Love and Marriage . . . 10 years and counting!

Well, we did it! We've been married for ten years! The whole thing makes me a little nostalgic. It seems like just yesterday we were starry-eyed newlyweds. But then I look at our wedding pictures and think, "Who on earth is that 12 year old standing next me?" Man alive, Ben seemed so mature and capable back then (which he is NOW) but I can't believed I married that skin-a-ma-link! But I sure do love him! I honestly can say I think I made an excellent choice in husbands. Yes, it hasn't been a decade of total marital bliss, we had our growing pains as all couples do, but I still am madly in love with the man and look forward to decades upon decades to come.

Our official ten year anniversary was on June 18th. Ben took me to Las Vegas for a romantic get away. We had a great time! We stayed in the Bellagio and had a wonderful view of the fountains. It was very romantic. We saw Cirque du Soleil "O". When it was over we just kind of stared at each other. It takes a full 12 hours to process what the heck you just saw. But in the end, I loved it. It takes some creative liberties and mixes stage and water. It's kind of an artsy-fartsy circus, synchronized swimming, dancing, acrobatics ordeal. It is REALLY weird and the director is clearly on crack, but it was worth seeing. We loved our get-away and it was nice to "just us" for a few days without being mom and dad. But it is always nice to come home to where you belong and feel most comfortable.

I love Ben so much, but I refrain from getting too mushy here.