15 Happy Years

August 20, 1997

August 20, 2012

The Thames from Emirates Air Line- looking northeast

The Thames and O2 arena- looking southwest

Today was a super fun day. Curtis worked from home, and had only one early phone call. We loaded everybody up and drove to Hampton Court for a River Cruise on the Thames. We got off at Kingston, ate some hotdogs from a cart, window shopped a little bit, went potty, and came home.  Later, Curtis and I went into London for dinner at a Brazilian restaurant up in Greenwich at the O2 arena- the Rodizio Rico. Then we took the Emirates Air tram for a ride over the Thames river. It was gorgeous day, which turned into a gorgeous evening walking and riding around the city. It still feels surreal to live near a city like London. It was a night of making new friends too. Curtis was talking to a  Portuguese waiter at Rodizio Rico quite a bit. He would come and bring us the meat fresh from the fire (which is the best thing about Brazilian BBQ!) and chat for a bit. Curtis mentioned that he served a mission there, and that sparked some conversation about religion. As we were leaving he shared his email with Curtis, and a desire to come to come to church sometime. I guess he used to see LDS missionaries in Brazil when he lived there.
On the tram, we sat in the car with another family with one little boy. We were kind of bummed because we wanted to make out. But then the woman asked her husband if he thought we would die if the car fell off the tram, and that led to a conversation with this couple. We chatted until we got off the tram, and Curtis and Santa (the husband) exchanged info.
Got our own tram car on the way back and made out. Then we heard a voice from above asking us to keep our feet off the seats. That guy got a good show tonight:) Curtis politely asked him to stop watching us make out.
On the underground on the way home, we sat by a family with a little boy who looked Sadie's age. We were waving and smiling at him, and the wife pulled out her phone and showed me a video of him playing at home. Then I pulled out my phone and showed her a picture of Sadie. I think her jaw dropped to the floor when I told her that we have 5 children. As they got  off the underground she gave me her number and name. They are from Beijing area.
Came home and watched the first half of Harry Potter 6 which features Surbiton station at the beginning. We took a good look around tonight while we were at the station and it really is OUR Surbiton station in the movie!! That makes me smile alot.
One thing I will say about the 15 Anniversaries we have had together is they have never been the same. Whether we have been eating raw chicken from Carl's Jr., or moving (or both!), or Curtis at the Portofino and me throwing up in a condo in New Jersey (or both!), or going to Wicked on Broadway or throwing a huge Anniversary Party for Sandy and Curt, or staying with lots of family in Hackensack, or driving across the country and just dying to stay in a Holiday Inn Express where there are hopefully no cockroaches,  they have been totally original, crazy, and us. I wouldn't have it any other way.  Here's to many, many more to come!