Renewing our Vows

Technically you never really have to renew your vows. Once you do it the first time you're married but it doesn't hurt to either. It's our 5th anniversary this year and I remember leaving our honeymoon saying "it would be nice to come back here in 5 years". That's not till July and surprisingly we are living close enough now that we can make it out this summer back to the cabin for a 2nd time and it's booked. But yesterday we completed a Marriage Enrichment course and at the end of it restated our vows to each other. It may not have been exactly what I had pictured if I were to plan it but that doesn't matter. Some people have a big party putting their wedding dresses back on or something just a fancy and rewriting new vows to each other and others do it quietly just the two of them. For us, the big party idea didn't really fit as there wasn't much hope of getting my family out here and if your going to have a big party with all the family it just doesn't seem right without the brides family. So, yesterday there were about 20 couples all standing there holding hands with their spouses renewing their vows all at the same time and I still felt a bit teary eyed as it still means the same thing. I did however later that day try on my wedding dress and spun around a few times in the living room for Ray. It felt good to fit into it again - especially after having two kids (I didn't fit into it after Mark but somehow I do after two). The next thing to look forward to I guess is going back to the cabin and Radium hot springs for a 2nd honeymoon. Actually it will be more like a 3rd honeymoon as Cuba last year was more like our 2nd honeymoon even though I was pregnant.