Yesterday was our anniversary. I can't believe we've been married for three years. That sounds like a long time; it feels like yesterday. Our day came at the end of a very long weekend for us (Mike took Tuesday and Wednesday off of work so we could have a "staycation" - a vacation at home.) It was a weekend of reading, hot-tubbing, spending time with each other, resting, and revamping my blog for my purported return to blogging. (Like the new look? I like it so much I might actually - wait for it - blog regularly again.)

Our anniversary itself was filled with wonderful food, like butternut squash pancakes:

and filet mignon served with caramelized onions and mushrooms alongside zucchini fritters:

We even dressed up for the occasion!

After dinner we followed our anniversary ritual of watching our wedding video. It brought back so very many happy memories. My goal for this weekend is to figure out how to make a crop of our first dance and upload it to youtube! :) I loved our wedding day. It was so beautiful, and meaningful, the culmination of so many hopes and dreams and the beginning of so many new ones.

We especially loved remembering our vows to one another. We spent months carefully crafting our vows, reading them every night, really meditating on what we were promising to each other. And even though our wedding party complained a bit about the length, every word is precious. After three years together, it is amazing to me how those vows are the bedrock of our marriage...they've become such a part of us, that even though I don't think about my vows very regularly, watching them again made me realize that I really am living from them. They're part of the identity of this marriage.

Happy anniversary, to my darling husband - my best friend, confidante, hero, and ally. I am so lucky to be spending my life with you!