Miracles Do Happen!

Miracles do happen! I am not talking about the fact that we finally chose to post on our blog again --- although Lorna has been Facebooking--- what can I say, life has been happening and we have been going with it. No, the miracle I am speaking of is that my wife cleaned the bathroom this weekend! Oh my gosh! I have been cleaning the bathroom for twenty-one years. It's not that Lorna is a slob, quite the opposite --- she turned me into a clean freak like her. No, she simply does not want to actually have to clean the bathroom and she luckily married someone who most of the time, doesn't mind.

When Lorna was living alone in an apartment pre-marriage, she grew unidentifiable things in her bathroom! I don't want to hear anything about how gross men are when they live by themselves --- her bathroom would give any bachelor a run for their money. Hence, after our nuptials in 1988, I got the privilege of cleaning our bathrooms from apartment to first house, first house to second and three kids later, numerous pets and a third house, I am still cleaning the bathroom. However, being gone for close to three weeks and because she knocked my favorite hat off my head into the Gulf of Mexico, she cleaned our bathroom! I came home to a refreshingly clean bathroom --- although she admits this may be a one time occurrance in our marriage. Miracles do happen!

Hopefully we will become more consistent at blogging again --- that will qualify as a miracle for us.

Happy Anniversary!

My beautiful bride on our wedding day!

20 years ago today. Hard to believe. That was two apartments, three houses, three churches, many cars and jobs plus three kids to get where we are today.

Did I say many meals? With the exception of that bad turkey leg in year one, the rest have been great as you can tell between the difference in my figure on May 21, 1988 and now on May 21st, 2008. This picture makes me realize how much of a good cook Lorna really is and how much I need to really stop eating for like the next 20 years.

We both teared up at this moment. Lorna's Uncle Jerry (a Methodist minister) married us. He does good work.

Yummmmmmm! Italian Cream Cake. Oh yes, I need to quite eating for like the next 20, but YUMMMMMM!

All that time got us here. Three beautiful, healthy kids and my one, loving wife. I am one lucky guy! Happy Anniversary sweetie. I love you the whole wide world and then some!

Tim-

20 Years

Wednesday is our 20th anniversary. It is hard to believe for me because it has gone by so fast. We celebrated by going to a bed and breakfast in San Antonio this past weekend. We went with no agenda, no kids and had a wonderful time. We ate good food our kids wouldn't like, shopped in places with lots of breakables and took an afternoon nap on Saturday (we never do that!).

Here is our view off our private balcony facing the garden and riverwalk.




Lorna did register Lane for his upcoming dual credit course from our love nest - yes, a parent's work is never done.



Saturday, we ate on the riverwalk. This native San Antonian joined us at our table for Mexican food.







My beautiful bride after our Mexican fiesta lunch. I love her!

Lorna lounging on our balcony. Bed and breakfasts are the best. We were sad to leave on Sunday and return to reality. Having someone else clean, cook and tidy up all while baking homemade cookies in the afternoon with lemonade is great. Wonder if I can train the kids to bake cookies this summer. Hmmmmmm, food for thought. Happy 20th Anniversary sweetie!