Our Anniversary

Bryan and I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary over the weekend. I can't believe it has already been five years! Add to that a year of engagement and sort of a year of dating and that totals seven years. Wow.
It seems only appropriate to include the newest song on my list of love songs (I add one every year to the Bryan and Andrea mix). Of course it would be country...

*Sigh* The guys always seem to have the market cornered on awesome love songs. Bryan's addition this year is the Bruno Mars hit. I'm seriously starting to wonder if females can nail love songs...maybe I just haven't heard any lately...highly possible since I rarely listen to the radio.
I digress. We decided to stay at The Inn at Hunt Phelan B&B using a Groupon (I heart Groupon!). We got a suite including a closet the size of my living room for less than $100. It was gorgeous but it didn't come with the promised jacuzzi tub. Prego Andrea required a spa bath so we switched to a smaller room with the appropriate tub and I was very pleased. We had dinner at our most favorite splurge restaurant and just relaxed. I think we were both surprised at how much we missed Derek even though we were only 30 minutes away. We called home to say good night to him *sheepish grin*
We had a great time but I think that had more to do with how much we like hanging out with each other than with the bed and breakfast itself. We always have trouble sleeping when we travel. Our bed must be made of mush or something because hotel beds always feel like a slab of rock.
Then when we went down for breakfast we were served one bagel (total, not each) and a single plate with three strawberries, four blueberries, a few sticks of cheese and two piles of prosciutto. I was waiting for the second course when I saw another couple who had been there before us get up and leave. I mean come on, one bagel? We could have stayed at the Holiday Inn Express and gotten eggs and bacon. The last B&B we stayed at had a five course breakfast that was divine. I mean I feel like the whole point in choosing a B&B over a hotel is feeling pampered. I must say Hunt Phelan left a lot to be desired, but Bryan and I had a good laugh over it on the way home...I don't eat uncooked cheese or meat when I'm expecting so Bryan even offered to stop and get me an egg McMuffin. Hehe.
Even with all that I was thrilled spending the weekend with my favorite person. I am thankful for Bryan everyday. And when I see him and Derek together...shoot, I can't even not cry when I'm blogging...I just can't believe how blessed I am.
Cheesy, huh? Totally true though.

What is Love?

I'm humming a song with that line in it as I type. I'm thinking life is more fun set to music and since yesterday was Valentine's I guess that one seemed appropriate to me.
Bryan and I don't really celebrate Valentine's...our anniversary is in a couple weeks anyway and we decided a long time ago we didn't want some arbitrary holiday to make us feel obligated to be romantic. Does that sound utterly un-romantic? I don't think it is.
What I define as romantic is when Bryan swings me around in his arms and starts slow dancing with me to the beat of the music in his head. When we leave random notes of love and appreciation laying about for each other to find. When Bryan knows I'm tired so he heroically swoops in to give Derek his bath. Things like these happen all the time without a reason and that is a big part of what makes it so romantic. Doesn't it sort of lessen the experience when the day requires a grand romantic gesture?
I'm actually wondering if we shouldn't change how we celebrate our anniversary. We've been blessed the past several years to have pretty amazing romantic getaways and now with our second little one due in just three months we're still debating how to celebrate this year. I've even thought about making it a family celebration since it is when the Simmons clan was established.
Bryan and I already have weekly date nights that usually include dinner or lunch at a restaurant and an activity and it seems like a yearly date should be celebrated uniquely...without the expectations of grand romance...yeah, I know, I'm not asking much, right? I guess that is why we seem to be without plans so far this year.