Twelve years ago today, I married the funniest, most intelligent, most infuriatingly independent person I have ever met. Sweet, strong, protective and genuinely nice, he’s been the only person I cannot bend to my will or seem to lose interest in. I forgot to tell him this morning as we did the school/work run, but I did remember.
Happy anniversary, Mr. HG.
Also, we make ridiculously awesome kids. And that’s not just my biased, mom opinion, it’s a fact. Ask anyone who has been around my kids. Smart, confident, independent thinkers who never want to eat anything I make for them.



Happy Anniversary Mallorie Butler!!!!!!
The “Congratulations!” part of our silence was implicit,
of course.
We saw an invisible “Do Not Disturb” sign.