Today is Larry and my 34th wedding anniversary! He's been a wonderful husband, father and companion all these years. I am truly blessed. We married right out of high school. I was only 18 and he was 19. I guess you could say that we've raised each other. God blessed us with 3 beautiful children and they have blessed us with a total of 12 beautiful grandchildren (6 of whom I have delivered).

I hope no one decides to have a baby this evening because we have special plans. So far it looks like we won't be interrupted. But Larry's very understanding of my work and very supportive when interruptions do occur. I am grateful for that. And we both know we can always celebrate special days on "other" days when it becomes necessary. Still, it's nice to have the day to ourselves.

Tonight we are going to our favorite Italian Restaurant in Rockport, Texas. It's owned by one of my clients and her husband, Susan and Francesco Inguaggiato. Susan lived overseas as a child. In fact, she was born in Anaco, Venezuela (her father Norman was in the oil business). Francesco was born and raised in Sicily. He was a professional basketball player in Italy but he is also an excellent chef. The two of them met in the States. They lived for a while in Italy after they married. When they moved to Rockport to be near Susan’s family, they opened their Italian Restaurant called Bellino's.

So, we are off to Bellino's for an evening for good food, good wine and to celebrate our 34 years of marriage with the company of some wonderful friends.