Folks Fest

Another perfect festival weekend...good friends, good weather, WONDERFUL music as always, good camping neighbors, great festival kid, delicious mimosas to celebrate six delightful years of marriage...

and lots of snuggling....

Five

Today is the fifth anniversary of the day I married the love of my life!

Random thoughts about marriage this far into it. And I know I have a lot more to learn, experience, and figure out.

• Marriage is hard. Really hard.
  
• It's really worth it.
• I'm married to an amazing man. Really the perfect man for me.
  
• He puts up with a lot
• I do too (probably not as much as him).
• Isn't that partly what it's about?
• We make good parents
• I think we make good parents because we really love each other and usually treat each other with kindness and respect.
• My husband is sexy.
  
• And funny.
• And a really good banjo player
  
• We are blessed with great friends and family who help support us in our marriage

Happy anniversary my love. I'm thankful every day that we found each other.

Happy Anniversary to Us

For Brian's birthday, my parents gave him two tickets to see Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, and Bela Fleck at the Denver Botanic Gardens. The concert happened to fall on our 4 year wedding anniversary. We sent Sadie to her Nana and Poppy's for the night, packed up our gear and the AMAZING picnic dinner my mom had put together for us, and headed to the gardens for a romantic date night.

The music was so beautiful, and our enjoyment of it was definitely magnified by the fact that we were in the VERY front row...we could watch every move on Bela's banjo which was a real treat for Brian.

What a beautiful night it was, but it wouldn't be complete without a little rain. As we ran back to our car through the rain at the end of the night , we couldn't help but reminisce about our very rainy, but perfectly lovely, wedding day four years ago.....

Three Years

Three years ago today I picked up the hem of my dress, ducked under an umbrella, took one last deep breath, and walked through the pouring rain to marry this man.

Top Ten Things I Love About Brian Peterson

1. He plays the banjo beautifully and he brings the sound of live acoustic music into my home on a daily basis

2. We make each other laugh. When he laughs really hard, it makes everyone else around him laugh

3. He is a loyal, vocal, and unwavering sports fan

4. He supports, respects, and listens to me....and he allows me to be a crazy lady and still loves me when I come back down

5. He consistently thanks me for the everyday work I do around the house and tells me all day long how much he loves me, no matter who's listening.

6. I love the way he dances..and I love his beard!

7. He works hard for our family

8. His life is defined and explained by the music he listens to

9. My friends and family love him

10. He is an extraordinary father