7 years

My love and I celebrated our 7 year anniversary yesterday.  We actually got to celebrate on Saturday night and went out on a date.  But yesterday, the girls and I met Adam downtown for lunch at Puckett's Grocery and then Adam came home a little early from work and we hung out as a family.

the girls walking downtown together

I had to laugh, because on our way to our date, we were tired from working that day and I looked over to say something to Adam and there was bird pooh that dripped down the side of his window.  He never was one to clean out his car (or the outside) for a date.  His comeback was, "I don't need a bright shiny package to drive you around in...I AM the bright shining package."  I had to snicker, but it is true.  He never fails to make me laugh, meet our family's needs, and show us his love.  And it never comes in a fancy package.  It's perfect just the way it is. 

In the past 7 years, we have...
bought a house, sold the house
bought a bigger house
Andrew gave us our oldest child, Petey (the dog)
had 2 beautiful daughters
have 1 more baby on the way
gone on vacations
watched our Belmont Bruins play in several NCAA tournaments
remained loyal Notre Dame football fans
tried to do many home projects
hired people to fix our home projects
bought our first new car

and I'm sure I'm leaving a bunch off, but the best part is that every year gets better and each year we rely on God to continue to guide our family.  I have enjoyed the last 7 years and I can't wait to see what is in store for the next 7!  I'll leave you with some wedding memories.




Some of my favorite pictures are of when the wedding was over.  We both look so much more relaxed and relieved!




Here is Adam dancing with Gigi.  Our dj had Adam do all kinds of things that are out of his comfort zone and he was a hoot!  Don't believe me?  Scroll down...



Look at everybody's faces!  All the women had to line up and he had to try to dance with everybody down the line by the end of the song.  The song was, "I'm too sexy."  It was funny because some women wouldn't let go and wanted to dance longer.  :)




Then all the guys had to stand around me and they had to sing "She lost that loving feeling."  For those of you who know Adam, you'll know he loves to sing.  He sings to all the songs on the radio and will say, "I sound JUST like them."  Right.  He sounds JUST like Lady Gaga and Cee Lo.  I love Uncle Kevin's face in the background getting an AMEN in!




Here's another after photo.  Don't we look happy?




Here are my girls, Sheila, Josie C., Josie H., and Amanda (Tia)




I love this picture of me holding on to Dad.  My flowers were so pretty.





Here are the boys.



The mamas and the papas.



And this is my favorite.  We are standing on the front steps at church that we still climb every Sunday, but now with 2 1/2 kids in tow. 

 Thanks again to all the family and friends who came to celebrate our wedding that day.  We had so many family members travel from so far away and it meant so much to us.  We're thankful for all our supportive friends who were part of the wedding and the friends who helped with the wedding.  We're so lucky to have such great friends. 

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