Brian's Surprise

Well, I gave Brian his surprise this evening and he loved it. I was so worried he would think it was silly, but he was speechless. So, now that he knows, I can talk about it. He is always complaining that he doesn't have any pictures of me. He still keeps my wedding picture on his desk at work (and trust me, I look nothing like that anymore!!) . I won't let him take any pics of me because I just hate to have my picture taken and he whines about it all the time. Sooooo, I went and had pictures made- by a professional. Now, they are not dirty or anything- they are very tasteful and the photographer is really talented, so I felt pretty good about it. I was really nervous about it before I went and felt ridiculous doing something like that. Then I thought, I am not just a mother, I am a wife, too and I can still show my husband that I can look pretty when I want. I also decided that if he loves me enough to keep that outdated wedding photo on his desk, he loves me enough to want a new picture that actually looks like the woman I am today. I think we, as women, get so caught up in being a mother and seeing our husbands as "stuck" with us that we forget to keep the romance alive and we forget that they need us to be their wife first, and the kids mom second. (That's Biblical, baby.)We're not just "Mommy and Daddy"- we are husband and wife, too. Even after almost 10 years of marriage, being married is still a "big deal" to us and I felt really good about doing this for B even though it was torture for me. He never would have guessed in a million years that I would do it because I have braces (which is one reason I am not smilling in most of the pics!) and he also knows how much I hate having my picture taken. The photographer was so laid back and easy to work with that it was not nearly as bad as I thought. He is the same one who took the pics of the girls that I blogged about last week. (We get to go see the proofs this Friday for that and I cannot wait!!) So, that was the big secret. It is too late tonight to post pics, but I will share some of them tommorrow. I am curious to see what people think about them!! I'll post lake pics later this week. I am pooped right now after a day of taking both girls all day to run errands and shop for school supplies........ Please, may they sleep until at least 9 am.........