Going away....

1 more hour, and we are off to the airport...

This little trip could not have come at a better time. I had the worst week at work I have had probably since before I left MCI. I can't even get into it without getting upset, maybe I will be able to explain after my vacation...let's just suffice it to say that I will be updating my resume and seeking another position internally... I can no longer swallow my pride and stay where I have been comfortable for more than 5 years.

Our sitter will be here soon so we can be on our way, to say we are excited is an understatement! I will try to get some good mountain shots and post them here... I wil miss the kids so much, but I know they will be fine, and the hugs we will give each other when we get back will be back breaking! :-)

Lake Tahoe here we come!

January 9, 1994 to January 9, 2006 and still going :-)

12 years ago today, on a very very blustry and snowy day, Chris and I were married! It was about 40 degrees colder, and there was ice and snow everywhere. If you look outside today, you'd think it was the beginning of spring 59 degrees and sunny, instead of the early days of winter! So, 12 years...amazing. We have been together for almost 19 years! Its been a good ride, and I'm so glad we are still enjoying the ride together. We met when we were 18, began dating at 19, and have not looked back ever. This birthday, I will be able to officially say I have been with Chris 1/2 my life, and he the same. (we are exactly 9 days apart, and began dating on his 19th birthday). I think one of the secrets to our happiness, is that we really were friends first, and still are. We became really close in college b/c of some similar interests. I remember, running into him at the Greyhound Station in Albany, as we waited for our buses...me to Port Authority, him to Hempstead, LI. As we waited, we talked about our lives before college, and found out we had so many things in common, that we started an imaginary scroll. That scroll is now probably longer than the Great Wall of China!

Another secret is, every year, for the past 12 years we have gone away together for our anniversary. Even after having kids, we have still kept up this tradition. And for the 3rd year in a row, we are going back to Lake Tahoe, which is where we spent our honeymoom. I am sooo excited, skiing...gambling...no kids....ah! Of course, we will miss our precious girls, but for a few days, we can wake up at our own leisure, eat real grown up food w/o having to worry if the restaurant has a kids menu...doesn't it sound heavenly?

Happy Anniversary Chris, I love you as much as ever, and I am looking forward to our next 12 anniversaries! (ok, not just the annual ski trip ;-)