Nine.

A cat has nine lives. We have nine planets (well, technically only eight now). Nine rhymes with fine. AND it's also the number of years Kevin and I have been together. I know what you think. Whoa...nine years? That's a long time. Yes, it's a long time, especially since marriages these days seem to last only 72 days *ahem Kim Kardashian*...but who's counting? So to celebrate our special day, we decided to do the thing we do best - eat. We finally got to try out this restaurant that we've been meaning to try. The service was fast but not friendly. The atmosphere was, well, there was none, unless you like the busy lunch crowd scene. But the food was delicious and the price was right! In other words, it was perfect for us. After victoriously battling food coma in the parking lot, we decided to have some ice cream! What's an anniversary lunch without dessert? It was the perfect afternoon.

As I sit here writing this, on the night before we leave for our trip, I'm reminded of all the thousands of kilometres we've had to travel in order to see each other when we were living in different cities. There were long bus rides, train rides, car rides, and plane rides between cities, provinces, and countries. But now we get to experience the world together with just the packs on our backs. I can't wait!

Happy Anniversary.