EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO TODAY...

I said the two most important words I have ever said in my life.

I said "I DO".

They were important words.
They were life-altering words.
They were mentally, physically and spiritually challenging words.

And I wouldn't take them back for anything on this earth.

Suffice it to say that the birthday celebration rolled seamlessly into the anniversary celebration.

Phone calls, cards, emails, gifts, food, wine, movies, hugs, Mass, blessings, winks, inside jokes, walks down memory lane and some all-in-all great family time!

What a great weekend.

Thanks babe for 18 years. Thanks for baseball. Thanks for patience. Thanks for laughter. Thanks for love. Thanks for listening. Thanks for explaining (again and again sometimes). Thanks for indulging me. Thanks for taking care of me. Thanks for making me feel beautiful. Thanks for trusting me. Thanks for never screaming. Thanks for trying new things. Thanks for being a great dad. Thanks for never laughing AT me. Thanks for laughing WITH me. Thanks for answering my questions. Thanks for being my computer guy. Thanks for working hard. Thanks for playing hard. Thanks for praying hard. Thanks for overlooking my faults. Thanks for admitting you have your own. Thanks for letting me love you. Thanks for loving me!

Thanks for making ME into a WE.
And thanks for making WE into an ALL OF US.

I love you. From the bottom of my heart.


Happy Anniversary babe!