedded husband. With great joy and thanksgiving I come into my new life with you. As you have pledged to me your life and love, so I too happily give you my life. As Christ leads you, I submit in confidence to your headship knowing that Christ will be the center of our home. I promise you my deepest love and devotion. I will care for you from this day forward; whether our way be smooth or difficult, when you are sick and when you are well. God has prepared me for you and so I will ever strengthen, help, comfort and encourage you throughout life as an obedient and faithful wife till death parts us. I say “Where you go, I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people and your God, my God.” (Ruth 1:16)

We never live so intensely as when we love strongly.
We never realize ourselves so vividly as when
we are in the full glow of love for others.
Walter Raushenbush

Happy 11th Anniversary, my dear sweet husband.
You have taught me so much about life, love and genuine friendship.
May our relationship grow even sweeter as the years pass.
I love you with all my heart & soul.

10th Anniversary

Can you imagine having this view above your house?
It is astonishing in it's beauty.

One of the most enjoyable things in our marriage is that it is based on friendship and we love to hang out with each other. Just tootling around town or chatting is so much fun because we have built a life together based on our common interests and passions.

It's not every year that you get to be in a foreign country for your anniversary - and have a babysitter on hand! We got to have dinner in a castle restaurant and spend a quiet evening walking around Burg Lichtenberg - taking in the views and enjoying each other's company.