i am so thankful.

So it was my 2nd wedding anniversary two days ago, yes, on April Fool’s Day. It feels like just yesterday we were married but yet so much has happened since then! My mom had us over for Easter and I gave her a framed picture of us from my wedding. It was the back of our heads standing at the Mary statue during mass. She was so touched and grateful for this picture, showing everyone who was there. I think these little mementos really set in for her as well how close we are and especially how close we have become in the past few months.

My husband and I are spending a night away this Saturday to celebrate our anniversary and my mom has gratefully offered to watch our dog for the evening. Though such a little event, it makes me so grateful things are ‘normal’. Normal in the sense that my mom is able to watch our little dog and things can carry on as usual. How close we were to things NOT being normal!! But they are and I am, we are, SO lucky. My mom sends us cards in the mail for all holidays- and when I opened our two anniversary cards, one from my parents and one addressed from our dog (of course sent by my mom) I just had a flash to realize how incredibly sad I would be to not get cards in the mail from her constantly. Sometimes I chuckle that she sends me postal mail though we live so close and I see her all the time, but I realized I love it. And I do just the same – I love sending cards and do so whenever I can!

So at this time of year I am so thankful for my husband, our marriage and for our biggest cheerleader, my mom.

i am so thankful.