Yesterday Ken and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary.  In honor of the special occasion, the kiddos went to their grandparents for a sleepover and Ken and I went out.  We did things that we don’t usually get to do with the kids around.  Like what, you might ask?  For starters we went out to eat and actually had an uninterrupted conversation that had nothing to do with our children.  Now THAT’S  a treat!  Then we went shopping, again without any complaints or nagging about things the children wanted or that they were bored because we weren’t shopping for them.  While we were at the mall, I went to get my ring cleaned.  I got an upgrade last year in honor of our 15th anniversary and hadn’t had it cleaned at all over the past year.  It looked beautiful and shiny when I put it back on and then I noticed that it was missing a diamond.  Oops.  It took 2 employees fishing around in the cleaner basket looking for it.  Now it’s been sent off for repair and I’m left with a naked finger for a couple of weeks.  Overall we had a lovely anniversary.  Hard to imagine life without my spouse, and I couldn’t ask for a better one!  Definitely “until death do us part”!