Brummet's Conscious Blog

Our 23rd anniversary today! Woohoo! Dave and I actually celebrate 2 anniversaries - the day we started dating and our wedding date (today). In total, 23 years for us. I wish it was a day off so that we could really do something to celebrate - but hopefully our big smiles and loving hugs will do.  Initially it took a while before I could really accept that Dave and I were meant to be, and when things got real serious my old patterns of "run away!" came creeping in. Thankfully Dave kept me around somehow and we got past all that. The day I took his family name was a huge relief for me - I was no longer the old Lillian and my name no longer reminded me of the traumatic past I lived through. It meant a fresh start, a new life, a new beginning. As the years ticked by we continued to support each other's dreams and passions, but were struck a few times by life's obsticles from job loss and finding out Dave couldn't have kids... to a car accident that put me in a pos...