Last week Rodney and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. I’d like to say that we planned an extravagant evening out on the town, retreated to a luxury hotel room, and enjoyed some breakfast mimosas in front of a roaring fire.
Instead, it went down like this:
Phone conversation, transcript, November 13, 2014, 8AM:
MUM: “Happy Anniversary Jess!”
ME: “What?!”
MUM: It’s your 10th anniversary today, remember?
ME: [silence]
We are not good at remembering dates.
Each year my Mum reminds us of our anniversary by sending flowers. This year, I could tell that she was somewhat shocked that we hadn’t even remembered our 10th. She tried to brush it off “Well, there have really been so many anniversaries, it is hard to keep track…” but in her voice there was a trace of “get it together people.”
It’s not that we don’t care for each other – in fact it’s the opposite. Every day feels like a celebration. We eat most dinners at home together, often after the kids have gone down, accompanied by a glass of wine. We make each other laugh; bleary-eyed tear-filled laughs. Yes, we irritate each other in the way that couples do. I am mostly to blame. But there is love, lots of it, and we remind ourselves of that frequently.
But 10 years….it’s something that should be commemorated, if not with a bronze plaque, then at least with some tequila.
By some twist of fate, there were exactly two tequila shots left in our bottle of Jimador that we smuggled back from our wedding in Mexico. Not easy for a Tuesday night, but sometimes you just have to do what it takes.
We’ll plan a big dinner out soon – once we get through the holidays, the merriment, the wrapping, the unwrapping, and the sheer happy fatigue of it all.
For now, we kept things simple, because a weekend at home beats any evening out….
I love the outdoors photos here. The glimmer of sun and the colors of the leaves. Perfect autumn photos =)
I always Like your fun photos each week 🙂
Have a funtastic day 🙂
Congratulations!
Happy Anniversary and as always I enjoyed my visit to your blog! Teres
Love your weekend, and your take on anniversaries and what real celebrations are all about! Hope you have many more to come and that you keep celebrating them perfectly… just like that!
Great photos Jess. Love the Fall leaves – evidently the kids do, too! Evenings and weekends at home are the best. Happy 10th! xoxo
Happy anniversary!
What a great series and happy anniversary!
Happy Anniversary!
Very nice pictures, Happy Anniversary!!
The kids seem to be having so much fun.
Hari OM
Each day a celebration? – I’ll drink to that!!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL…. Blessings, YAM xx
Happy belated anniversary to you both. It looks like you spent it the best way, with the ones you love.
Congratulations! Wow, you kept a bottle of tequila for ten years?!
Happy Anniversary!! I’d rather be living life celebrating love everyday than holding out for one special day a year too 🙂
Such a beautiful post! Happy happy Jess and Rodney! So amazing to see all of your joy! Warmest regards
Great photos. I love the light in all of them… And the smiles! 🙂 Happy wordless wednesday!
Happy Anniversary!
Happy anniversary! We’re not the best at remembering dates either, but the memories are what’s important!
Such fun captures and memories!!
Happy Happy Thanksgiving!!
This post makes me happy! Love to both of you:)
You take some of the best photos!
Making everyday a celebration is much more important than remembering a date. That said, happy anniversary. I think the two shots of tequila were a great way to toast the day.
🙂
Traci
That is so sweet of your mom to remind you, even if she did have a tone. 😉 I’m glad you didn’t miss it totally!
What a fun pile of leaves! Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 🙂
Happy anniversary! 10 years is wonderful.
Happy Anniversary! That does look like a great way to celebrate! 🙂
Love the lighting. What camera do you shoot Jess? 🙂
Hi Mary, thanks so much and sorry that I’m just seeing your comment- I got a little behind! I just bought a Canon 6D with a 24-70mm 2.8 lens- it was expensive but I’ve been saving to buy it for quite some time! Hope all is well!
contrats Jessica and Roderick enjoy! want your recipes!
congrats Jessica and Roderick enjoy! want your recipes!
congrats Jessica and Roderick enjoy! want your recipes!
I’m getting Wolfe Island Women’s Institute cookbook – want one?
Thanks so much Jana! I’m so late responding to comments this week! That would be lovely if you have another Wolfe Island cookbook- no worries if I missed my window because of my late reply! Hope all is well xoxxo
Happy Anniversary and Happy Thanksgiving!
Looks like good fun was had by all. Isn’t that the best gift in a family anyway? 😉
Lovely post and photos Jessica! Happy Thanksgiving
Thanks so much Renee! Happy Thanksgiving to you as well- hope it was a good one! xo
You both sound like me and my husband. I forget dates all the time.
Every day is a celebration.
Happy Anniversary! Your pictures look great!