March 18, 2006 Ryan and I were married. We were talking to each other the other day about how blessed we have been. We both are amazed at how beautiful our marriage has been. The longer we are married, the more and more we appreciate each other and how lucky we are to have one another. It really is the Lord who keeps us humble and serving one another, and I love seeing His Holy Spirit alive in our lives.
This year for our Anniversary, Ryan surprised me and planned the whole thing. Ryan arranged for Josiah to have a babysitter for the night and we left for a whole day! We left after I got off work and began to drive up the coast. Ryan drove a roundabout route to confuse me, and I was super confused indeed. Every new turn I was convinced we were going to Morro Bay, then Paso Robles, then Cayucus, Harmony (where we explored the tiny 5 shop town) and finally Cambria. We pulled up to the JPatrick Bed and Breakfast where Ryan had made reservations for one night. It was amazing and so fun to hang out together, appreciating one another and the beautiful area. We explored Cambria, ate at a great restaurant, and picnicked on the beach. We met some great people at the bed and breakfast over their wine and cheese hour and later on, cookies and milk.
Here are a few pics of the Bed and Breakfast.
Our room with a cozy fireplace, perfect for the rainy weekend!
Banana Stuffed French Toast breakfast! Yummy!
Their sweet note on our bed. We even got to sleep in since we didn't have the little man. What a treat!
Hanging out at the cookies and milk hour.
On our way home we had some extra time, so Ryan indulged me by going with me to the Humane Society to pet the puppies and kittens. Super fun- I absolutely loved it! He did make me promise not to want a pet, as now would be a horrible time for a new pet.
Kittens...
Super cute lab who just wanted some
lovin.
...and score! They even had 8 week
chiuaua puppies.
We loved getting to take some time out to invest in our marriage and just be alone together. We hope to be purposeful in setting time aside for
each other, even as life gets crazier and crazier. It sure is worth it!
A hike down to Jade Cove- too bad Tracy and I don't know what raw jade looks like. I guess that would have been much more interesting. P.S. Check out Josiah's face in this pic, who is that baby?! What happened??
Josiah hanging out in the campsite, drinking his milk and relaxing. If you look closely, you can see his little eye peering out under the hat. He did great, took all his naps in the tent. I shared his tent so I had to listen to his talking a few times during the night when he woke up, but he managed to fall asleep on his own again each time. Can't wait to do it again, preferably with daddy next time!
