3 Years Baby!

So on May 13 Jon and I were able to celebrate our 3 year anniversary! Wow! Sometimes I can't believe that we've been together for so long because time has just flown by, and other times I think, "Really? Only 3 years?" because it feels like we've been together forever!

To celebrate our marriage, we decided to go on vacation! Last year we kept talking about it but never planned anything, so we ended up working on our anniversary (bleh!), so this year I blocked out the whole week for us and let my boss know that there was no way we'd be working - even if all we did was sit around the house and watch movies I was bound and determined to celebrate it somehow this year. We planned, then planned some more, then forgot about it for a while, then planned some more. Initially we were going to go to Lake Powell and take Jon's boat out and bring some friends, but since everyone else has babies they all thought that while Lake Powell is amazingly fun, it wouldn't be so great for small babies to play. So we changed our game pland and decided to rent a condo in St. George like we did in February. (Thank you Brian for finding the place for us!)

Our friends Brian and Tiff and their baby Makaylee came as well as my fabulous sister-in-law Amber and her son Owen. We stayed there for a few days just swimming, relaxing and shopping while the boys went fishing or golfing. It was so nice! Then Wednesday came and they all had to leave, but Jon and I stayed behind and met up with my sister Julie and her husband Phillip and we went camping for another couple days! We camped at Quail Creek Reservior and went boating and the next day went caving! It was so fun! We went to Bloomington cave (which Julie said was the 5th longest cave in the nation, but it's just the 5th longest in Utah, but still) and ended up getting a little lost and then had our flashlights all die at the same time while struggling to find the exit. Luckily we had extra batteries, but only enough to fill the 2 headlamps once each and then we were out. Kind of scary - the boys freaked out more than the girls, but we found our way out (we were only in there for 5 1/2 -6 hours) and went back to relax at camp. **Note, if you ever go there bring gloves, knee pads, helmets, and LOTS of extra batteries/flashlights and rope!

All in all it was a great trip and we had so much fun! I am completely sunburned and exhausted still, but it was a great trip. I wish I had pictures, but Jon has this nasty habit of stealing the camera every time I have something worth taking pictures of because he needs to take pictures of fish. (sigh) Well Amber and Tiff got some pics so you can see those on their blogs if they ever update them. ;)

Just as a closing note, I just wanted to say how much I love Jon. I love that we get along so great, can always talk about anything, keep eachother in check, and the fact that he takes such good care of me all the time. Meeting him was one of the greatest things that ever happened (thank you Melissa!) and marrying him has been the greatest thing that's ever happened in my life and there's not a day that goes by that I'm not entirely greatful that we were brought together. And to think of what would have happened if I hadn't gone on that blind date! ;) And even though I've been bugging him about giving me a baby for the last couple of years, I'm really glad for the time we've had with just us because we've really grown so close and I just love him so much and love all of the fun we have together. Happy anniversary babe!