Day of Celebrations part 2

Yesterday was our 7th anniversary.  Here's a little of our story: Seven years ago David and I were sealed in the Salt Lake temple.  I remember it as a warm and windy day.  And I was HAPPY beyond description.  

David and I met in 1998 when I was visiting a friend, Jessica, on BYU campus in Provo.  He was in her ward and was working at the creamery.  Jessica and I went to the creamery and he was working so she introduced us.  David has no recollection of this meeting.  And I guess I wouldn't have either except that soon after, he went on his mission to Mexico and corresponded with Jessica while he was gone (FYI there was nothing romantic between them, just a friendship, right guys?).  :) So for the next 2 years I would hear little bits and pieces about David Dean from letters/postcards he would send her. 

Then, in the summer of 2001, David was back from his mission and by chance moved into the apartment complex where Jessica and I were living.

 On the right is Jessica with her now husband Cory. We got married 3 weeks apart.  Jessica deserves her own post, so I will work one up for her birthday or something. :)

That summer David and I became great friends.  After a few months, that friendship developed into something more and the rest is history, we got married the next summer and have been blissfully happy (he used those words yesterday, I promise) ever since.  Cyrena was born in 2005, and Natalie came along almost 3 years later.  We've had our share of trials and heartache but through it all we've been able to make each other laugh and that's what's important!  I never knew married life would be so amazing and fulfilling.  David is the most down to earth, unselfish, nonjudgemental person I have ever met.   I'm so grateful to have him as my eternal partner, he continues to bless my life with his quiet, gentle ways.

Here are two of my favorite pictures from our wedding day.  There was a 2nd photographer following around the main photographer.  She took these amazing black and white candid shots.  I think that's why I like them so much.  They capture the little moments in between our picture posing.  They capture how truly happy we make each other.

So this year since I knew our anniversary would have to share the spotlight with other celebrations, I wanted to make it special.  So a couple of months in advance I planned a surprise overnighter for David and I.  Except at the last minute I ended up having to tell him because he kept trying to get us tickets for a baseball game the night I had something planned for us and other things kept coming up.  But he was still very pleasantly surprised, just 2 days early.  So we dropped the girls off at Torrie's and went out to Scottsdale for dinner and a movie, then stayed in a hotel out there.  We stayed up late, went swimming, ate our leftovers at 11:30p.m. and had so much fun together!  We've only left Cyrena overnight once besides when Natalie was born, so this was so enjoyable. We got up the next morning, had an awesome breakfast and enjoyed a little bit of Scottsdale before heading home.  A BIG thank you to Torrie for dealing with my girlies!