Entry for October 02, 2006
Nine years ago today at this time I was a bundle of nervous excitement. I was in my parents house in the bathroom trying to do my hair... wishing that I had spent the extra money to plan on going to the salon to get my hair done. We had a tight budget though so I did my own hair. I was so used to driving everywhere myself and it was so odd to climb into the back seat of my parents car. The drive to the Temple was about 25 minutes. Not too long, and not too short. We walked into the Temple and there was a calmness that settled on me. There was my best friend. The love of my life. He looked amazingly handsome, but it was more than how he looked- I knew that our choice to get married was right-at that moment there were no doubts at all. We filled out the paperwork before the ceremony so we wouldn't have to deal with it afterwards.
As we then seperated again to change and prepare for the wedding it was if I couldn't wait to get back to him. All of a sudden it didn't matter how my hair looked, what my makeup looked like. I just wanted to be next to him again with the calm and peacefulness of the temple blanketed around us and have that peacefull feeling of being at home.
The ceremony was beautiful, the pictures were lots of fun afterwards. Lunch was yummy and fun and the reception that evening was fun, but my memories of that day focus primarily on that morning.
Nine years... it seems like just yesterday, but in other ways it seems so long ago. Four kids have come to share that love with us now. Some days it feels as if every drop of energy and love is squeezed out taking care of them, yet somehow our love still manages to grow. We've gone through trials and heartache, acomplishments and endless joy. The love that we had nine years ago is just a drop in the bucket that has grown and holds our love now.
Happy Anniversary Honey- I love you