8 years....doesn't it go by in a blink.

This weekend we are celebrating our 8th Anniversary. I can't believe we have been married for 8 years, but at the same time it seems like we have been together forever. Here is a little trip down memory lane. While I was thinking about this post a lot of fun (and not so fun) memories came to my mind. Here are some tidbits, factoids, and other things that have happened during the different stages of our lives together:


The Courtship:

• Our first date was at Yanni's where I had my first taste of Greek food. Followed by a trip to Maga's to play Guesstures and watch "Broken Down Palace."
• Trent and I used to drive to each other's houses on 2-15 because I-15 was under construction.
• Our parents both bought their first DVD players.
• Trent's youngest sister was 6 years old and I couldn't believe he could have a sister that young.
• We both got our first cell phones.
• I bought my first car.
• Trent and I bought our first DVD U571 and took it back back because of the dual layer pause in the middle. We thought it was damaged or something. Trent has come a long way in his "entertainment" knowledge.
• We would email each other every day and more than once too.
• I thought I was fat when we were dating (duh). Little did I know the girth that would be coming...
• Ultimate frisbee was the majority of our dating activities. So. Much. Fun.
• Trent would listen to 107.5's top 10 countdown driving home from my house every night.
• Cade and Emily got married and Trent came to the reception and met my whole extended family less than a month after our first date.
• Heidi met Brad, the future "Big Brad" as my kids call him.
• Trent was a PAR at Deseret First.
• I worked on a support line for JC Penny. Not a support line for drugs or eating disorders, but computer "type" problems. I know, me fixing people's computer problems. Ya, amazing.
• Trent introduced me to Utah football. I had NO idea the kind of emotions that were in the game of football.
• Trent asked me what I thought about getting married about a month after we started dating. My response..."To you?"

Ahh. The days of just laying around doing nothing but stare into each other's eyes. ;)

It was so much fun to snow shoe to/from the cabin in the dark. We had many a dates snow shoeing around mountains.

The Introduction. Utah football was a big part of Trent's life that I had to get used to. My family really wasn't into watching sports, but I will have to say I have grown to like football. You would be amazed at how many players I actually know...

I love the scenery behind us. We did a lot of stuff outdoors while we were dating. Good times.


The Engagement:

• Trent designed my ring with his Grandpa and had it custom made.
• I had a "6 Month Rule" before I could get engaged. And sure enough, 6 months after we started dating we were engaged.
• We got engaged right before my first semester of nursing school started. It is hard to focus on school when you are planning a wedding.
• Trent proposed while we were camping with my family in Greys River.
• It was a difficult task to plan a reception when you know the whole groom's side had a firm belief that receptions were evil.
• While apartment hunting my dad found a house for us to watch while a single sister went on her mission. We were first introduced to the "Blue Lagoon."
• We counted down the days until our wedding.

The Pose. I always wanted the fall colors in my wedding announcement picture. I still love how it turned out. Man, we look young.

The Wedding:

• We got married on Thursday, December 14 2000 in the Salt Lake Temple.
• It was FREEZING that day.
• We had to wait forever for our turn because the couple before us forgot their recommend.
• I loved having so many people their to share my day with.
• We got married during finals week. I do not recommend that at all.
• We had hot chocolate and donuts for our reception food.
• I loved finally getting sealed to Trent after all the planning. It was the best part of the day.
• The day was perfect.

The happy couple in front of the famous tree. Trent will probably never wear a tux again in his life.

Everyone who shared the day with us and everyone who waited a LONG time at the wedding breakfast while we finished pictures. (I LOVE Pom Pom's coat!)

The Honeymoon:

• Trent and I went to Hawaii on our honeymoon and that is all that I am going to say about that....

This is my favorite picture from our honeymoon. It has all of my favorite things from the trip: Trent, the beach, the warm weather, the clear water, and snorkling.

The Newlywed Years (the years without kids):

• We didn't have TV for the first year of our marriage. It didn't come with the Blue Lagoon package.
• We added our first additions to our family. Milo and Ody.
• We bought our first house which was the cutest little house ever.
• I started realizing how amazing Trent was and how he can really do anything. He remodeled our house and built the most amazing pergola (Jake helped quite a bit with that structure).
• Trent traded in my first car without me knowing and bought me my first brand new car.
• We travelled around. We went to Wisconsin (to visit Jake, Becky, and Lynn), Nauvoo, San Fransisco, Disneyland, The Price is Right (Trent hated every moment), and the usuals-Wyoming and Moab.
• Trent and I graduated and got "real" jobs.
• We went through too many infertility treatments to count. I wasn't a happy person during this time. I feel bad for Trent (and really anyone who came into contact with me), I was a horrible, angry woman.
• We continued our favorite past times of snowshoeing and mountain biking. I haven't done either of these things for 4 years.
• We would have Jamie and Jake up to the "Fat House" for many meals and movie nights.
• Luke, Jake, and Jamie all went and returned from their missions.
• Trent started becoming obsessed with TV's picture and sound.
• We couldn't wait to have kids.

Our first additions. It has been an emotional week getting rid of these two. I still can't believe they are gone. They were both the cutest puppies ever.

Our cute house. It was really hard to leave, but it was a good thing we did. I couldn't imagine having my hoard in that house. Yikes.

Trent's (and Jake's) masterpiece. I can't wait until they can build one for our current house. It was the coolest Pergola ever created.

One of our many trips to Moab. It was so fun when we would go as a big group. We really had some great times down there.

And the snow shoeing group. I really can't believe how many times we would go. The best part was the sled ride down. We would laugh so hard at the crashes!

The Chaos Years:

• We finally got our wish and got Aiden and Andrew after 2 1/2 years of trying.
• Our family grew to a family of four.

• Then 8 months later we got the biggest shock of our lives (at that point anyway). Little Oakley was on her way. We still couldn't believe it happened without any shots, petri dishes, or infertility specialists.
• Now a family of five.

• And 8 months after Oakley was born we really got the biggest shock of our lives. We were pregnant again, but with twins. Cute Paige and Morgan were ready to join in the chaos.
• Our family was now a family of seven.

I really can't believe how our lives have changed over the past years and I can't wait to see the changes that come our way in the future. We really have the perfect life and I am so glad I said yes 8 years ago. Love ya Trent!!!