Sunday, December 26, 2010

A lot can happen in 20 years

Including......

2 college degrees
4 wonderful children
4 first days of kindergarten
A move from Seattle to Salem to Stockholm, Sweden and back to Salem (Hey ~ I just realized we've only lived in cities that start with an "S")
2 kids getting licensed to drive
1 high school graduation leading to.....
1 college student
Much church service
Several New Year's Eve parties hosted
Many visits to grandparents
10,000 diaper changes
Family vacations to the beach
Many rounds of golf
Learning to compromise
Countless game nights
Naturally blonde hair to well, not so natural (but NOT gray)
6 seasons of LOST
1 whale watching trip
Lots of laughs from Seinfeld
7 great Harry Potter books
Thinking you're SO old when you're 20 to realizing at 40 that 20 is very young.
10 trips to Disney related destinations
1 New Years Eve in Rome
5,000 loads of laundry
Riding the Eye of London
2 new versions of Pride and Prejudice
Attending many sporting events ~ pro, college and our own kids
Several teams coached
Hiking at Yosemite Park
21,000 times of doing dishes
Lots of wonderful friends
Many prayers together
Seeing Wicked 2 times
Discovering Psych

AND.....

going from this


to this.

Not a bad 20 years, I'd say. In fact, I'd say it's been pretty darn good!!

Happy 20th Anniversary Jay ~ love ya!

(Lower photo by Laura Peterson ~ 2010)

6 comments:

  1. I loved this! Thank you for sharing such a great review.

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  2. Happy Anniversary!! Love your guts!

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  3. WOW! Happy Anniversary! Your post made me smile and tear up. What a life!

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  4. Happy Anniversary to a great couple!

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  5. Happy Belated Anniversary to you two crazy kids! Great post, Kim!

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