11 Years and Still Going Strong

On Saturday, April 25, Dave and I celebrated our 11 Wedding Anniversary. It seems as though Dave and I have been together forever (even though we may have because we have actually known each other for 16 years) but I cannot believe we got married 11 years ago!

On Friday night we attended the fundraiser dinner for the Children's Justic Center at the Copper Mill restaurant. We were invited to attend with some other BATC co-workers. The dinner was yummy and the cheesecake was awesome. We had fun with the others at our table and thanks to Grandma Peterson we were able to have a kidless nights sleep.

On Saturday, the "official" anniversary and after the weekend cleaning had taken place, Uncle Glade came over to sit with the girls while Dave and I went out to dinner once more to celebrate and then we headed off to the Mountain Crest Junior Prom. Who knew that after being married for 11 years you could still attend a prom?

With Dave being the resource officer at Mountain Crest, he was in charge of security at the prom. It really turned out to be a fun evening. There were no major "issues" at the prom. It's always interesting watching the kids and praying that I never acted like that in high school. The highlight of the prom was Dave and I in search for five dollar bills. Where in the world at 9:30 at night can you get $200 in five dollar bills? We ended up going to Fredrico's Pizza and coming out with $140 and hoping this would help make change for the rest of the kids trying to get into the prom.

It was good to return home at midnight to see that Glade had survived with the girls. They baked cookies (thanks to Grandma Peterson for making the cookie dough with the girls earlier in the day), read books, and played games.

To finish up I do have to comment how lucky I feel to have Dave in my life. In the 11 years we have been married he has gone from a 24 year old kid working at Schreibers to an amazing dad and an amazing man who is willing to serve as a Law Enforcement Officer. I sit in awe as I have been able to see Dave change so much in his career and in himself. I have seen how he has come out of his shell and how he handles himself in his job and with his daughters. Everytime I see him get down on their level to "talk" with them I wish I could have the same ability to handle them in such a tender way. I admire him on a daily basis and am so thankful that he chose to spend his life with me. It is true when you get married that you feel there is no way you can love this person any more than you do on your wedding day. I can say with all honesty that I love Dave more today than I did the day I married him. I am truely blessed to have him as my partner for eternity.

Here's to many more years! And yes, that is Dave with a mullett!