7 Years

On April 11th, Dan and I celebrated our 7 year Wedding Anniversary. I really can't believe it has been that many years, until I stop and think about all that we have been through, or have accomplished. Life just keeps getting better and better with the passing of time. This year we decided to keep things low key and as inexpensive as possible, for a number of reasons. In the end it was a good call on our part. So, all we had, or should I say kept on the original agenda was a dinner out without children and their many interruptions.

After ditching the kids with their Grandparents we headed to one of our favorite Old Downtown Sacramento hot spots - Joe's Crab Shack. Being a Saturday Night we had a nice wait, but it was nice to discuss recent happenings without the distractions of everyday family life. We both enjoyed our meals while they were still hot, coconut shrimp, coleslaw, and seafood fondue to name a few of the yummy dishes. I used this as one of my splurge nights, or excuses to depart from my "special diet". On the way home we also hit another one of our old favorites - The Cheesecake Factory, as a night at the Crab Shack wouldn't be complete without a piece of cheesecake. I was feeling pretty guilty about my dinner splurge so only took two bites of a yummy Chocolate Coconut Cream Cheesecake. Since being off of sweets for the past 2 months that was all that I needed to be satisfied. Needless to say it was nice to have several hours to communicate and remember what it is like to be a couple, not just parents.

We decided to get ourselves gifts this year. Granted they aren't very romantic - we tend to be too practical, but believe me they were much needed. After years of using out dated, hand me down cell phones, we splurged and got brand new ones. We updated the company, plan, technology, and local Nevada numbers. We have now entered the world of texting and I have come to love its convenience. Here is a picture of my brand new pink Samsung Exclaim. Dan has one just like it, but in white. I still haven't figured out all the new bells and whistles, but so far I am loving it.

I have to include this in our anniversary post.
Here is our first casualty, as far as wedding gifts go. One of the plates that we bought with our gift cards broke the other night in the dishwasher. Kind of sad, but I'm amazed it has lasted this long with little kids (they are glass plates).