Happy Anniversary (Saturday)

In honor of our 17 years together . . .

17 Great Memories of You!

1. That group date thing, when my hat blew out the car window and I made you stop and pull over to find it. Then you drove me all the way back to Provo for my ID with me bitching and moaning all the way. You really wanted to date me after that?

2. The time you invited me to your Family Home Evening Group cookout and even made me a tinfoil dinner, only we forgot silverware and Bryce had to use his machete to carve us chopsticks to eat our dinners.

3. We went on a picnic in Rock Canyon, and on the way down the canyon you slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting a snake in the road. I thought we were going to slide right off the cliff!

4. Our first kiss. (In case you don't remember it was September 3, 1991.)

5. The moment I first knew I was going to marry you.

6. When you asked me to marry you, you said, "I have a question," and I said, "I have an answer. You go first." (Hey, I wasn't expecting THAT question.)

7. Sitting in the Celestial Room together after we were sealed.

8. When we went shopping for a suit for our Utah reception and the salesman asked if it was for your mission.

9. The look on your face when you held each of your newborn babies.

10. When Rusty was born, and you and the midwife were busy cutting his (short) umbilical cord, and I asked if it was a boy or girl, since I hadn't seen him yet, and you said, "I don't know. I didn't look."

11. Our birthday trip to the Shakespearean Festival. Remember at the medieval dinner how we got to sit by an interracial lesbian couple? Something I don't see everyday.

12. Our anniversary trip to Cedar City/Brianhead. No wonder I love Cedar City.

13. The tippy-toe dance and subsequent hysterical giggling fit. (It's nice to be married to someone who occasionally causes hysterical giggling fits.)

14. Going on a drive and deciding we wanted to move out to the country.

15. Listening to you play the piano in church – every time.

16. Singing "The King of Love" with you.

17. When you sang "Fine as Fine Can Be" to me at the ward Valentines dance. I know all the other wives were so totally jealous.

Of course, I have many more memories of vacations, camping, hiking, nightly talks, etc. The past seventeen years have been anything but dull. Thanks for the memories, Tracy. Happy Anniversary. I love you!