Happy Anniversary!

On September 20, 1997 I married the Love of my life and my best friend. Happy 13th Anniversary, with many more years to come. I love you!!

Happy 11th Anniversary!

Saturday was our 11 year Anniversary. I can't believe how fast and yet how slow time has gone by. It seems like just yesterday we met. I'll recap for those of you who don't know the story.
Tim and I met at a Highland,California church dance. I came to the dance with a couple of my guy friends and he was already their with his guy friends. When I walked in I thought WOW there are some really cute guys here, this should be fun. Tim and his friend Alma were standing there and started calling me the girl with the golden eyes. That was the nick name that they stuck with the whole night. Not too long into the dance a very handsome guy walked over to me and started talking to me, I knew right away there was something I really liked about him. Later we went to Denny's, a favorite after dance tradition, where we continued to get to know each other. Sadly my ride decided they were going to leave and head home. I had just met a great guy and wasn't ready to leave, Tim offered to take me back to my car. We sat in my car for about two hours and talked. We exchanged numbers and he went home. A few weeks went by and I started thinking I wonder why Tim hasn't called yet, I guess I will try calling him. I tried and tried and finally the third time I tried I talked to his Mom and she got the message to him that I had called. He called me back on a Saturday night and asked if I wanted to go on a date that night, of coarse I said "Yes". I met him at his parents house around 9:00pm and we went up to the mountains. He wanted to show me this really cool area by the ranger station so we walked off into the woods. After a short time of walking we arrived at these two pipes that were about 6" wide and about 5 feet off the ground, they were going across a little stream. He thought it would be fun to walk across them and so he brought me with him. We both walked across together and he wanted to show off and walk one pipe by himself. On his way back from his daring adventure he planted one on me. He said it was because I was in his way, but I think he just couldn't wait to kiss me. The rest of the evening we sat in the bed of his truck talking and looking at the stars. It was by far the most romantic first date I had ever been on. I went home knowing I had met the man I would marry. Tim knew a week later and we were informally engaged.
On June 14, 1997 he drove me down to the San Diego temple and proposed. I wasn't sure what he was doing because when we got there he took me out of the truck and started walking really fast. We were almost to one side of the temple when he noticed that there were people sitting on that side so he turned around and headed to the other side. We sat down and about a minute after that he got down on one knee and popped the question. I of course cried and obviously I said yes. We were married on September 20, 1997 in the San Diego Temple.
Eleven years have gone by and it has been amazing. I couldn't ask for a better husband. Tim is loving, caring, warm, spiritual, strong, forgiving, funny, adventurous and by far the best friend I have ever had. Thank you for giving me a ride to my car all those years ago and for an amazing life with you. I can't wait to see where the years ahead take us. Happy 11th Anniversary Tim, I Love You!!

My Hubby

1. What is his name? Timothy Nathan, Tim, Honey, Daddy
2. Who eats more? Tim usually, but on a rare occasion me.
3. Who said I love you first? Tim, I immediately followed, what can I say, I knew I was going to marry him the first night I met him.
4. Who is taller? Tim
5. Who is smarter? Tim, unless it has to do with the computer
6. Who is more sensitive? Me
7. Who does the laundry? Me
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me
9. Who pays the bills? Me
10. Who cooks more? Me by a landslide
11. What meals do you cook together? Sometimes breakfast and BBQ's
12. Who is more stubborn? We are both pretty stubborn,but in different ways.
13. Who is the first to admit they're wrong? Tim, he is Irish and lets things go easier then the German girl he married
14. Who has more siblings? He does by far 8 to 4
15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? It depends on the situation but mostly him
16. What do you like to do together? Everything and Anything since he is always working I have to take all the time I can get with him
17. Who eats more sweets? Me
18. Guilty pleasures? Cookies/cake in milk, Ice Cream with homemade chocolate sauce.
19. How did you meet? At a church dance. I came to the dance with two of my guy friends and when I walked in Tim and Alma(his best man at our wedding) were standing there. They started calling me the girl with the golden eyes. Alma was the main flirter but he was only 17 so that wasn't going to happen. Tim came and talked to me and we realized that we both had the same initials for the first and last names, mine of coarse EE and his TT. We went to Denny's after the dance and he ended up giving me a ride back to my car in Riverside. We talked for another hour or two then about two weeks later we went on our first date and a week after that we were informally engaged....it will be eleven years in September that we have been married.
20. Who asked who out first? Tim asked me after I tried calling him 3 times before he finally got the message that I called.
21. Who kissed who first? Tim kissed me on our first date. He says that I was in his way so he had to kiss me. Either way he was hooked at that point.
22. Who proposed? Tim did. He had it all planned out, we were driving down to the San Diego Temple so he could see it for the first time,at least that's what I thought and I didn't really want to go because it was such a gloomy day. He was insistent that we still go and I'm so glad I gave in and went. It was very romantic and we still visit the spot any time we go back. Ahhh!!
23. His best features? His bald head, strong hands, beautiful brown eyes and his oh so kissable lips. Although he might say his but since so many people have seen it(many years of mooning)
24. What is his greatest quality? Knowledgeable,honest, strong, loyal,spiritual, motivated, great Dad
25. Tag? Sara, Autumn, Amy, Stacey, Julie, Lindsay, Kelly and anyone that wants to start a blog but doesn't know what to do for their first post...no more excuses.