Our Anniversary!

I copied this idea from another blog and would love to give them credit but I can't remember which one so if you're reading this and you've done this same thing then it was probably you. I'm listing what happened in each of the 14 years Rob and I have been together. Happy anniversary Rob! I love you more every day.

Year#:
1. We lived downtown Salt Lake. Rob was a Realtor and I worked for Ming Intl. We walked all over downtown for fun and at night we would lay in bed and listen to various homeless people arguing. It was very entertaining.

2. Ashley was born! Rob worked for a juvenile detention center.

3. Rob decided to go back to school. We moved to Cedar City where Rob attended SUU.

4. Cole was born! Rob finished undergrad .

5. We moved to Virginia so Rob could attend University of Richmond Law School. I started working for Target.

6. Luke was born! We moved to California where Rob was offered a scholarship and Western State University Law School.

7. We continued through law school and stayed in Fullerton, CA for 2 years. I especially loved serving as primary presidency. What a great ward that was!

8. We moved to Sandy, UT. Rob transferred to U. of U. Law School. We had so much fun living by family!

9. Sage was born! In order to graduate Rob spent 3 months back in California finishing a class the U didn't offer.

10. Rob graduated law school! We moved back to California for a job offer. I started working for Target again. California was just not working this time.

11. We moved to St. George. I got my real estate license and Rob did mortgages. We moved from a rented townhouse and bought a house in Bloomington.

12. We started sending the kids to a charter school. It's alot more driving but definitely worth it. The real estate market was great and we had never been happier. Rob was called to Elder's quorum presidency. I was called to primary presidency. Having responsibilities has always made us happy.

13. Noah was born! The market crashed. Rob started working on starting a new business while still doing mortgages.

14. We've still never been happier. St. George is definitely where we belong.

That's 14 years of marital bliss! Okay so life isn't always perfect but when you have such a great spouse by your side it feels pretty perfect. I couldn't ask for more!

"There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage."

Martin Luther

Father's Day....

World's Greatest Dad!!!

Flashback Friday (the 13th!)....

This Flashback Friday is all about Rob. I got his mom to send me a bunch of pictures. I'll just post a few for now and save others for future flashbacks. The other little boy in most of the pictures is Rob's older brother Dave.

Mother's Day...

I had a great Mother's Day. On Saturday Rob cleaned the garage, mowed the lawn, and put up the hand rail. It was a rare Saturday because since he's been in Elders' Quorum presidency he's always helping other people in the ward with projects. I can't believe what a difference the clean garage made in having a great Mother's Day. Then Sunday morning Rob made me an egg mcmuffin, cinnamon raisin toast and hot chocolate. When we got home from church the kids gave me so many sweet presents. Most of them were things they made but they also bought a couple of little things at the garage sale next door on Saturday. The neighbors loved it! When I went to bed I found a card from Rob on my pillow. He always knows just what to say in his cards. So it was a great day.

Flashback Friday...

Here's the background info on this picture. This is Rob on his mission in Taiwan. Some of you may have noticed the slant of light above his head. When the Taiwan people saw this they were awestruck and passed the picture around to as many people as they could. Maybe it got some extra converts. I didn't ask Rob about that. What I love about the picture (halo or no) is that it's classic Rob. He's always singing something and with that same look on his face. It's one of my favorite things about him but it also works against me when I'm trying to be mad at him.

Fathers & Sons Outing!

Yes that's right,someone finally got Rob into a tent in the mountains. I think it's been at least 14 years since that's happened. They all complained of a bad night's sleep but otherwise I think they had a lot of fun. I wish Rob would have had someone take a picture of them all together but I'm just thankful he took pictures. The 2 boys standing between Cole and Luke are Aaron and Rebecca Larson's sons, Stephen and Thomas.

Flashback Friday (The Wedding)...

I thought these would be fun. The date is June 30th 1994. The first picture is of the wedding party. Have you ever seen so many beautiful bride's maids in one wedding? The second is Rob with all the bride's maids. Notice Stephanie in this one. I want to put a little dialog bubble that says "You want me to do what? I don't think so." Haha. The last one is Rob and I. I look like I have a black eye the way the picture scanned but Rob looks so hot in this picture I had to add it anyway.