Baby Will You Love Me?

When we selected "Baby Will You Love Me?" from Peter Strom's disk, Flowers in the Asphalt, for the couples section of our wedding video 8 years ago, I'm absolutely certain we didn't know the words would ring so true...

"Baby will you love me, when I'm 33?
We've got kids, running 'round our knees,
And we focus on them...
More than on you and me...
Will you love me, when I'm 33?"

Adam and I non-celebrated our 8th anniversary today. I wish I was kidding. We've just been so busy with other engagements that we neglected to celebrate our commitment to each other. This is really no excuse. We both know that we're going to have to do a much better job of making time for each other in order to sustain our relationship...especially in the midst of all this chaos.

We made it through infamous year 7 without so much as a scratch. It wasn't our easiest year...but it probably wasn't our most difficult year either.

In 2004, following a tradition of the Wilson's, we began an anniversary journal, to document memories/highlights from the previous year. And since we've done a good job of celebrating our relationship prior to this year, we decided to reminisce...

Anniversaries past...

2002-the Mansion, Duluth...scavenger hunt
2003-not entirely sure due to lack of documentation, but think it was a picnic at Bush Lake at our spot
2004-definitely a picnic at Bush Lake at our spot
2005-PF Changs with Collin...opals
2006-5 year at St. James Hotel in Redwing, MN
2007-Gardens of Salonica with Linda and Max (Aaron's baptism weekend)
2008-PF Changs with family...yoga membership and yoga clothes
2009-home...blip

7th year highlights...in no particular order...
Nolan's birth
Weekend in Brainerd at Grand View Lodge with Litterbox crew
Trip to Afton with comedy cruise
Whistler was awesome
Mexico and pool/beach before Nolan born
"Hunners"
Yoga
New camera
Preschool for Collin
Sunday School Music
Hill City with Wilsons
Weekend at Rob's parents
Lake Vermilion cray-crabs and tubing
Speech therapy for Collin
Labyrinth – Elliot Hosta Sale
Winning tennis sectionals but not able to go to Nationals
Cody Mathew Tvedt
24 season 6
Camping at Big Stone with Mac and Cheesio - New spot away from the action
Giving up on the backyard garden and planting grass
Collin’s soccer
Boone Family Reunion
Settle’s of Catan with Dales, Bucks,
Reid and Alysha’ s wedding with sick kids
Aaron Potty training
Collin and Aaron sharing a bed
Duraban
Wii –Tennis, racing cows, and fishing
Movies from library and portable DVD