The Amelioration

I just wanted to sneak this post in today because we were married 6 years ago today. This is one of the first time's we did something really great to celebrate in years. Last night, we went out to dinner without kids at a great restaurant in Hollywood called the Geisha House. It was a fun and classy place, yet hip, with EXCELLENT food. It is Japanese American style, so we had things like sushi rolls with cream cheese and jalapenos, lobster and steak, or lamb chops with a teriyaki type glaze. It was so yummy and really fun. My friend Claire watched the kids, so I didn't have to worry about Amelia the whole time. Philip told me the reservation was at 6:45 and of course we were running late and I was rushing and panicking. Then after we dropped the kids off and got back in the car, he told me that the reservation was really for 7, but he knew I would be running late. It worked. We walked in at the desk at 7 and were at our table at 7:02. Nice move, Bagley. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and we stuffed ourselves to the brim.
Now here is a quick recap of our story for those who don't know, or like hearing these kinds of things. Met Philip August 2000 because my close friend in college was Tyler, who also was Philip's close friend from high school. First time I met him he seemed so awkward and I wasn;t too interested, but my roomies thought he was hot. I died his hair red the next time I saw him. The 3 of us spent a TON of time together until sometime in the fall of 2001, I started to like him as more than a friend and kept dropping hints to see if it was mutual. On January 15th, 2002 we kissed and I knew deep down he was the one I wanted to marry, but kept it to myself so he wouldn't freak out. Then in August of 2002, I moved to Minnesota to do an internship. He was afraid I wouldn't come back unless I was spoken for, so he proposed to me with a wire ring at his parents cabin just a few hours before I left. We drove to the nearest town and bought a ring and then I moved. We were supposed to get married in May, but a month or so after I was gone, Philip told me he wanted to move the date up. I resisted, mainly because I wanted a spring wedding, but after he met all my ridiculous demands I thought he never would meet, I realized how serious he was, so I agreed and we were married on January 25 2003.
Here is a montage of pics of us from when we first met in 2000 to a few months ago. Love that my hair is basically the same, just my weight fluctuates!!! And I love Philip's crazy fluffy mountain man hair when he grows it out.