Jan 12, 2022 - 20 Years!

 

I can't believe it's been 20 years since that picture was taken!

Ryan and I celebrated our anniversary with a big trip to Spain and Italy back in the Fall.  It was amazing! We didn't want to let the actual day pass though without doing something special too, so we decided on dinner at Canoe.  This place delivers an excellent meal and experience every single time.  It was a wonderful evening.

It started with a menu personalized to wish us a happy anniversary.  I love this detail!

Ryan started his meal with the peppercorn crusted kangaroo while I started with their smoked salmon on crispy potato cakes with goat cheese.  Both were absolutely delicious.  For our entrees, we both had the special of the evening which was a strip steak.  I had garlic smashed potatoes with mine while Ryan had their pomme frittes.  Both were so yummy.  Of course, we also enjoyed their excellent sourdough bread and butter throughout the meal.

For dessert, Ryan had a pear tart  which was pretty good.  I had their Canoe s'mores.  This was quite the presentation.  They put down a homemade graham cracker, top it with a chocolate mousse, put a marshmallow meringue around that, and then put some dark chocolate croutons on the side.  It's covered in dome that's filled with smoke which they remove at the table, so it has this true tasting campfire taste to it.  Such a fun dessert!

Ryan surprised me with two dozen beautiful roses too.  Look at this brilliant color!

It was a wonderful evening as we reflected on the past 20 years and dreamed about ones still to come.

There's really no good way to sum up how thankful I am for Ryan and these 20 married years we've shared.  There are too many memories and blessings to count.  We've had some hard times, but most of our days are really quite wonderful.  I am thankful for how he leads our home.  I hope that our girls will one day have marriages as great as ours.  I pray that our marriage reflects Christ and His bride, and that it can be an encouragement to others.  I look forward to our days ahead with one another.