Saturday, July 15, 2023Tonight's picture was taken on July 15, 2007. It was our wedding anniversary and I know this immediately because of the colorful goblets Peter and I were drinking out of! These goblets belonged to my paternal grandparents, who also got married on July 15. Each anniversary, they would toast one another with these goblets. When we got married, my uncle sent me these goblets and shared the anniversary tradition with us. We kept up the tradition and on July 15th, we used to take out these goblets and celebrate our union. In this photo we were sitting on our townhouse deck. It was a small space, but it was big enough for Mattie's kiddie pool, and his sandbox, which Patches LOVED sitting on and being a part of the family. This snapshot in time captured an incredibly sweet and unplanned touching moment.
Quote of the day: I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more. ~ Angelita Lim
Today, Peter and I have been married 28 years. I can still remember our wedding and the excitement of starting our life together. Back then we had no idea how our lives would be filled with tragedy and sorrow, as well as absorbed in caregiving for Mattie and my parents.
This was us on July 15, 1995!
No matter how challenging things are, a life filled with flowers always makes for a beautiful day.
Every Saturday, we go to the same restaurant, located in Rockville, MD. Our server is an extraordinary lady named Dawn. Dawn is great with my dad and truly looks out for all of us. She surprised us with this adorable rainbow balloon, with a cloud representing me and another for Peter. Dawn also gave us a mini rose and this wonderful cake!A close up of the cake! It was delicious and I am a BIG cake fan. Whenever I look at a cake, I think of Mattie. As he would only eat vanilla and hated chocolate. This particular cake was a marble cake, and when I saw it, what jumped out in my mind was if Mattie were with me, I would have to cut out the chocolate part of the cake and give him only the vanilla. We had it worked out, as I would usually give Mattie my vanilla and I would get Mattie's chocolate. The funny and silly things I remember, but somehow seeing the marble cake today, made me feel like Mattie was with me!
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