My husband and I recently celebrated our 10 year anniversary on March 8th. It was the anniversary of when we first started dating on March 8, 1999.
I still can't believe it has been a whole ten years since we started dating! We have gone through so much in the last ten years and have grown together as well. I was only 14 when (he was 16) when we started dating. We have grown up together and become adults. I love how we like the same things like Disneyland and theater. I love how we just fit together so perfectly like pieces of a puzzle.
When we first got together we agreed to take it slow. We didn't even kiss until after 3 months of being together. So far this plan has completely worked for us! We waited until after I graduated from college to get married (to make sure that I would finish) and it was probably the best decision we ever made. If we would have gotten married when I was 18 (like we talked about) then we wouldn't of had everything that we have today and I might not have finished college.
It hasn't been the smoothest road; we have definitely had our bumps. However, we have gotten through it all and those bumps have made our relationship stronger. I love him more and more each day. I can't wait to take the next steps in our relationship: buying a house, starting a family, and eventually growing old together.
We originally had a plan to go on this big, amazing vacation to Disney World, however, with the economy the way it is we decided a weekend trip to Disneyland would be the best. It is how we celebrate every year after all!
We left Friday afternoon (we hit traffic...oye) and checked into our hotel. All I have to say is that you get what you pay for. The room was okay, but not amazing in any way. I managed to only pay $150 for two nights which is the same price as one night in a hotel 6 hotels down (a very short walk away). We met up with Jill and her family inside the park and rode a few rides with them. That was fun to be able to spend a little bit of time with them in the park. We actually stayed until closing (midnight) which is a very first for us. Usually we leave early to be able to get an early start in the morning.
Saturday morning we actually slept in (gasp!) and decided to go to California Adventure first. They opened the gate at 10:30, but didn't actually open up the rides until 11:00. We decided to go ahead and get in line for the new(ish) Toy Story Mania Ride. They had already set up a line for it and so we decided to go ahead and get in it. The end of it was pretty far away from the ride itself so we figured it was a HUGE line. We were wrong, we only had to wait about 10-15 minutes when they finally opened the actual line.
Aren't the glasses sexy?
He won...but my accuracy was much better!
We then went on California Screamin' since it was only a 10 minute wait and we KNEW it would be much longer later.
We are holding up "10" for 10 years
While waiting for our friends to arrive, we decided to finally have breakfast. We decided to go into the Baker's field bakery and found HUGE cinnamon rolls for about $3 each. Plus we got a small discount with our annual passes. We thought that was an extremely cheap breakfast, especially for Disneyland! Plus they were from the bakery named after where we live. How perfect is that?
Jonathan enjoying his breakfast. He had already eaten half of it by then.
Come on. It's kinda cool!
We finally met up with our friends: Joey, Brynna, and little Cyndel and Brynna's parents. Afterward we spent the whole day with them. After all, how often do you meet up with friends in Disneyland (who you didn't actually plan the trip with in the first place. This trip we happened to do that twice! =D ) We had a great meeting Disney characters, riding kiddie type rides, and eating yummy food.
Slirpees!
The little princess and the fairy godmother
I think he is going to make a great dad someday!
The whole group on "Small World"
On Sunday, our actual anniversary, we took it easy and just did what we wanted. We had lunch at the Blue Bayou (the restaurant inside of Pirates of the Caribbean) which I made a week in advance. We both had the Monte Cristo which is the best sandwich in the entire world! They also gave us a free dessert! It was a little pricey but so worth it!
Good morning!
Look how cute he is with the little Anniversary button!
Dessert from the Blue Bayou
We went on the Toy Story Ride again! It's definitely our new favorite ride!
This is an interactive Mr. Potato Head that moves, sings, and talks to the crowd. It's neat.
He thinks he is going to win
I know I'm going to win!
He won....again...
The Mission Tortilla Factory gives away free tortillas (after making you watch a 5 minute video) and they are freshly made! It's by far one of Jonathan's favorite things to do.
We also got "free" pickles. They have a salad bar and give containers to hold pickles. So I got some for a quick snack. With what they charge to get in and for the food, I'm sure they can afford me taking a small amount of pickles lol.
By then it was 4:30pm, crowded, and we were finished. So we decided to head home.
We needed gas so we stopped at a Chevoron station before getting on the freeway. There was a lady there clearly in need of help with changing her tire. Jonathan, being the amazing guy that he is, got out and helped her. She said that she had been there for about an hour and NOBODY had offered to give her a hand. I can't believe that some people can't even offer help. We figure that if we were in that position that we would want somebody to help us.
After we finally got on the freeway we ran into a bunch of traffic, so we decided to go to the Citadel Outlets and do a little shopping. I bought my very first pair of Converse shoes! They are SUPER cute and I just couldn't pass them up.
We ate dinner at one of our new favorite restaurtants, Ruby's Diner. It was beyond yummy.
Overall it was an amazing anniversary. I still can't believe that I have been with him for a whole decade! I can't wait to spend the next 10 years with him and see what those years will bring!
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