Happy Anniversary!

This week we celebrated our 9-year wedding anniversary.  I can't believe it's been that long already.  Sometimes I feel like we were just married yesterday.  But then I think about all that we have experienced together over the last 9 years and it feels like we've been together for a lifetime!  This year I asked for 2 things:  1. an emerald ring (sort of a late mother's day gift as well) - this is Audrey's birthstone, and 2. a full night's sleep with breakfast in bed!  I don't know which gift I was more excited about! lol!  So we decided to make a hotel reservation at the new Renaissance North Hills hotel in Raleigh and leave our sweet baby girl with her grammy overnight.  As much as I missed her (SOOOOO very much!), it was a great decision to sneak away and reconnect after 3 months of major life change.  We also made a dinner reservation at the Bonefish Grill about a block from our hotel ... it was delicious!  I don't think either of  us had ever been there before so we were really looking forward to it.  I tried something new, swordfish Oscar with whipped potatoes and summer tomatoes.  It was amazing!  I topped it off with savory creme brulee and left completely satisfied by that delicious meal! Afterwards, we walked back towards the hotel, but in no hurry as there was a lovely summer wind blowing through and it made for a very enjoyable evening stroll.  As wonderful as all that was, my favorite part was waking up to the sound of room service the very next morning bringing me my long-awaited, much-anticipated breakfast in bed!  Pancakes, eggs, bacon, potatoes, whole wheat toast, fresh squeezed orange juice, and coffee . . . YUM-MY!!!  What a wonderful way to end our anniversary getaway!  It was wonderful to spend that time alone together just reconnecting with each other and rekindling the romance that tends to land on the back burner after something like having a baby and changing your world forever :)

Happy 9-year anniversary, Chris Harrell.  I love you so very much!