The Anniversary Date

We have this running joke about our anniversary. It definitely gets better each year, but something always happens where we just can't celebrate it the way we'd like on that particular day.

The week before our first anniversary we went to Hawaii with Jarom's family for his brother's graduation from BYU-H. We had a blast there and it was gorgeous the whole time. We went to the beach every day and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We stayed in this adorable pink house and we had our own little patch of beach to ourselves. The day we were supposed to be flying home (and the day before our first anniversary) we got a phone call from my mom in the wee hours of the morning. There had been a devastating loss in our extended family and we had to change our plans to be with family in Oregon. We flew in to LA and drove through the next day and night to Portland. Our anniversary was celebrated at Denny's where I ordered a bowl of Cheerios due to car sickness. We look back on that time as so bittersweet. It's hard to think about the trials of life. We will never regret the whirlwind trip to be with family at a difficult time.

On our second anniversary, Jarom vowed to make it a good day. He planned it and kept each detail a secret. I asked him how I should dress and he said it "didn't matter". I opted for some cute (but slightly uncomfortable) shoes. Well, apparently the day included a lot of walking. We visited the Utah Arts Festival and got a charicature done that we love. But, after a few hours of walking in my wedge sandals, I was a bit grumpy and whiny. Poor Jarom had to endure my endless complaints. Afterward, he wanted to take me shopping but I refused. We got some dessert at the Melting Pot and ended our night early. Looking back, I shouldn't have been such a party-pooper. I now know the value of comfortable shoes and keeping my mouth shut (most of the time).

Last year, Cannon was a week old and we BOTH FORGOT our anniversary. Sad. :(

When we talked about what we should do for our anniversary we opted to keep it simple. We decided that a simple "date night." was just what we needed. The last full movie we saw in a theater was Transformers last summer. There are several movies out that we both want to see. We never get out alone anymore. My mom volunteered to watch Cannon. We dropped him off early and began our date. We started at the Olive Garden for an early dinner. Yum! Good old Olive Garden never disappoints. My sister works at the Lion House Pantry in the mall so we went there for a slice of coconut cream pie. Yum-o! Then we decided to cruise the mall. Our movie didn't start for a few hours so we had some time to kill. We got our picture taken in one of those booths and laughed our heads off. Jarom wanted me to buy some shoes for myself, but there really wasn't anything that was jumping off the shelves. It's weird how your priorities change when you have a baby. I passed by all my favorite clothing stores but found myself drooling in the window of The Children's Place. Go figure! We left without buying anything. We stopped by a few more places on our way to the movie. It didn't really matter what we did. It was so nice to be together and be able to talk and hold hands.

We saw the movie Iron man. So good! We both really loved it.
After the movie, we raced back to my parents house to get Cannon. We loved our night together, but we missed our little guy. Jarom did have one surprise up his sleeve for the way home. A car wash! I know that doesn't sound romantic, but we love the car wash. It is the best place to... um, err... talk. Yeah, talk. Just like we did before we got married. :)

I can honestly say that this was the best anniversary date yet. We needed the time together. Next year is the big 5 years. Should we be daring and go on a trip? Haha!