Last July, David and Victoria
Beckham celebrated their 17th Wedding
Anniversary. The
17th anniversary may not seem worth celebrating compared to a 25th or 50th
wedding anniversary
but I believe celebrating one’s anniversary must never be overlooked as it
reinforces the fact that your marriage is a priority. An anniversary
celebration also allows you to pull back from your daily routine and relive a
moment that changed your life forever. Always make it a point to celebrate!
17 years ago, I married my confidant and best friend. Many predicted we wouldn’t last and there have been times when I probably stayed just to prove them wrong. During our first 15 years of marriage, we never really care to celebrate our anniversary. But as I’ve watched several of my relatives’ marriages end in divorce I know now for sure how potent a force and how dangerous complacency can be in a relationship and in today’s world of high divorce rates, being married a long time is a source of pride.
So to
celebrate our latest milestone, Hub
brought us to Little Italy for dinner (we don’t normally
buy gifts for each other, only for birthdays). We had Fileto ai Funghi, Salciccia
Casereccia, Ravioli Combo fiesta, beef lasagna, Insalata Di Cesare and iced
Peach teas. An absolute feast!
Ravioli Combo fiesta – Ravioli Beef with Bolognese sauce, Ravioli Ricotta with Spinach in Quattro Formogi sauce and Ravioli Mushroom with Panna E Funghi sauce
Salciccia
Casereccia (freshly made lamb and beef sausage skewers, grilled to perfection
and served with potato wedges)
Insalata
Di Cesare (Ceasar Salad—lettuce, tomatoes, sliced onions, beef bacon bits and
marinated chicken breast, tossed with an emulsion of mayonnaise. Chopped
garlic, Parmesan cheese and olive oil)
Fileto
ai Funghi (180gm of New Zealand beef fillet served in a mouth watering fresh
mushroom sauce and accompanied by roasted eggplant, zucchini and vegetables of
the day)
Iced Peach teas
I still can’t believe that Hub and I have been married for 17 years now. It
has not been a perfect 17 years but we have learned how to make it work in the
best way possible.
Marriage is hard work and celebrating all you do to stay in love and happy is
very important.
After two children and seventeen years later, we still hold hands everywhere. Some of our friends think that’s “so awkward”. Whatever! I
can honestly say that holding my husband's hand is second nature. So, I
guess...I'd really never given it a thought as to if it's appropriate or not?
Growing old with the one I love is my dream. My grandparents lived so inseparably throughout their six decades together that even death couldn’t keep them apart for more than a few months. So many shared memories and so much love that they shared right up until the end. I also want to have that kind of marriage.
Growing old with the one I love is my dream. My grandparents lived so inseparably throughout their six decades together that even death couldn’t keep them apart for more than a few months. So many shared memories and so much love that they shared right up until the end. I also want to have that kind of marriage.
The most important thing that I’ve learned is to see each
other for who we really are and we see each others needs and try to meet them
to the best of our ability. I try to actually tell my husband what I want
instead of making him guess. I praise him when he does things I love and I
always thank him for what he does for me.
But without love, I know we wouldn’t have made it this far.
Dear Hub,
Our marriage may have been a bumpy ride with many speed breakers but that is what has made us circumvent those obstacles and fly high in the sky. Even though I have a million imperfections, you’ve always made me feel perfect. Even though I have a thousand flaws, you’ve always made me feel flawless. Even though I’ve made hundreds of mistakes, you’ve always made me feel the best. Happy anniversary to the best husband ever.
For our Anniversary this year, my gift to you is a song that makes me think of you, of us. I love you.
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