Time in the sun

A sunny vacation, oh man I was so ready for it! I'm pretty sure this was the first time I took more than a day off work all year.  We spent last week up at Bear Lake with my family and my aunt/uncle/cousins.  Fourteen of my favorite people, it was so much fun to be with them all every day!  We had two sail boats up there and had a blast on those.  You wouldn't think a ride on a sail boat could be very wild, but leave it to Scott...he's not afraid of high winds! 

One night a bunch of us went out for a night swim in the lake.  It was awesome!  We wore glow stick bracelets and swam to the nearest buoy and back in the dark, we were the only ones out there- it was eerie, cool & unforgettable! 

We also went golfing while we were there, and my sister in law and I found out that we are perfect golfing buddies!  There were several times that after our first drives, our golf balls literally landed a foot apart.  I was excited to get my first bogey ever (one over par) during the game.

It's back to the daily grind now, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.  But it was nice to get at least one vacation in this summer. 

China & Cotton

Instead of going out of town for our anniversary, this year we decided to buy ourselves some gifts.  We love a good excuse to buy stuff.  We looked online to find out what the 'traditional 2nd anniversary gifts' are supposed to be.  The first site we went to said 'china' or 'cotton'.  Forget the 'or'...we got both!

We didn't get fine china when we got married, so we decided to pick a pattern and start our collection.  We both instantly loved one of the first settings we saw (Chirp, by Lenox).  We window shopped for a while making sure we looked at everything available, then decided that we really weren't going to like anything more than the Chirp pattern.  It was just our luck that Macy's was having a sale that day, so we got about $40 off the settings!

We have promised each other that we really are going to use it, it won't just sit in our cabinets!  Growing up (and still now) my mom always used her beautiful china on holidays, birthdays, etc.  I loved it (especially since her china is called "Heather").  I can picture Scott and I still pulling these plates out even when we  have grandchildren.

For cotton, our gift to each other was finally buckling down and tackling a project we've had in the works all summer.  We made our own rug! We have a pretty hefty sized living room and have been aching for an area rug to help fill it.  In the past I couldn't find anything cheap (and cute) enough to fit the bill. My sister in law sent me this tutorial  and I knew I wanted to give it a shot.  Scott and I watched The Count of Monte Cristo (the movie we watched on our very first date) while we made the rug together.  It was definitely a two person job.

We absolutely love how it turned out! It is actually pretty thick & sturdy, I think it should last us a while- maybe till we have been married 5 or 10 years!  I still can't believe we have been married two years already.  Life is good :)

It Takes Two

Heather and I often have and talk about those times when you suddenly realize that you love each other more than you did before. We cherish these rare kind of days.

Let me explain...
There are times in your relationship when you think I cannot possibly love her any more than I do now. You feel like your love is deeper and stronger than you ever thought it could be. Then after seemingly nothing has changed you find yourself in a moment where you clearly can see that your love is better than it was at the time of your last epiphany.

Well I had one of those moments just yesterday. We woke up at the crack of dawn (after a 1 am movie bender) to go to the Sealing of Heather's best friend Kajsa (to Monty). We spent the morning with them inside the Salt Lake Temple. Which is always a sweet experience because we were married there as well. Afterward we made our way to Tucano's for a Brazilian style luncheon featuring all you can eat meat. Another choice experience.

We then split up for a few hours. She went to work for a huge show. I went to the U of U to change and decide on a new major.

Later I joined her at work to help sell tickets at their biggest show if the year, Josh Turner. Her boss was kind enough to sell tickets for us once that show started so we could sit on the grass and enjoy the concert. As the night neared and the darkness filled the sky we sat together taking it all in. Josh came to a song where he asked each of us to raise our hands if we were "madly" in love. We both did so as he went into "I Wouldn't Be A Man." She was now leaning on my shoulder as my head rested on the top of hers. I was breathing in the scent of her over-priced salon shampoo and my heart began to race.

My mind quickly reviewed the significant events of the day, as only your mind can do, and I realized this was "one of those days" when the experience of the temple, and the atmosphere of the open air concert, and the realization that we will celebrate our two year wedding anniversary on Monday all culminate to make you see that you are more in love that you previously thought possible.

I love you Heather. You are the greatest ever. You're my favorite. There is no one like you. I love having you as a best friend, to be with everyday. It has been the greatest two years of my life. "We knew it from the start" but I have to say we didn't know it would be this good and we still don't know how great it will become.

Thanks for 2 spectacular years "B"!