Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Not quite the wedding of the century, but...

Once upon a time, long before Max and Leo came into this world, two teens fell in love. Sigh. They studied together (well, not quite together...feminist math would be a heck of a reading course though). They lived apart, then further apart, then together, then all over the place. They watched junky TV together. They played sports together. They cooked together (HA! Just checking if you were still reading). And then they got married.

Things remarkably got even better after that. More degrees, bigger trips, an actual house, a wicked part/full-time job at HMV...the world was the twosome's oyster. Then, they had a baby boy. And then another. Remarkably, things got even better. More laughing, more tears, less sleep...oh wait, I said "better"...a vehicle, new friends, getting familiar with the Treehouse TV lineup.

So this might apply to some other couples out there too, but I'm actually talking about Holly and I. Mid-May, we celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary and it provided me with a great opportunity to think about all of the things we've done together. It's one of the first big events that I've celebrated where instead of saying "I have no idea where the time went!", I really do appreciate how much time has gone by since our Vancouver Island wedding and how much we've gone through in that time.

To mark the occasion, Holly threw a party at the local Legion Hall and invited many friends and family members to share in the fun. I have no idea how she pulled it all off. Seriously. If absolutely forced, I could have had everybody there with worse food options, no decor at all and the worst thing to happen at the party would not have been "the trivia started 10 minutes late". I guarantee it. So a SUPER BIG thank you to my wife for making this night such a special event. I was also really glad that Max and Leo could share in the merriment. They are (obviously) a huge part of our lives and to have them and their friends over (seriously, 21 kids under the age of 5!!) to join in the fun was pretty cool indeed.

Here are a couple of pictures from the evening. Thanks again to everyone who was able to attend or contribute in some way. It really was a great night!


The spread!!!


Holly and Jenny share a moment in front of the photo wall.


Max's 3rd visit to the dessert table. He eats the iced parts of cakes and then leaves the rest for somebody else.


Leo, showing off Kids' Corner.


The family distracts the little guy with a book.


After 174 laps around the room, Leo needed a little love from Dad.


After donning his PJs, Leo posed for some pictures.


The winning trivia team: the Colpitts Family & Friends


The happy couple. And yes, we paid for our own cherubim.

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