9 years.

We celebrated our 9-year anniversary yesterday, June 30th.

I can not believe that it has been 9 years since we exchanged wedding vows in Maine. It seems like it was just the other day. And, yet we have definitely come a far way together since that day in 2001.

We were just 19 then with hordes of doubters, but I can't think of anyone else in the world with whom I would have rather spent almost the last 11 years of my life. My rock. My best friend. My little girls' hero.

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We had a lovely dinner at the Ugly Oyster (strange name, huh?!) tonight. I can't think of a date that we've had after our 6-year anniversary dinner, 3 years ago. So, it was definitely nice to be out together. It felt incredibly weird driving alone in the car knowing that the car seats were empty and that there weren't three little girlies to snap in and out of those said car seats.

Girlies spent a few hours here at home with Tia Rosa, and we had a wonderful night. The restaurant was highly recommended by many co-workers of mine, and it didn't fail. Dan was quite intrigued by the seafood menu, and he loved what he ordered. I got a *regular* burger, but it was definitely not your regular burger. It was the best burger I have EVER had. (Of course, I did add bleu cheese to it!). They had a live band playing Celtic music that reminded me of 'River Dance' and I am a huge fan of that type of music, so we loved it. We kept saying that it reminded us of being in Maine, and it felt like we would walk out the door and be on a dock smelling the salt air of the bay.