As you no doubt already know, I do love my husband.
I thought for the purpose of this entry, I would include some pictures of him on one of his first trips to WDW:
(I know, too darn cute! It gives me hope if we ever have children
.)
We have had a terribly difficult past six months. In November, one of our cats had a bad reaction to a rabies vaccine and ended up in the pet hospital for almost two weeks. (Thank God shes still with us.) These are our children, in so many ways, so it was so very scary to deal with. Not to mention, pretty expensive.
Then, just before Thanksgiving, I had a horrible toothache, which turned out to be an infected wisdom tooth! Oh goody. Not. I was scheduled for surgery to take out three teeth (2 wisdom and a molar) the next week, which went just fine, but the infection didnt go away. So they switched my antibiotic. Bad idea. I had an allergic reaction, and then I was in the hospital.
Just before Christmas, we thought all was well
.until we realized the top wisdom tooth they extracted was, once again, infected. Back in for surgery the day before Christmas Eve, and back on meds. But, once again, we thought all was well.
Then, as you know, on January 7th, my father passed away.
My world stopped. Its still not spinning quite so quickly anymore, but at least were beginning to move forward. Barely.
The company I worked for at the time was not supportive. They actually called the day after the funeral to ask when I would be back to work, because they were quite busy covering for me. Lovely, hmm?
I hadnt even been out of work for a full week when they did that.
Back in the hospital a week later with chest pains. Heart problems? No. The doctor said I was so stressed every single muscle of my back, neck, and shoulders were knotted. Plus, the anxiety and grief were giving me the chest pain. Also, not good.
DH and I spoke about it at length, and he told me that I should quit my job. In this economy, thats not the best thing to do (ok, its insane), but he was willing to make it work since it was making me (literally) sick. I did just that, and the pain was gone in a day or two. I was also blessed to find a job within two weeks of that, meaning we didnt have to live off of the cats food just yet.
Any one of these things would be challenging to deal with. Having them all hit seemingly at once was devastating. I gained 20 pounds
went through depression, you name it.
But he was always right there. My DH was so amazing and supportive through it all, even though I knew he was just as stressed and saddened by everything that happened. He was suffering too, but he put me first.
My dad was right when he told me he was a keeper. (Actually, he said dont screw this up, if you do Ill adopt him and drop you, but whos counting?)
Since my DH did so much for me, I wanted to help him understand how much he meant to me
Ive been doing little things here and there (like, for instance, telling him
) but wanted to do something extra special on our trip.
It started with the Spa day (yes, he actually likes getting massages, I know, perfect man
.) and dinner at Victoria and Alberts since he is a big foodie as well. Then, I stumbled across Carrie Haywards amazing dinner at the Tower of Terror in DHS. (lurkyloo on DIS) I was surprised to hear you could actually have an event IN the parks!
This was not an inexpensive decision, but I had just enough money saved up in my fun fund after booking the Disney trip, that it became a possibility. I called Disney Events and they put me in touch with a planner at the Yacht Club, where were staying. She and I spoke for about an hour and came up with lots of different possibilities, but in the end, I settled on Tamu Tamu, because the lushness of the setting was just gorgeous and would fit in perfectly for a romantic dinner!
So now you know
why I am planning this special event. Next, Ill begin on what the overall plan is, and how I got started!
And, because I do so love these old school pictures, heres two more of my DHs first Disney trip:
Seriously, you dont get much cuter than that!!!
Want to read more? Miss an update about the Event?:
The Event Revealed!
The Reason Why
Pictures of Nemo
Timing, Location, and Theme
What a great idea! Can't wait to read all about it!
*lie*lie* 
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Thanks for joining in! I'm glad you'll be following along. I have a feeling it won't be the smoothest ride,
. I had originally ordered the bag because I thought it would be a nice summer crossbody, but when it arrived what I thought was the standard khaki pattern was in gold! While it's very nice, it's a bit too 
for me. Then again, it works perfectly with the gold on the pins so......
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Thank you for joining in! I am a huge fan of going to a busy place, grabbing a sweet tea or a cocktail (depending if it's before noon or not
While I know other people have it worse than we do, and I count myself as blessed every day, I do feel like a little "fun" time away will do us both some good!
