12th anniversary 结婚十二周年纪念

Hubby Q and I were married for 12 years, and we celebrated our 12th anniversary on this Valentine's Day. It also happened to be the first day of the Chinese New Year in 2010.

After going through the necessary family visits and gathering in the earlier part of the day, we went out to buy a heart-shaped cake I'd seen in BreadTalk shops that's been on sale specially for the occasion (VDay). TW has been especially excited, but couldn't quite grasp the significance of this.

Is it someone's birthday cake? She asked.

No, it is for celebrating mummy and daddy having been married for 12 years, I explained.

Oh, so that's why you need a birthday cake for the celebration?

Er, sure, darling...

今年的年初一是我和老公的十二周年结婚纪念日。同舟共济了十二年，却也很难的，决定买个蛋糕庆祝一下。到BreadTalk买了个小小心形蛋糕，再点上一支大蜡烛、两支小蜡烛。就这么简单。

小廷慧为我们突然买了个蛋糕而深感不解，直问，到底是谁的生日，为什么要吃蛋糕？

我指着睡房中挂着的婚纱照，尝试解释，那是为爸爸妈妈结婚周年的庆祝。

所以要用生日蛋糕来庆祝？哦！原来是这样！

有两个小宝贝陪同，已觉得十分幸福。