I can't whistle: anniversary

17 April 2011

anniversary

Wind and rain and cold, almost like the day we married!

Want to see more? Now that we are not trying to be private here, here is the link to the amazing photos from the insanely talented and totally lovely Susan Mullen!

What a year it's been. Holy moly.

While there are (many) things I would change if I could, there are some things I would do all over again without hesitation,

standing on that bluff that cold day, snow spitting down on us...

bundled under my dress in a turtleneck, long johns and wool socks, and cozied with a big sweater and scarf, dang it was cold

there I was, pregnant with Della,

marrying Doug.

I would do it again in a second.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...: Gorgeous photos and you make a beautiful couple (and baby!)

Congrats to you and your family!

Jen; April 17, 2011 at 12:49 PM
sprogblogger said...: Beautiful! Just beautiful!; April 17, 2011 at 1:12 PM
Rosie said...: Love the photo. A late congrats on your wedding! (I got married last year too, yay!); April 17, 2011 at 1:53 PM
Joannah said...: Happy anniversary! The first year goes by so fast and is so sweet. I'm very happy for you and Doug (and Della!). :); April 17, 2011 at 3:39 PM
Pale said...: What an absolutely gorgeous couple. I am a photo buff/addict and the pics are great, too (as is the setting). Did you do pregnancy pics with the photographer? Has she done any baby pics of Della?

Happy Anniversary!; April 17, 2011 at 7:59 PM
Anonymous said...: I echo what sprogblogger said... it was EXACTLY what I was going to post! :); April 17, 2011 at 11:49 PM
St Elsewhere said...: Congratulations on your anniversary...and for being with somebody who makes it all worth it.

Blessings to you both, and love to Della!; April 18, 2011 at 3:21 AM
tireegal68 said...: You two are gorgeous! Happy Anniversary! Did you ever write your love story? Did I miss it?; April 18, 2011 at 8:56 PM
linda said...: Beautiful, beautiful pictures!

Hopefully you took some photos of the three of you together for your anniversary!? :)

Wishing you the happiest of anniversaries!; April 18, 2011 at 9:21 PM
musicmakermomma said...: I remember that day - at least from your blog! So happy for you, everything coming together. Sorry I haven't been much of a commenter lately, happy anniversary!; April 19, 2011 at 9:45 AM
Erin Bakal said...: Oh, oh, I want to hear the love story... Love the pictures-- you two glow with happiness! Congratulations, and here's to many more years of love!; April 19, 2011 at 5:16 PM
(another) karen said...: Absolutely GLOWING!

Happy Anniversary!; April 20, 2011 at 10:11 PM
karen alonge said...: these pictures are food for my soul. happy anniversary, and may this be the first of many that we get to celebrate virtually with you!; April 23, 2011 at 4:17 PM

About this blog

I started this blog during struggles with infertility--struggles that resulted in countless IUIs, medications, procedures, 5 attempted IVF cycles, 2 pregnancies, one heartbreaking loss, and one miracle baby.

Parenthood left me feeling like I was not sure what to do here, with this amazing community. To talk about parenting felt boastful for those still and forever struggling. To not talk about it felt disingenuous. So here I am. I want to talk about my real life. Parenting. Midlife reassessment. Flailing. Finding myself. Mucking about.

So yes, I am a midlife parent of an amazing child.
Yes, I battled infertility and will be forever changed by every single moment of that journey.
I am imperfect and life is messy, but it is also so beautiful.

Among many other things, I hope to reconnect to myself through writing here. And I hope to connect with you too. Others out there, parenting maybe later in life. Maybe after struggling. Maybe struggling still. We can all use a safe place and a lot of compassion. That's what I am offering to you. I hope you'll stick around.

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