happy anniversary

Happy 16th Anniversary, Mr. Simple!

It was the day before Valentine's Day 1996,

 I was making this mocha fudge on the cover of an old Bon Appetit magazine.

Mr. Simple and I were in the early stages of planning our wedding,

we had both been married before and wanted something small with family. Not wanting

to leave anyone out our guest list grew out of control, and before we knew it we were

discussing a large venue, not what we had hoped for.

While flipping through the magazine I stumbled upon a story describing the most romantic
 hotel in Gardone Riviera, Italy. 

I showed it to Mr. Simple and said, 'Let's get married here!"

He said something like, "Did you notice it's in Italy?"

I called them the next day and the rest is history...

it wasn't easy, we were required to have five witnesses and ourselves meet

with the Italian Consulate in Denver, the documents then needed the

approval of the Secretary of State and more paperwork in Milan, but we did it!

My love,
It was truly a wonderful adventure and an exciting beginning for our life together.

Despite the fairy tale wedding, a lasting marriage doesn't come easily, thank you for
your love and wholehearted support for sixteen years, and happily going along with my
crazy ideas. I'm blessed and forever grateful. 
I love you!