Two years

Yesterday we realized that it was the two year anniversary of our first date. We are both very romantic so it is odd that we almost missed it. As many of you know our first date was a week in the Azores. It seems like a lot longer than two years since we had our first date and first kiss. How romantic was this for a first date? I had always heard that a couple should get to know each other before they got romantically involved but I had never done that before. Looks like it paid off. The Azores are absolutely beautiful. The lakes behind us in this photo have a romantic yet tragic story about a princess and peasant that fell in love with each other. Each lake represents the tears of each of them as they could not be together.

Gary arrived in the Azores first and found me this beautiful waterfall. We had an amazing one week kick off to an amazing life together. Starting off this way has made all that life has thrown us a lot easier to take. Ups and downs together bring us closer all the time. We are blessed and so grateful that we can appreciate it. Our life has been a mixed bag of great travel, hospitals and cozy home life together. I wouldn't trade away one second of it.

Two years later and Gary's health is holding and looking to continually improve. We have learned to live in the moment and it is an easy way to live.

Hope you have a Happy 4th of July.