10 years!

THEN...

AND NOW!

So I forgot my camera at home and had to take this snapshot with my phone...looks like one of us has a little more hair, one a little less hair than 10 years ago! 

Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas Nevada

9-7-2002

As many of you know, we have been able to take some pretty exciting vacations for our anniversaries, Mexico, Italy, Greece. So when our 10 year anniversary was approaching we began thinking how and where we wanted to celebrate this special achievement. Sure there are lots of places we would both love to see together, but when we heard that Bruce Springsteen was going to be in the Windy City on the day of our anniversary, well let's just say it was meant to be. I think we can both honestly say this little get away trumped any other plans that may have been running through our heads. We are total Boss groupies and jump at any chance to see him any time we can. The best part was he was playing at Wrigley field, another place close to our hearts. Doesn't get much better than this. Once again, he put on an AMAZING show. I mean, come on, how many 62 year old men can sing their hearts out for 3 and a half hours and act like it is just another day.  It doesn't hurt he is easy on the eyes too! He had a special "unexpected" guest perform a couple of songs with him....Pearl Jam's front man, Eddie Vedder! Seriously, I felt like I had won the lottery!  If you haven't seen him in concert, this is truly a bucket list item. I promise you, he will deliver. See ya in Omaha in November buddy! 

Saturday we slept in! I woke up and looked at the clock and couldn't believe my eyes! 10:15!! I think the last time I slept that late had to have been in college! We had a yummy brunch at a local restaurant and walked through an art show that was just down the street from our hotel. It was a gorgeous day out so we spent most of the afternoon sitting outside on the hotel patio with a bottle ( or two or three...I lost count) of wine. It was so nice to have an adult conversation with your spouse without being interrupted and not having to yell over all the noise! Later in the afternoon we saw the Blue Man Group at Briar street theatre. I had seen them years ago in Las Vegas and once again it was a great show. 

After the show, we had a great dinner at one of our favorite Chicago spots, Harry Carry's. It was so nice out, we walked the 3 miles back to our hotel taking in all the sites. We found a bar along the way to catch the end of the Nebraska game which soured Jeremy's mood and headed home. Our hotel was about 10 blocks from Wrigley and we could hear Bruce again (playing a second sold out show). We sat outside the hotel and got a little free concert! 


It was such an amazing weekend. Although I missed the kids, getting away just the two of us was just what we needed. It does wonders for a marriage! We spent a lot of time reflecting on the last 10 years, how blessed we are, and how we couldn't be happier how the first 10 years turned out. Neither of us ever dreamed our life would be so complete and we wouldn't change a thing about it. I can't wait to see what exciting things the next 10 years brings! It is so important to spend alone time with your spouse! Every time we get a little time away we promise each other we will do it more often!  Of course we couldn't have gotten away without the help of grandma and grandpa and Aunt Darcie and Jill!