so much better than anything i made in art class

i've been reflecting a lot today as it was last easter that i realized i was pregnant. the date was march 23rd, so a little more than a year ago, and i say 'realized' because i woke up that morning after a vivid dream feeling certain that i was knocked up [does 'with child' sound better?]. it seems hokey, i know, but up until that moment the possibility had not entered my mind. it would be two more days before i'd venture out to buy a test and confirm what i already knew to be true.

easter has always been a special holiday for zack and me - not because of any religious significance - but rather it's an excuse to dress up and go out for a big fancy brunch buffet, a tradition we started the year we began dating. so today marks 13 years since our first easter together at the james river wine bistro in richmond, virginia [which, after a quick internet search, appears to have closed]. i'm amazed at how quickly the years since we met have passed.

last year zack made a reservation at a really nice place as it was our first easter together in quite a long time. little did he know, i was drinking champagne and sucking down raw oysters, aware that once i had proof of my pregnancy, these things would be off limits. [i shared my news with him once we got home that afternoon.]

and now this morning. there we sat at a lovely brunch in point loma, no longer just the two of us, now a family of three. crazy. we raised our glasses and i said, "we made it through another year." zack quickly corrected me, "made it through? not only did we make it through, look what we made!"









what a year. we couldn't be more proud of our sweet little angel.

happy easter everyone!