Happy Anniversary to US! I can not believe it has been THREE years already! It is kind of earth shattering, really! Going to Costa Rica and Panama was our Three Year Anniversary trip, so on our actual anniversary we just kept it simple. Jace woke me up at his typical time of 4:17am. I groggily pulled him out of the crib then, as is the custom, cursed him under by breath as I stumbled around the house trying to locate the refrigerator, futilely trying to tempt him to eat something so he would go back to sleep.
Usually I stand at the opened fridge for five minutes methodically offering him each item while he continues to point into the depths of the blindingly bright fridge screaming, “Bite!!!! AHHHH!!! Bite!!!!” (Jace-Talk for ,”I would like to eat that, please, if it is not too much trouble for you.”) Until he finally settles on the very first thing I offered him (his sippy cup) and then I am able to put him back to bed (but only in my bed, and only between Trevor and I, and ONLY if I am facing him and his arms are wrapped securely around my neck).
I braced myself for the horrific ritual, but when I opened the fridge I saw, laying between half eaten hotdogs and molding cheese, a BEAUTIFUL bouquet of red roses and another MAGNIFICENT bouquet of vivid pink, yellow, and red carnations. It was beautiful! Trevor is SOOOOO sweet! I then made the best French Toast either of us had EVER had in our LIVES (the secret is in my homemade coconut syrup– if you want the top secret recipe, I take money orders, stock options, and rights to large properties).
Brooke had been SUPER sick for the past two days so we were hesitant to ask her to watch Jace for us, but she was a real trooper and took him although she was on her death bed (and HE, no less, had a temperature of 104… not a good day for Brooke…) So we dropped Jace off with Brooke and Steve and then headed down to Orlando to do sealings at the Orlando Temple.
I would just like to say that Orlando is awesome. Period. It totally reminds me of California– it is so clean, modern, breezy, and classy. I love it! If it were closer to the beach (it is like 2 hours away) then it would be my newfound favorite place in America. The Orlando temple is SO pretty– it is two hours from our house so this was the first time we had been to it this summer. It was really odd, too, because besides Trevor and I, there was only one other couple there. Period! I am used to the St. George, SLC, and Provo temples, which are overflowing with patrons. It was a truly unique and beautiful experience to be the only ones there. It was SOOOOO reverent, peaceful, and just amazing.
After the temple, we picked Jace up and got “Imagine: Whirled Peace” the new John Lennon inspired “Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream” flavor, then went to the Jacuzzi and ate under the stars. Our escapade just happened to coincide with the local “Overeaters Anonymous” support group meeting at our pool. So, once we pulled out our decadent ice cream, 7 or 8 of them jumped in and just salivated, never taking their eyes from our spoils. It made it impossible to enjoy our ice cream. I don’t think a single one of them weighed less than 350 lbs. I guess we spoiled THEIR night! We probably unraveled in one night 2 or 3 weeks of therapy. Oh cruel fate!
It has been a magnificent three years! I would just like to list in chronological order all the places we have lived ever since we met:
- Provo, UT (Dating)
- Riverside, CA (Engaged)
- 17 countries in Europe (Backpacking on our honeymoon)
- Sitka, AK (For our second honeymoon)
- St. George, UT (To live with my parents because we were penniless after maxing out all our credit cards on our honeymoons)
- Provo, UT (Both of us taking classes)
- Ventura, CA (Trevor working, Caci cute and pregnant)
- Sacramento, CA (Trevor working, Caci not so cute and gigantically pregnant)
- Provo, UT (Both of us taking classes, and Jace joining us halfway through the semester)
- Valencia, CA (Trevor working, Caci and Jace playing)
- Provo, UT (Both of us taking classes and Jace just keepin’ it real)
- Brandon, FL (Trevor Caci and Jace living the dream)
Can you BELIEVE that?! That is how many times we have packed up and moved in three years! It has been a fun, awesome, wonderful, adventure! I can’t wait to see where the next few years will take us! Love you, Trevor!
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