Anniversary Recap

The 23rd of July marked our 4th wedding anniversary, which doesn't seem like that long of a time to be married, but this summer also marks 10 years since we first met. That seems like a long time. We didn't really have any big plans to celebrate since we had just returned from a week away in Minnesota and were getting ready for company this weekend.

Thanks to Scott's parents (who sent us a date night for our anniversary), we were able to have a fun-filled day. We started out by meeting at Starbucks in the afternoon for a drink and a break from work for Scott. Later that evening we stopped by the mall to pick up a free sample of Estee Lauder makeup they were giving away that day only, and were entered into a drawing for opera tickets and more prizes. We had a great meal at Olive Garden for dinner (thanks again to Scott's parents!) and then went back to Starbucks for cheap smoothies for dessert (since it was after 2:00 and we had our same receipt from earlier in the day, we got them half off).

Then we picked up a movie and returned to the mall for the prize drawing, since you had to be present to win. For some reason, we both felt like we had a good chance at the prize. The funny thing is out of all of the women who were at the free sample event, only 2 of us returned for the prize drawing! And...there were 2 prizes! We didn't win the first prize of the opera tickets, but we did win the 2nd prize...a huge basket full of goodies valued at about $200!

There were lots of fun makeup items for me and Valentino fragrances for both Scott and I. We wouldn't normally spend that kind of money on perfume and cologne, so it was a fun gift to win. After the fun of winning, it was back home for our movie, popcorn, and other treats. Scott let me pick "Kung Fu Panda" to watch, and we both enjoyed it a lot.

Lately we haven't taken the time to plan date nights, so this was a really fun evening out together. And since it was a gift, it was free to us- even better yet! It makes me appreciate all of the time we are able to spend together and I am so blessed by the companionship of my husband. What a great gift to have 4 years of marriage together. Here's hoping to many, many more together!