Happy Anniversary!

This is only three weeks late, but here's a pic of me and Rob on our third wedding anniversary. Seriously, is it only the third?? It feels like we've been married forever! Our anniversary was on August 20 and it was the day before I had to return to work. Cody and I had one last lake trip with my mom and sister. Rob had to work kind of late so we just hung out close to home and went to dinner at the Red Lobster. It's a funny story because Red Lobster is not one of the restaurants that we visit often, but this was the second time in three weeks that we went to RL! While we were on vacation in Ohio we also went to RL. I picked Rob up at the airport in Cleveland only to find that although he made it to Cleveland, his bags and golf clubs had not. So we stayed relatively close to the airport (thank God I knew my way around) and we ended up at RL. We ate dinner at the bar, watched the Indians game on TV and had a great conversation with another couple also eating dinner at the bar. Anyway, we liked what we had for dinner in Ohio so much that we were looking forward to the same dinner! Both times we were out without the Code-man! Thanks Spleeve and Steph for watching him so we could have a couple hours without him. It was definitely an anniversary to be thankful for since it was only four days after his wreck. We had so much to be thankful for and a lot of things to talk about.

My life has changed so much in the last six years because of Rob and I am so thankful for all of it. I've never felt so free to be myself with anyone else and that is probably the one thing that I love the most. Many of you who know me well know that I'm a total dork and let me tell you, I think I have gotten worse! I never feel that he is going to judge me because I jump up at a commercial and start to bust out a cheer routine from high school because the song on the commercial was one that we used to have a routine to! Or on any given Saturday, Sunday, or any other random day, when I'm yelling at the TV during the Notre Dame or Cleveland Browns football game, or during an Indians playoff game (that was last year, we have no hope this year) when you can usually hear me out in the yard! And the other thing that I love most is that he is just as big a dork as I am. I can't tell you some of the silly stuff he has done because it would forever ruin his reputation, but it makes me love him even more.

Another reason I love him so much is because he is such a great dad. I know, I know, everyone says their husband is a great dad, but Rob REALLY is great! Let's just say that I really LOVE my sleep. My husband has gotten up with Cody in the middle of the night easily more than I have. I think I have learned to tune out Cody's nightime fussing through the monitor, but that's because I know that Dada will take care of him.

One last reason that love him so much is that he is not ever afraid to be himself. He is that same person no matter who he is around and he never apologizes for being who he is. I really wish that I were more like him. I think that sometimes I care WAY TOO much what someone else is going to think about me and I forget to just have fun. I'm trying to learn from him!

One more thing that I love (okay this really is the last) is that nobody ever tells him no. He is never afraid to do anything, even if I am! I am such a rule follower and am always afraid of getting in trouble and it is so much fun to go places with him because he will do anything! Did I tell you that we went to the Nascar race in Fontana and got to the infield without having any tickets? Okay, that's a story for the next post. I also still have to post Ohio pics, I know!

Anyway, Robbie, I love you so much! I am so thankful for you and Cody and the life we share! Happy third anniversary!