10 Years!!!

Yesterday was our ten year wedding anniversary.  Things have been so crazy and I hate asking for help so I hadn't really planned anything.  I decided the week before that I wanted to try and find a way for us to go away for the night.  I asked Mel if she could take the kids.  She said it wouldn't work that day so I thought we would go out Thursday night and then I was arranging for Tiff to watch the kids Friday so we could go out again.  When I was telling Keith about my plans and everyone I was going to call to watch the kids he finally broke down and told me that he already had it all arranged.  He had talked to my mom about coming and staying with our kids and he asked Mel to take Alexys and Dante so our kids could have some grandma time.  I was so touched that he did all of that.  It is hard that my parents are parents again so it means a lot to me that everyone worked together so my kids could have grandma all to their selves.  It meant so much to me that Keith would plan all of that and that everyone was so willing to help us get away.

Mom came over after school so we could have plenty of time.  Keith chose for us to eat at The Garden.  We got a seat by the window overlooking downtown.  The food was great! We decided to eat an early dinner first because we both skipped lunch and were starving.

After The Garden we headed over to the temple. It is our tradition to do sealings in the Salt Lake Temple on our anniversary.  I love it.  It seemed extra special this year.  It brought back all the butterflies and excitement that I experienced on our wedding day. After we did sealings we took time to sit in the Celestial room. It was so wonderful and peaceful.  It was the most relaxed that I have been in months.  After the temple we walked around temple square a little bit.  The weather was perfect!

After that we headed to Anniversary Inn.  We stayed in the Carriage House.  We loved the room. 

Keith said he picked one with the nicest bathroom because he knows I love the big jetted tubs!

As if all of this wasn't enough, Keith surprised me with an Anniversary band to go along with my wedding ring.  He said he debated about it and even called Mel and asked her if she thought I would be mad if he spent a lot of money on a ring.  He said, "I figured if I could convince Mel then it would be okay to spend the money." He knows me so well.  I never spend money like this.  I had a small moment of panic when he told me how much it was, but when he started telling me why he wanted me to have it the money didn't seem so important.

He said he has been thinking about it and planning it for a while and he really wanted to buy it for me.  He is seriously the sweetest, most thoughtful man ever.  He makes me feel so loved and beautiful.  I hope I make him feel as wonderful and happy as he makes me feel.

We had a blast laughing and talking together last night without any children to interrupt us! It was the perfect way to celebrate our ten years together.  In ten years we have added four beautiful children to our family, had three miscarriages, purchased three different homes, four cars, one bachelors degree, we have both buried a sibling, we have laughed and cried together.  All of these things have brought us closer together.  It has been a wonderful ten years.  I can't imagine my life without Keith. He truly makes me happy!