10 years ago.

 

I married my best friend on October 12, 2002.

To celebrate ten years together we snuck away to a bed and breakfast for a night of peace and quiet.
There was not a TV in sight and {gasp} no wi-fi. 

It was just us and the old historic building we were staying in.

See, no TV in sight.

Our view made me drool……antiques!

This was our little balcony.  We woke up on Sunday morning and drank our coffee out here.

We headed out for a walk around town and saw my great-grandpa’s church and the famous White House Tavern that I spent many a childhood “second-Sunday-in-Octobers” playing with my sisters.

On our walk we spotted this sign.
We obviously had to follow it.

Someone was having a little too much fun with her new camera……

That someone may or may not have been me.

 

The next day just so happened to be the Second Sunday in October and our annual family get together in Augusta, MO- the same town we stayed in Saturday night!

We met up with all our family and after the Sausage Supper we took some super cute pictures at one of the wineries.

Like this one…. 

 

And these……

My silly parents….

This cute couple…..

and this hilarious accident when Steve was looking across the field at the Cardinal’s score and I was Debbie Downer about the lady in our shot.

And a sisters series…..

The best day of the year!

thirty-five years.

thirty-five years ago they got married.

 

then had four girls.

 

and taught us a lot about life.

Happy 35th Anniversary to my mom and dad!

eight

 

Our first real date was in 2000.

Here is a similar pose this summer in 2010.

The day it all began.
A proposal on home plate at Busch Stadium.

October 12, 2002.

One of my favorite pictures from the night.
Not taken by a photographer, but one of my college softball teammates.

Today we still laugh.
And dance.

It’s just altered a bit to include an extra three pair of bare feet.

Thank you, Steve, for all the JOY you have brought to my life.
Eight years later we have more smiles and laughter than we could have ever imagined.

Happy Anniversary to my best friend.
I know that eight will be great.