Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Happy Anniversary

Yesterday Joel and I celebrated our 8th anniversary. We exchanged gifts last week (because we just couldn't wait), and then last night we went out to dinner. We were able to go without our kids, which hasn't happened in quite awhile. Thanks to our awesome friends for watching our children!

Joel had the great idea to take a little "tour" of downtown Laramie. We went to Sweet Melissa's for our appetizer; if you've never had the artichoke dip appetizer from Sweet Melissa's, go there right now and get it. You won't regret it.

We headed to Jeffrey's for our main dish. I had a delish chicken and spinach salad. They brought it to me in this crazy big bowl! I had already eaten quite a bit when Joel took this picture. (Please focus on the bowl, not the crazy look on my face)


Joel enjoyed his sesame chicken with peanuts and broccoli over rice. Neither one of us could finish our dinner, so we'll have a nice lunch today!

Then it was onward to LoveJoy's for dessert. My deep fried New York cheesecake with ice cream was to die for, and Joel's root beer float was also very yummy.

We had a great anniversary dinner, and we couldn't have been more stuffed by the end of the evening!
Over dinner we talked about the fact that the last eight years have really flown by. In eight more years I'm sure we'll be amazed at how quickly time passes. I'm happy to be sharing my time with my best friend!


Now, to segue into some older news. I really haven't been motivated to blog lately, so I've missed a few things.

Will had his first school concert a few weeks ago. He was adorable all dressed up like a puppy. They sang "Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone" and "How much is that doggy in the window". He sang the songs and did the actions, all while squinting into the crowd trying to find where we were sitting. It was adorable!


One big piece of news that I haven't blogged about is that Joel's Mom, Brenda, got married on the 14th of March. We were able to get up to Lovell after Joel worked the night before. She married Roland Simmons from Cowley. Here is a picture of the whole bunch (minus Dane, of course).

We are very happy for Brenda and Roland!

5 comments:

Sarah said...

I love that idea of going to different places for different parts of the meal. Congratulations on 8 years!

Emily Asay said...

happy anniversary! love the picturs. that is a huge bowl for sure. your post reminded me that i have the apple bees receipe for the oriental chicken salad and it is OH SO GOOD. I ate it non stop for like 2 weeks. i'll get it to you.

Jill Asay said...

Happy Anniversary to you guys! What a fun idea to go and eat at different places for each part of your meal! That's a nice picture of all you guys together at the wedding!:)

Adam and the Girls said...

Happy Anniversary you two!!!! I love those downtown Laramie restaurants....they are so great. I crave the hummus from Sweet Melissa's daily. :) Glad you were able to get out for your big day. ~Jeffi

Kylee said...

That does sound like so much fun. I love you guys so so much. Happy anniv and smoosh the monsters for all of us down here in the utah chapter.