For certain (flexible) systems of accounting Dinner is now 15 years old. There was a whole convoluted logical reasoning behind this. I don’t remember what it was, please don’t ask me to recreate it. Suffice it to say we missed the 10th Anniversary of Dinner by several years and were entirely too impatient to wait for the 20th Anniversary to do something special; Jes was in town from California for her college reunion anyway; and, we wanted an excuse to get all dolled up and go out to dinner.
Anyway you count it, or slice it, that we’ve been doing this for 15 years is mind boggling. It is also cause for celebration. And, in our case, elaborate celebration involving Save the Date Cards, an official invitation, a formal menu at a fancy restaurant, and everyone getting dressed to the nines.
The 15th Anniversary of Dinner was like planning a very small scale wedding. I have new found respect for all my friends who’ve pulled off wonderful weddings. Read the rest of this entry ?