Sweet 16

Chris and I just had our 16th wedding anniversary.

Our anniversary falls at the end of Dec.
in between kids b-days and the holidays.

Usually it just kind of gets skipped over.
We have sickness, we have company
we're exhausted, etc.

This year Chris surprised me with a fun date.
We had a nice dinner,
then drove up into the mountains
on a snowy night,
to an outdoor hot springs.

I'm grateful for happy times and happy memories.
This year our anniversary was Sweet!

Here's a picture of The Springs at night:

15 years Feels Great!

15 years felt special this year!

Not because of our trip.

I just think 15 years feels like a wonderful accomplishment.

I think each anniversary is something to celebrate.

But milestone years like 15 feel great!

It's nice to look how far we've come in 15 years:

1 temple sealing

1 graduate degree

3 jobs

3 dental offices

1 stolen car and with most of our belongings

6 cars (the stolen car returned)

2 rentals

2 houses

4 moves

1 miscarriage

5 children

1 major surgery for our 4 mo. baby

1 triathlon

1 trip to Turkey (Chris by himself)

2 trips to Disneyland

1 trip to San Diego

2 trips to Oregon Coast

1 trip to Hawaii

church callings

5475+days

countless smiles and some tears

Even better to look forward to the next 15 years together!

That's the most exciting.

Our future.

What will it bring?