Lucky 13!

It's our lucky 13th Anniversary.
Woah boy!

I honestly thought I planned our Anniversary last year.  I had to read through this blog to realize, nope, it was all him.  So, I decided we'd go see 17 Miracles together. Hey, our Anniversary is on Pioneer Day. It all tied together beautifully.

What a movie.
I don't cry at movies.
This was an exception.
These faithful pioneers endured the unbelievable and kept on going.  It is a must see movie. I cannot wait for my children to see it and help them understand the sacrifices others went through for their beliefs.

To wrap up the celebrating of our union I made the classic Sunday dinner today; roast, mashed potatoes with gravy, rolls, corn, and coconut sticky rice with mango for dessert.

Then I told everyone we'd have a movie night downstairs. They were so excited.
I turned on...our wedding reception video.
Scott and I loved watching all those who came to wish us well. Seeing some who have passed on. Reeling at how little the nieces and nephews were.  Soaking up how young and excited we were.

We were invited to a temple sealing on Wednesday in the Salt Lake temple. I am so excited to be a part of that and remember how special our day in that temple was.  I am so thankful for my marriage.
I love you my Scotty boy.

And of course the obligatory photo of the lovebirds.

Lucky you're alive.

Day 5:


Here it is again.
Scott's Anniversary.
I told him in the car at 6:00 this morning "It's your anniversary dear."
"Not an Anniversary Amy."
"Okay, a celebration of how far you've come since this day 6 years ago."
"Alright. Fine. It's a mark. A moment. "

Then we talked about the day we drove up to the University of Utah hospital's Emergency Room.
We'd waited long enough for a return call from a neurosurgeon and Scott's symptoms were becoming scary. So, we headed to the E.R. to announce at the little window "Hi, I'm here with my husband. He has a brain tumor. He's in immense pain."

We talked about driving up there so unsuspecting. Unknowing. Just ready to fix the problem and move on.  "He'll need some therapy before he can get back to work."
We can do that. Some therapy. Okay.

Certainly we got more than we bargained for.
I sometimes put myself in Scott's shoes.
Kissing your wife goodbye in the operating room.
Waking several hours later in a body, not your own.
Fighting over the next several weeks to perform the most basic tasks. Losing so much of what you've known. I can't imagine the immense fear. It would be easy to think of the day as a day of loss.

While Scott was in the hospital I brought the video camera up only once I believe.
It was difficult to do, but I made myself.
I did not want to record this painful time, but I had hope for things to improve, and wanted a record of just how far we've come. ( I'm busy finding that video to watch tonight. )

So today, we celebrate the progress Scott's made, and our family has made since March 11, 2005.
Today I am lucky to have him.

By the way, he is in on the couch snoring. As we talked this morning on the way to the bus he finally said, "Just take me home. It's my "Anniversary" and I'm taking the day off."  :)

Day off.

Our Marriage is Officially a Tween

That's right.
It's Happy 12 Years of Marriage to Us.

We are on the brink of the teens, but I'm hoping they will not be challenging and moody.
To celebrate I wanted to do "something adventurous".
I had a lot of ideas rattling around in my head, but it was Scott who pulled out the winner.

We went up to Daniel's Summit and did some ATV riding up in the mountains.

We rode a side by side ATV.

It was wicked fun!
We took turns driving. You should've seen Scott.
Boy he's missed driving, and I loved just enjoying the scenery.

It was beautiful, peaceful, cool, and smelled like clean mountain air.
We packed a lunch and ate along the trail. We came home COVERED in dirt and happy.

Can't wait for next years adventure!
I think I'll start planning now.
Happy 12 years Honey. What a ride.

And I'll sign off with some eye candy.