Today is my 4th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately, due to work I had to go to KC for the day today. My goal was to wake her up with breakfast in bed and give her a fun surprise, but since I’m out of town I thought it would be fun to blog about it.
Stephanie and I were married on 5.26.07 in Sedona, AZ. It was a pretty fun, low stress wedding. She was a beautiful bride and I really enjoyed the whole day – we had a great wedding planner so Stephanie and I just got to hang out with our guests and drink. No drama at all. (Actually, that isn’t quite true. We had a trolley running people from the hotel to the wedding site and after the wedding my brothers tipped the driver a couple hundred to take them trolley bar hopping, at which time they proceeded to completely trash said trolley. Oh, and my Dad lost a pair of suspenders that my buddy Joe found later in a very strange place.)
Because of work schedules and budget, we did not take a honeymoon. We wanted to go to Parrot Cay but that is pretty spendy. To make up for it, for our fourth anniversary I’m taking my sweetheart on the honeymoon that we didn’t have. But…we aren’t going to Parrot Cay. I think I found something better.
Before I get to that, though, I need to say some things to my hot, lovely, funny, awesome wife.
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Dear Stephanie,
Wow – I can’t believe it’s been 4 years already. You sure are hot, lovely, funny, and awesome. 
I’m sad that we’re spending today apart but I’m really happy to be celebrating another year with you. I couldn’t be more proud that you are Mrs. Lilly – to be more specific, MY Mrs. Lilly. I wake up every morning and feel fortunate for what we have built together over these last four years, and I can’t wait to see what the next 4 years hold. Or the next 7, 13, 25, or ….? (Can you guess the next number in the sequence?)
I really admire you – your love and passion for our critters, your commitment and loyalty to our families, your business genius, your craftiness, and your beauty. You’re the total package, baby.
Thanks for being so patient and understanding with my crazy work schedule. I love you.
-Joe
P.S. I couldn’t figure out a better way to surprise you with this gift, so I thought I’d post it on Facebook for everyone to see. I hope that’s ok.
P.P.S. I have more to tell you that I’m not going to put on the internet, but that will have to wait for tonight.
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On to Stephanie’s surprise….
See how fun cruises are?
We went on a really fun vacation last year with Stephanie’s family. Her folks took the fam on a cruise for their wedding anniversary. We had a great time and ever since then I’ve been looking around for other fun vacations in or around water. I thought about renting a house in Cabo or doing another cruise, but neither of those seemed fitting for an anniversary present for the best wife in the world.
I’ve been searching for the last year, but as of two weeks ago I had not found anything that really captured my interest.
Until I found the Rhapsody.
The Rhapsody!
The Rhapsody is a 72′ Irwin sailboat that sails out of the Virgin Islands. It’s not a cruise. It’s a private charter that specializes in couples and honeymooners. It’s all inclusive. There’s even a hot tub on deck.
They have the normal fun water sports equipment (fishing poles, snorkeling gear, a zodiac, wakeboards, water skis, etc.) and can also help us connect with deep sea fishing charters, dive boats, and the normal tropical touristy stuff.
They set the itinerary and menu based upon our requests. It’s a custom-built cruise for two. Since the 4th anniversary is traditionally the “fruit or flowers” year, they are going to have plenty of fresh fruit and flowers on board.
On December 4th, 2011, we are going to head for the Virgin Islands and spend 6 sun-filled days aboard our own private yacht. There are 6 staterooms, so at Stephanie’s option we can invite some friends or just have the boat to ourselves for an entire week.
We probably need to stock up on books and sunscreen.
Sounds fun huh?
Happy anniversary Stephanie. I love you.
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