Happily Ever After...

Then...

And now...

We were married seven years ago today in the Logan, UT Temple.  What a perfect day!  And things have only gotten better since then.  We've had our ups and downs like any married couple, but I can honestly say we've both made changes and grown closer together with each passing year.  I've finally learned that marriage is about doing whatever you can to make the other person happy.  And when you do, you're both happy!

Dusty took me up to Logan this past weekend to celebrate our anniversary.  We went to the Logan Temple first, which is such a favorite of mine.  The minute we walked in we were asked if we wanted to do sealings (how fitting!).  We agreed and as we were walking past the front desk, Dust leaned over and whispered, "Maybe we could come back tomorrow and do a regular session?"  Who says that?  Who is this man and where did my first husband go?  Ha.  I just smiled and squeezed his hand.  What a cutie!

After the temple, we went to Hamilton's for dinner.  Yum!  I love that place.  And after that, a little shopping (where Dusty said he died a little because I took so long at Old Navy) and a movie back at our hotel where I forced Dusty to eat half a Ben & Jerry's Pumpkin Cheesecake with me.  Again, Yum!  What a guy.  We had a great time together.  I was laughing all weekend and was thinking, "Who am I and why I am I so giggly?"  Ohhh...I finally realized...I don't have two kids hanging off me!

I wish I'd made notes or journaled about all the changes I've seen in Dusty over the years.  He has come so far since we first met and grown into such a wonderful man who I truly respect and adore.  If I could sum it all up, I would just say that I have watched him slowly give up one thing after another, or change one behavior after another, with an amazing capacity for committment.  It seems like I decide I want to change something about myself, and keep deciding it over and over without any real action or noticeable change.  Dusty doesn't have that problem.  How would that be???  It's been so fun to watch him make little changes over the years and I'm at such a loss for words to describe my amazement with him.  He is truly a leader and a wonderful example to me.  Happy Anniversary, Babe!  I feel like the luckiest woman in the world!