5 Years

5 years ago today Kevin and I were in Istanbul on our honeymoon. It was an amazing vacation and I feel very lucky that we were able to take that trip and see such an ancient and beautiful city. I remember when we were planning our honeymoon and trying to narrow down our choices. We had it narrowed to Brazil (my choice), Croatia (Kevin's choice), Prague (my choice), Hawaii (again my choice -- but Kevin never wanted to go there so I guess it never made the list), and then I read a book that was set in Turkey and we hit upon there as our honeymoon destination. It was exotic, far away (but not so far as to be totally unaffordable), and neither of us had ever been there. Plus it had beaches (my preference) and archaeological sites (Kevin's choices). Going in April though -- kind of meant that the beaches weren't going to be that warm, despite it being on the southern side of the Mediterranean.

Regardless, Istanbul and the rest of the areas of Turkey that we visited were absolutely breathtaking! Kevin and I loved every minute of it, but what I remember most was the feeling of relaxation I had and just enjoying the time with him after the hecticness of planning our wedding.

Fast forward 5 years. Our lives have expanded to include 2 more beautiful children, a house in the 'burbs, 2 cars, and a lot of trees. Vacations in Europe sans children are a thing of the past. But I have to say -- that I am EXACTLY where I want to be in my life right now. I don't know that I've ever felt so comfortable in my life before. My family means everything to me and while things are faaaaaaaaar from perfect, I love Kevin as much as I ever did in the 14 years that I've known him, and I think probably even more than before because now I see him as a father and that is the most attractive thing he has shown to me before. The way he is with these little boys...he is amazing and I just love him even more when I see him with those little guys.

Happy 5th anniversary to my handsome hubby -- looking forward to 50 more years! xoxo