#9

9 years ago my life, as I know it, started. Tony (who is also known as Sugar, Shuggy, Uggy, Ug, Lovey) and I married. Our ceremony was in the evening and was small - family and Tony's best friend + wife & kids. Tony's bishop, Bishop Jensen, married us in the Relief Society room in his church meeting house. My mom and sister's decorated the room w/a few Christmas trees. My mom and dad made a creamy chicken & rice dish for supper. Tony wore his suit, and I wore the RED dress I made for JoJo's prom dance when she went with Jed Chrisman (her husband now).

My sisters were so cute with me: helping me get dressed, curling my hair, actually putting my jewelry on, and JoJo let me borrow her red strapy shoes (so hot!).

I loved how I looked; loved how I felt; loved who I was marrying.

9 years later I still love how I looked (then) and am trying to get back to that shape. I still love how I felt and continue to feel. And I still love the man I married.

We were young and in love. We are still *young* and in love. We've vacationed; moved, moved, and moved again and again; bought 3 houses, sold 2; bought and sold car after car after car; discussed having a family; wishing to be near family; moving cross-country (twice); driving cross-country more times than I want to remember; being healed/saved in two major car accidents; struggling financially; debt-free (once); parents to two furry babies - Pixie on my 23rd birthday, and ArlaMae on Mother's Day in 2004; and parents to our two beautiful daughters, Rebecca & Mary-Gail, in 2006. My joy is full. My love is full. My life is full.

Happy Anniversary my Lovey...