Happy Anniversary

On August 10th, we celebrated 19 years of marriage! WOW! I've been married almost half my life!!

Tony is still in Afghanistan so we were unable to celebrate together. I didn't know what to send him since he doesn't need or want anything over there. So I created a book for him from Snapfish. I titled it "Our Family Vacations" and created a sort of scrap book of all the vacations we've been on when he comes home from Afghanistan. I thought it might have been cheesy, but he of course said he loved it! He received it while at work and started looking through it, but had to put it away because he started to tear up! Such a sentimental dude, I love him!

I woke up to an e-mail from him which was titled "Anniversary" and he included 3 songs to start playing which reminded him of me/us. The first one was "Love helps those" by Paul Overstreet. That was actually going to be our wedding song because of the last verse. He also included 2 other songs that we never really listened to, but now have new meaning to him from being gone. So sweet!

Then Brooke and Ava walked in the door and there was a bag from Coach, with a box tied with a bow from Coach and inside was a dust bag with my beautiful bling-cher-here I come- purse!!! Tony, you rock! I absolutely love this purse! He had been plotting with Brooke to get me this and she bought it for him. Actually she called around and there was only 1 left in all of AZ, and it was at the Chandler mall. Brooke went and talked them into holding it for 3 days until Tony could get the money to her without me knowing. They will only hold it for 2, but when Brooke told them it was for my anniversary and that Tony was in Afghanistan...the lady held it for her! At one point she called Brooke because another lady came in and she knew they had the purse because she had another store call. When the lady told her it was being held...she offered $500!!! Wow! these purses have been flying out the doors! Then later that day I received the most beautiful bouquet of flowers! Tony done good this year, and he wasn't even here! HAHA

Thank you for marrying me 19 years ago babbuh! Thank you for wanting me and loving me and putting up with me. I am so grateful for all that you do, and how you always put me first. I am so grateful for the sacrifice you are making for our family by working over in Afghanistan. Yes, the money is good, but we miss you terribly. I love you so much it hurts...more than the day we married!