Last week we celebrated our second anniversary. We had a wonderful time together. Much needed time away was spent at the coast in a cute little chalet for 2 nights. We agreed that the best part of all was leaving everything behind. No appointments, no alarm clocks, no schedule. Just the 3 of us. (Yes, we were very happy to bring the Princess with us...and it was necessary!) Oh, if you include Lucy, then there were 4 of us! We chose a place that was dog-friendly so Lucy could chase sticks on the beach and play in the water. There was a private beach for us to walk down to, but it was high tide. Of course, that didn't stop the dog. She was so happy to be able to run and splash around. We just hugged the rocky cliff and we walked along the edge of the beach. Neither of us are TV watchers, so being able to spend hours watching "Lost" episodes on DVD was a treat. We'd get up in the morning, and invariably, one of us would ask the other, "want to watch another episode?" Which led to another...and another. Very addicting. But it was our time to rest and relax, and we did just that.
We also visited the place (the road to the left) where Dan proposed to me...it was fun to walk down memory lane.
We decided on this "weekend" away that we would like our anniversaries to include our whole family, not just the two of us, as is usual. Dan pointed out that our wedding served as the starting point where our family began, and it should be celebrated as such. We realize that we have Valentines Day soon following our anniversary, and can use that, amongst other dates to get away as a couple (eventually...like in 20 years when all our kids are grown...just kidding.) We know we will need the time away for the two of us eventually, but at this point, we like having an anniversary be a celebration of a family.
