Matt actually planned something really cool for us to get ready for the big day. On Christmas he gave me the sweetest letter that talked about how busy (and blessed!) our life is, but that he wanted to make sure that we took time out each month this year to spend with just the two of us. We would plan a special date night and either before or after we get a massage (he got us a membership to a massage place). Talk about the perfect night!
Once we got to talking, we decided on two additional things for our 'countdown to 10 years' date nights....1) each month we would go to a restaurant that NEITHER of us had been to (we are so bad about trying new places) and 2) each month we would spend the evening talking about a specific year in our marriage. It's easy to remember the big moments like your first place, first pets, vacations you took, but hard to remember things like what kind of furniture you first had (when you read some of my additional posts about this you will know what I mean!), jobs you had (again, keep reading!), and people you spent time with.
Matt and I definitely went through many whirlwinds, especially in the first few years, and have had so many experiences together. And there is not a single person that I would want to go through all that with than Matt. It's been so fun to really reminisce. I'll post each month with what we did on our date night and what we were doing during that specific year in our marriage (yes I know it's June so I'll have a few to catch up on:)
But for now, here's some pictures from when we were dating. It's true, I may not have been 16 when we got married but I WAS 16 when we started dating!!!
After Matt's high school team won the State Championship
College baseball
First year in the minors...Elizabethton, TN
Summer 2000
Christmas 2001
2 comments:
I remember all of those pictures so clearly! Can't believe it's almost been 10 years!
Love that first shot! And especially LOVE how you guys are commemorating your 10th year of marriage -- how special! :-)
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