10 years and more

Certainly the highlight this week (at least for me) was Jeremy's and my 10th anniversary, so the reason for this week's blog title is two fold.  First, as our anniversary was on Wednesday, we are now more than ten years together.  Secondly, while this post was originally just going to be about our anniversary, more happened this week that I would be remiss if I didn't talk about.

First up, though, our anniversary...

When you have kids and your anniversary falls on a Wednesday, it takes some serious planning to celebrate in any kind of special way.  Our main celebration actually happened about a  month ago when my mom was in town.  We had planned a weekend getaway to Bend when she first arrived so she could help with the kids, but then there was a complication with scheduling and she ended up having cataract surgery just days before our non-refundable trip.  Thankfully Brendon and Rachel graciously agreed to help and all was not lost.

The trip itself was short, but perfect.  We went white water rafting, shopped, ate yummy food, played miniature golf, swam, visited an natural rock water slide, watched movies, stayed up late, and slept in.  It was a great way to recharge and reconnect.

Fast forward to this week and we could not let our actual anniversary slip by without some additional celebrating.  Again, scheduling was an issue so we ended up  going out to dinner on Tuesday.  We went to a restaurant called Oswego Grill.  We had never been there, but it did not disappoint.  The food was fantastic!  Not only that, but when we sat down our waitress asked us if we were celebrating something and at the end of the meal the manager came over and not only brought us a huge banana split, but also a card signed by all the staff.  I thought it was above and beyond and it really impressed me.

I am so grateful for these ten (now more) years of having the perfect companion and partner by my side.  I really hit the marriage jackpot.

And now for the more...

The first more is soccer camp.  Merrick was in soccer camp all week.  When I first signed him up he was a little nervous about going.  He was not sure if he liked the idea of being away from me all day when he didn't know anyone (foreshadowing to the first day of kindergarten perhaps).  He was so cute the first day picking out his most soccery outfit to wear, but you can see his nervousness in his refusal to smile in his first day picture.  By the end, though, he did not want camp to come to an end.  He liked playing so much that we have signed him up to play rec soccer in the fall.

The second more is that last week it was just a possibility, but this week we heard for sure that my parents are coming home.  Due to my dad's health, they are letting him out of his contract early and they should be home by mid-September.  If you are interested in more details, my parents wrote about it on their blog this week.  We can't wait to have them home!