*~~Love and Marriage~~*

I have been married for 12 years now! All dozen years have been spent with the same fine man. I really can't believe how fast the time has gone by! The happy [and clueless] bride and groom,

just minutes after being married, sealed for time and eternity.

It was really hot and humid--the hottest in
20 years, so they told me. You can see the sky
behind the temple is a scorching haze.


Here's a shot of my dress, my veil, and the wedding cake.
Scanning is hard work, ya know.

So, for fun....

A DOZEN THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED SINCE TWELVE YEARS AGO:

1. We own a car (it's been 5 in total--but 0 in our first year).

2. I wear make-up.

3. He no longer gets to sleep in.

4. We make more than $5,000.00 a year.

5. We don't ration our snack food anymore.

6. I weigh 15 pounds less.

7. He weighs 15 pounds more.

8. We have made and now care for our 4 children.

9. We have had a miscarriage (between our 1st and 2nd).
10. We can't fit all our belongings in the back of a pick-up.

11. We have dental insurance and can go to the dentist regularly.

12. We own a house.

A DOZEN THINGS THAT HAVEN'T CHANGED IN TWELVE YEARS
1. His hairstyle (it's timeless).

2. Our fascination with bonsai trees.

3. We go to bed at the same time.

4. We hold hands in public--but only if the kids aren't around holding our hands :).

5. We own more fishing equipment than all our other sporting goods combined.

6. Our old desk.

7. Our meals are home-cooked.
8. My teeth (someday I'll get braces....)

9. Arguing is pointless.

10. We use the same sets of scriptures.

11. We still use the same set of dinner plates.

12. He still makes my heart skip a beat when I unexpectedly run into him.