Final Alaska Part Three

Our final port... Victoria, B.C.
This is the front of our ship.  So nice to see it from land.
We were all swaying by this time even on land.  At this port we only had a few hours so we trekked.

The sights were beautiful...

The famous Empress Hotel...

Many beautiful pubs and storefronts...
We didn't try out any of them... 

Me and this Solly guy...  Monsters something or other...
this was to prove to the kids that I can be silly.

A photo shot through a store window.  It was a source of inspiration for me to go home on.  So serene and calming... so unlike my natural self...

And now to recap the whole thing.... We had a wonderful time seeing new places and doing new things.   Having Danny and Kristy with us made the trip that much more fun.  The ship didn't feel so big and we broke up our times together enough that we came home still very good friends. 

       The most important part of the trip was that it was our fifteenth wedding anniversary trip.  That WAS special...
After fifteen years... I know that we have a good thing...  I know that we can drive each other crazy sometimes and its still OK...  I know that Bruce is good for me... He has taught me much about forgiveness and going on....  He has been my leader even when I didn't know how to follow... He has never given up on me... He has been faithful... That is a huge gift of love... After fifteen years I understand that even if he doesn't see things emotional like I do {thank God for that,} he sees them from a higher vantage point than I do and together we make a beautiful balance.