10 YEARS!!!!

Well, before I post about Yellowstone, I wanted to post about our 10 year anniversary! Before we left to Yellowstone with Brett's family, we went up a few days early to celebrate our 10 year anniversary! First, I have to start out by saying that Brett is so wonderful! He plans something special for our anniversary every year! I try to plan things and then he says, "OK, tell me your idea and then I'll decided if mine is better. His ideas are almost always better! He loves planning these things and always thinks of everything! I am so lucky to have such a thoughtful husband and one who loves planning surprises for me! This year was no different. Brett planned to have our sister in law, Brandi, watch our kids so we could have a nice date night and then a whole night to ourselves! First we went to eat at Firehouse Pizza. We love this place! It was so yummy and it was so nice just to eat and talk and not worry about cutting up kids food or worrying about who needs what and what drinks are being spilled and who's teasing and being too loud. It was just fun being US! It was great to just sit and talk, too. I am a talker, and I loved having that time together. Then we went out to a movie. Brett really wanted to see the new Batman so we went to see that. A guy at Brett's work had told him that it was the best movie he's ever seen in his whole life. So, Brett went in with huge expectations. I, however, had not heard much except that it was dark and classic Batman-movie: senseless killings, lots of action, etc. So, my expectations were pretty low. Anyway, I ended up liking it and Brett was disappointed, but he still enjoyed himself. After the movie we went to our cute little bed and Breakfast: the Providence Inn. It is such a cute little place. This inn used to be a church, called "The Rock Church". You can see the church to the left in this picture. The church was built by the pioneers who had crossed the plains and arrived in the valley in 1856. It is so neat and really cool looking. I love old buildings like this. Funny enough, we didn't take any pictures! Can you believe that! Needless to say, we had a great time!

Now, about these last 10 years! Wow! I can't believe it's been that long! Some days it's hard to believe it's been 10 years, other days it sees like we've been together forever! Marriage hasn't been what I thought it would be, but it also has been so much more than I could have hoped for. It has been harder than I ever imagined, but so much more sweet and joyous that I had thought it could be. I have learned much about myself (good and bad) and much about what it takes to make a marriage work. I've also learned what it takes to make a marriage not work! I've learned patience (still working on that one), I've learned humility (every day), I've learned to laugh at myself (still working on that one, too), I've learned my way isn't always the right or best way, I've learned being right isn't all that matters-- in fact it's the least of what matters, I've learned two really is better than one, I've learned to rely on my Heavenly Father and Savior more and more. I have learned that the person I married is so much more than what I thought he was: more funny, more spontaneous, more loving, more unselfish, more forgiving, more sensitive, more emotional, more kind, more strong, more fun, more beautiful, more knowledgeable, more faithful. I am so grateful to have Brett in my life. What a man he is! Thank you for the last 10 years, and here's to 10 more and beyond!