15 years and counting!

It's hard to believe we have squeezed so much into 15 short years. At times, it feels like yesterday, and then again, it seems like 50. Not in a bad way, but in a way that feels as if we have always been together. Maybe in another lifetime....

Although today was slightly stressful with some work issues, I came home, had a nap, washed my face and put on a little lipstick, and then after marking the day with a couple of photos for posterity's sake, we went to eat at a restaurant called The Garden, which we had never been to. We just couldn't face driving into Doha and the crazy traffic on a Thursday night. The Garden is an Indian restaurant and it proved to be not only delicious, but a good deal and we came home stuffed and with some extra paratha (Indian flat bread). We enjoyed doing something different with each other, eating something new (lemon soup with coriander) and we both had shrimp dishes that proved very tasty. We will definitely go back there more often!

I don't have any flowery words to say. Nelson bought me roses which are sweet smelling and just the thing to make the day extra special. But we consider all of our days special, considering that at one time, it had been a very real possibility that we would never have any more anniversaries together. We are thankful to be here, together, and though most days aren't yeeha hootenanny kinds of days, we do celebrate every day together, happy to be alive and here and in this moment. Each day IS a gift, which one of my students reminded me this week. The neat thing is that I really don't believe our adventure ends here by going back to Michigan and settling back down to jobs or retirement. I think our adventure is ongoing, wherever we may be. There are so many possibilities in this life, so many dreams we have yet to dream, that we may not even recognize as dreams yet. I thought for awhile that I was getting too old to dream and that this would be sort of a last hurrah before we go home to settle down again, having this adventure to count in our years together. Today, I think that maybe our adventure is just beginning and we've just spent 15 years warming up! :)

I love you, Nelson!