Eleven Years!

Wow! Another year has gone by...I can't believe it! I would have to say that this last year (and a half) has probably been the hardest and most emotional year so far in Chris and I's marriage! Ten years ago, if someone asked where we thought we'd be in 5 years or in 10 years we would have been very wrong. Sometimes it seems almost pointless to set goals or plans because they have changed so much from what we could have thought up.

• I did not plan on marrying someone like Chris. (sadly, my expectations were much lower)
• I did not plan on buying two houses in our first year of marriage...it was quite overwhelming!
• Chris did not plan on rupturing a disc in his back, having back surgery, giving up his dream job and going back to school.
• Chris did not plan on waiting to have kids.
• We did not plan on having a miscarriage.
• I DEFINITELY did not plan on having 4 c-sections!
• We did not plan on moving 10 times in 11 years.
• Chris never planned on moving to a big city, let alone "Sin City!"
• I never planned on moving back to Cedar City.
• We never planned on moving back to Cedar City just to have most of the reasons why we moved back, move away!

I could probably list a hundred more things. But even though we didn't plan on having any of these things happen, we wouldn't have changed them for the world! We are so grateful that we have a Heavenly Father watching out for us and always doing whats best for us even if it is not according to our own plan! Everything turns out for the best! I truely believe that! And like President Monson says "Our future is only as bright as our faith!" I truely believe that as well! Happy Anniversary Chris! I am most thankful that Heavenly Father intervened on who I was going to marry! He made a PERFECT decision!

I LOVE YOU, CHIRS! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!