10 years

Trevor & I gleefully celebrated

 10 years at the end of August

(doesn't 10 seem so BIG!?)

Not with a beachside trip, as we had planned earlier in the year

(remember the basement flood? Yup--that sucked our vacation plans right down the drain)

Not with a romantic date, as we had planned that month

(my handsome Mr. was writhing in pain that week--from his large & ridiculous kidney stone that required not one but TWO surgeries)

BUT with a recognition of our blessings, our challenges, and the truth that no matter what--it's not the fluffy things that matter, but that we are doing this thing.

Hard things, easy things, daily things--we are doing them--together.

So we had a simple dinner on the deck with our kids and called it good (not long after, a dear friend watched the kids so we could go on a lunch date--it was fabulous--he took me to Aculpoco!)

This guy.

I love him. I love his hard working energy, his love for our children, and the ways he makes my dreams come true.

Honestly. I am the luckiest.

I never felt so beautiful. August 27th, 2004. Nashville, TN temple.

This is one of my favorites from our Opryland photo shoot (after our sealing at the Nashville TN temple)...notice he's carrying my shoes? 

I am incredibly grateful for the 10 years of adventures and the ways they have changed and molded us into who we are today!