Anniversaries and Resolutions

I posted all about it on Facebook, but I need to make an entry about it as well. Bryan and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary last Saturday! 5 years! Wow! Some days I cannot believe 5 years have already gone by and some days it seems a little more fitting. ;) I'm so thrilled to say that I am happier today than I thought possible. Bry and I were married 2.5 months after meeting on a blind date - it was a whirlwind time. I'm sure it appears crazy that we married so quickly - even we look back on that time and laugh at how little of each other we really knew. The important stuff was known though and I knew that Heavenly Father sent this man to me - so we took a leap of faith and married for time and eternity. I haven't regretted it one bit. I love this man more than I can say and I am grateful to know that he is mine forever. 

This year's anniversary day was pretty low-key. Life was just settling down after the Christmas holiday and I've been battling a pretty gross cold for the last week. We exchanged cards in bed right after waking up. Bry popped out of bed all of the sudden and came back with the best surprise - my engagement ring!! Just a week earlier I had gone to my jewelry case to put my rings on and found them missing! I freaked out and did a complete, frantic house search that day. It was nowhere and Bry swore he hadn't seen it. I even made him dig through the trash bins (both inside and outside the house) just in case. Needless to say I had been sad all week thinking I wouldn't ever see my wedding rings again. Turns out this sly guy had taken them into the jeweler for my anniversary surprise. He had the original engagement ring replated, bought me a new diamond wedding band, and then had the 2 rings joined together. I WAS SHOCKED and so RELIEVED to open that little white box and see them. They look just BEAUTIFUL! I quickly forgave him for scaring me so - shiny things have a way of making that happen. ;) 

My anniversary gift to Bry was his .22 rifle - seeing as how I know little about the characteristics of gun brands and such, he had to pick out his own gift. LOL. I think he ended up with one that makes him pretty happy though. We went to lunch at PF Changs (a tradition each year as we both ate there for the first time during our honeymoon in Seattle), did some shopping together and just enjoyed each other's company. It was nice to have a few hours of uninterrupted time, knowing that Ellinor was safe at home with Aunt Becca. We love Aunt Becca and appreciate her willingness to babysit for us - she is the best! The rest of the evening was spent relaxing at home with our beautiful daughter and just enjoying our little family. Bryan and I really do feel blessed - our lives are tremendous. We absolutely love each other, we adore Ellinor and are thrilled to be welcoming Evelyn soon. 5 years of marriage has treated us quite well!

As for 2013, I was thinking about New Year's Resolutions, and there are just a few things I'd like to work on. Some of them I started already in 2012 and I want to make sure I don't lose sight of them.

- Continue to read my scriptures each day

- Read more good books. I'm starting with "A. Lincoln" - quite the lengthy biography on the president

- Spend the next few months doing more quality activities with Ellinor. Enjoy our time together with just her before another sibling joins the fray. :)

- Try to cook more for my family - and healthier meals. I'm not crazy cool enough to make my own bread every day or rid our kitchen of all processed foods. But I will try harder to incorporate more real food into our diets. 

- Have more fun!!!!

- Remember to be grateful EVERY DAY

That's about it for now. Don't get me wrong - I have a million things I need to work on and do better. But that would be a ridiculous feat to document all those. Haha.