What would one expect for their very first wedding anniversary? A romantic dinner out? A bouquet of beautiful red roses? A Domino's Pizza?
No? No pizza? Oh shoot, I guess Big Daddy and I got it all wrong then. Darn.
January 16, 1999 we celebrated our first wedding anniversary. We couldn't afford a baby-sitter for Jake. A fancy meal out, followed by a romantic comedy at the theaters was totally out of the question. So, we opted for a Domino's Pizza by candlelight. And it was perfect. We used the good china and poured our cheap beer into expensive glasses. I couldn't have asked for anything more. Well, I could have. But I didn't. (You're welcome, Big Daddy).
Yesterday, January 16, 2008 we celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. We COULD afford a baby-sitter for Jake and even the other 3 kids too. An elegant dinner out, followed by a show could have been easily achieved ... but again, we opted for the pizza by candlelight. And it was perfect. As always ... just as it's been for every year since the first.
The anniversary that Big Daddy and I celebrate each year is such an exciting and anticipated event for all the children ... and us. From year to year, we don't change anything ... except adding another chair to the table and the pizza from Domino's to Casey's. The children become giddy ... and I wouldn't want to ever even so much as dream of spending the evening in any way rather than the way we've been doing it for 10 years.
Don't mind a shirtless Molly. I guess she got too hot in her sundress. After all it is 10 degrees outside.
This particular evening we informed the children that we would ALWAYS spend January 16th together eating pizza by candlelight. The oldest two in turn informed us that when they are married and have children of their own, they'd have to bring them along.
Fine with me. As long as they bring the pizza and cheap beer too.
