Today is our fourth anniversary! Last night, Alex and I reminisced by looking through photos from when we were first dating…

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This was the weekend he met my dad. How cute is he without a beard? (Although I’ll never let him shave.

Alex’s old Brooklyn apartment had dark red walls in the living room, which I remember thinking was so cool and masculine when I went over there for the first time. We had a Friday night ritual of listening to music, watching movies and eating too much cheese.

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Here we were at our friend’s dinner party, looking out at the Manhattan skyline. How amazing was the view from their apartment?!

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Visiting my grandmother in Cornwall…

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…and on a walk with my family. (My grandparents’ town is so small that if you send them a letter, you have to write “Polruan-by-Fowey” on the envelope so the mail carrier can figure out how to find it.)

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Alex proposed on a sailboat in the Hudson River. The boat kept tilting from side to side, so I had to stick my hand into his backpack so he could put the ring on safely!

Saying our vows four years ago. Best decision I ever made.

Tonight we’re sneaking away from the babies and going out to a neighborhood Italian restaurant, Gradisca, where the owner flies his mama in from Bologna to make pasta! And of course we’ll meet there:)

Happy Anniversary, Alex! I love you.