Friday, September 19, 2008

Keepin' It Real!

JC and I have been married ten years now. Wednesday was our anniversary. We had a real romantic evening checking email, job searching, doing dishes, playing Battlefield2 . For the first time EVER since having kids, we have no kids at home all night tonight. It's just the two of us. My sister in law took them for the night. Let me tell ya, there's a party going on here! We had a romantic dinner by candle light soup and grilled cheese sandwiches by computer light, there's been dancing with the broom as I swept the kitchen floor, Sweet nothings being whispered JC talking to his gaming clan about sound cards, Romantic movies playing Company of Heroes video game match playbacks playing, I tell you we really know how to keep the romance alive, don't cha think. I mean we haven't strayed too far from where we started ten years ago. Our dates usually consisted of dancing cheek to cheek under the stars raking or baling hay in the middle of the night or going to poetry readings and romantic restaurants going to institute and to Carrows. He proposed to me during half time of a Chicago Bulls game. It was the epitome of romantic gestures. He got down on one knee in front of millions of people, expressed his love and devotion to me, told me how I was more beautiful than a fall sunset.... He slipped a ring box in my hand as we laid on the couch in his living room. No words. No asking. No drama....there was a brief kiss that was interrupted by half time ending. That is the way we roll, it has been from day one. Like living in a romance novel. *puking*. Just keeping it real!

7 comments:

Carianne said...

Happy Anniversary! I married a man who isn't into all that romantic crap either. I used to be sad cause I thought that's what I needed to feel loved. Everyone has their own ways of showing it and all that matters is it works for you. We are kinda crazy over here. The night Jared proposed we jumped the temple fence at midnight and were walking the grounds when he got down on one knee. He didn't have the ring yet. I guess he wasn't planning on doing it that night...it just kinda happened. We are going on 8 years so I guess it worked!

How's the job hunt going? Good luck!

All Things BD said...

Happy anniversary!!

karen said...

At least he was there in person to ask you. I got asked over the phone. He wanted me to come back from LA so he asked me and it worked.

Happy anniversary..

Taylor Family said...

I'm sitting here while Mike is playing guitar hero and he's asking why I'm laughing, because that's our life too! congrats on 10years, and here's to many, many more loving years!

Karrie said...

Ahh, how romantic, and yo wanted to share the evening with us... I think Ol' JC and Herb are cut from the same mold. Hopefully it got broke though so no other wifee has to put up. I am coming into town on Wed. afternoon/evening to visit my parents- if you are going to be home, we will stop by for an hour or so since it's been like what, years? Literally? I think I was pregnant with Ed, and now he's two. Ryan is in Nevada riding motorcycles... so I'm solo. Just me and the kids. Let me know...

Lynnie said...

Happy Anniversary! Wow, ten. We go the simple route, too. We got married with only our two daughters to watch, plus the Justice of the Peace, and we were all standing on the climber we built the kids in the backyard...in the rain. But, hey, what matters is the love, right?

JR Hart said...

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow... he was on vent with us on his anniversary night. BF2, COH replays, sound cards... Maybe that's how you guys roll but... man, haha. That is some funny stuff.