Love of My Life

With this title, I could so easily be referring to Mathew McConoughey or Jon Bon Jovi,

but I'm not!

I am talking about the one who loves me back, at least most of the time....

my baby daddy

my hubs

my lova

MARK

He's given me 5 great years and 3 perfect boys and 2 stupid dogs

AND

he puts up with my crap

For year 5, the gift is wood and we try to do it on a $20 budget. Makes you have to be creative.

He gave me a baseball bat, in case I need to knock some sense into him over the next 5 years and a sign that reads "Always, Forever, and no matter What". Loved them both. I gave him a back scratcher.

I also told him he better enjoy his 5th because it might be the last. We are about to start living together again and he travels quite a bit less with his new job. We are likely to kill each other.

Over the years, relationships change and evolve. You grow individually and as a couple, you start families. Jobs become more demanding. Things change and you have to work hard at your relationship.

But nothing can make you fall more in love with your husband than watching him with his children.....and that is why you stay in love!

To my wonderful Mark

I love you more today than yesterday, but not as much as tomorrow....

unless you piss me off

Don't worry, he may look at this on occasion, but he never reads it!

I could file for divorce on this blog and he would be none the wiser.

Yet I still love him!

4 years

Today is our 4 year wedding anniversary!! Wow, the time has flown by...4 years and 2 1/2 kids later here we are. Mark probably thinks it's been the longest 4 years of his life!! (He just see how the next 4 go by). I have put up some honey moon pictures. We got married on a cruise ship before it left out with about 80 friends and family in attendance. Then we honeymooned with 14 people. And I must say it still ranks up there as the best party and vacation EVER!!!! I would not have had any other way. The best part is we got married around 1pm and I got to wear my dress all day long! I need to go pull it out of the closet because I try to put it on every year-might be tight this year.

One of the cruise workers posing for a picture with the girls

Dancing the night away

Everyone on the last day

Grand Cayman stop

Headed back to the ship- Grand Cayman

Key West

This year the gift is flowers/fruit. Mark and I have a deal each year that we get $20 to spend and have to shop from the traditional category. It makes you have to be creative, especially on a budget. I will post about the gifts tomorrow...mainly because I haven't made a final decision on what to get Mark. I never procrastinate. We are going to dinner tonight, the boys are staying with Nannie. Usually we go to Terrilli's, but they are closed this year for relocation. So I just made reservations at The Keg-my fave steak place!!
If I were more organized and prepared I would have posted actual wedding pictures. See that would require knowing where the CD is or having ever taking the time in the past 4 years to scan pictures in or just create a better filing system. So I have been busy with baby's-kill me!!! Perhaps I can get to that when they all go to school.

I must also say that we plan on re-cruising next year for our 5 year anniversary. Everyone is invited. We are working on lining up childcare now (and dog care-that's just as hard to find). So mark your calendars, save your money, and celebrate with the Lenzer's!!!

I LOVE YOU MARK!!!