~Day 173: 12 Years and Counting

We look like babies on our wedding day 12 years ago...

We were married in the Bountiful Utah Temple.  We got married when digital cameras were not the thing to use... We still have film negatives of our wedding.  This is a picture of a picture.  Nice huh? 

Nick and I met on the internet... 13 years ago, one did not admit that is where you met someone.  Our first date was on June 23rd.  I lived in Utah, and he lived in Idaho.  He drove down to go to a concert at Saltair and I went with him.  We met in a hotel parking lot.  Instead of telling people we met online, somehow it sounded better that we met in a hotel parking lot.... yup.

He proposed about 6 months later on top of Brighton Ski Resort.  It happened to be New Year's Eve.   He said he didn't plan it, but he happened to have the ring with him on this trip.  There was a photographer at the top taking pictures of people.  We stopped to have our picture taken and we happened to get the exact moment of him proposing to me.  I love that we have a picture of this moment.  Not many people can say they have one.

We were married almost a year to the day of our first date (first date was June 23rd.  Married June 22nd a year later)  We are now living in our third state.  We have lived in four houses and one apartment.  Lived through a Bachelor Degree and now a Master's Degree.  There are a few job changes in the mix. We have three adorable children.  And I think I love him more now than I did in the beginning.  If that is possible.  He is so good to me.  He loves when I get sappy.  He makes me laugh.  He keeps me balanced and in check when I'm crazy.  He is the rational and calm side of things.  He is good to our children and they know that he loves them.  I look forward to many more years together-- unless this blog post puts him over the edge....

Nanu, Nick.