Happy Anniversery!

Yes, 9 years ago today it was my day to be the Princess. Dan and I got married in the Los Angeles Temple on Saturday April 24, 1999. Here are some lovely pictures of our special day.
Here we are on the Temple steps with our parents, freshly sealed and still shmoopy and sappy.


This was one of my favorite shots. I think I like it because it has my Dad and Dan in it (kind of out with the old and in with the new) , and I'm totally focused on my flowers. You can see Nana's Veil in it too. My mom, her mom, all my aunts, most of my cousins (or their wives) wore this veil when they got married. Its so cool to get to be a part of a tradition like that.

And I just like this one because we are so silly. I still have those shoes- I love them! Isn't Dan so strong and handsome!?? He still is. Its so funny to think back to that day and what I thought my life was going to be like after I got married. In a lot of ways, it has turned out like I expected: our 2.5 kids (we rounded that up to 4 so far!), hubby who goes to work every morning while I get to stay home, you know, that June Cleaver life....

What is a surprise is that Dan joined the Marine Corps, and how much I love being a mom. I don't want to go to work; I am happiest at home with my silly, funny, interesting children. I am so grateful to have a husband who supports me in that and who can work so I can stay home. I am so lucky to have a husband who is on the same page with me on just about everything. We have the same values, goals, and the same feelings about bugeting, family and discipline. I am very blessed to have my Dan. I never would have imagined being so happy and just content with life. Happy Anniversery to me!