And Baby Makes 3

     Three years ago, on the first day of summer, I married my best friend. Our wedding was gorgeous, celebrated with 200 of our closest friends and family. We had a beautiful Greek Orthodox ceremony, in honor of my husband's background. Afterwards, we threw quite the party. Every detail was planned to a T, as party planning is a favorite hobby of mine. There was no way my wedding wouldn't be meticulously planned and implemented. Here we are on that wonderful day.

     On our first anniversary, we renewed our vows in the Catholic church, a nod to my background, and went out to a beautiful dinner at Carmine's in Manhattan. Their portions are huge, served family-style, and we ended up eating leftovers for the next 3 days!! Our second anniversary was spent on the beach in Wildwood Crest, on the New Jersey shore. The trip was a combination anniversary/Father's Day/Babymoon trip. I was about 5 months pregnant, and we had recently found out that our raspbaby was in fact a girl. The stress of the school year ended two days before we left. The trip was exactly what we needed.

     This third anniversary of ours will have quite a different landscape. We will be a party of 3, dining at Tony Roma's. There will be no vows, no beachfront sunsets. Just myself, my husband, and our beautiful Viviana, celebrating three magical years, but our first as a family of three. The evening will be- in a word- perfection!

Three years later