Happy Anniversary to Troy. We celebrated 27 years on Monday the 30th. That was the day that the Romneys returned to their southern home. Not that we saw them - my kids were busy sleeping and Troy and I were busy having jobs. It was a busy day for both of us. I covered my unit on my own and was in full swing for all of the hours, even staying later than normal. By the time I got home, neither Troy nor I were very excited about the thought of leaving the house. We ordered Indian food - enough for the whole family - and watched more of LOTR. It's been a slow year for getting the movies watched - with people coming and going and our children having lives outside of our house, we just haven't watched as quickly as usual. So we were all ready to nothing but eat delicious food and watching movies. I haven't eaten that much food in a long time. I was both happy and a little sorry.
Did we take photos? No we did not. Just know that I love my husband more now than I have ever loved him, and consider myself to be incredibly blessed to have him. Troy, I adore you.
Another anniversary (kind of) was the celebration of the New Year. Again, I took no photos. We gathered at the home some friends in the neighborhood, who invited over as many people as they could fit in the house. There was a kitchen full of treats and tidbits to enjoy, games at the table, a fire in the fireplace, and friends everywhere. I brought some knitting thinking that I'd just find a quiet corner to rest in. However, I made two fatal flaws. For one thing, I brought a new project (a sweater for Troy), and it needed intense attention. Not going to happen. Also, there were so many wonderful friends there. I just sat still and talked and talked and talked until I pretty much lost my voice. It was a wonderful evening. A warm celebration of a year to be grateful for, even though there were some really hard things. Hard in that they were overwhelming - the room project, getting Chase home from his mission, getting Romney home from school and feeling better, starting a new job, taking classes, all the things. Plus the loss of Troy's friend Chris. It was a really big year. That's one of the things I love so much about the holidays. It's a time to just be joyful and reflective and ponder on the year that has passed and celebrate its completion, for all the good and bad and tough and challenging and beautiful that it contained.
I'll include one photo - not really an anniversary, but a Christmas date that Romney and Nicholas celebrated together. They went on a walk, played games, went out for a fancy dinner, and built models at his house. They are so cute. And so I will end this year by posting a photo of them.
Ok one more family photo because I love them all so much.
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