Nine Years

 Today Mr. Stannix and I celebrated our ninth anniversary. My sister kindly offered to watch the kids for us last Friday night so that we could go into the city and celebrate. We were able to attend a session at the temple and go out for a nice late dinner at the Keg. It was so great to be in that special place again where I could feel peace from the worries and cares of the world. Afterward, we walked the grounds and reminisced about our own wedding day and all of the great things we've been able to accomplish together over these past nine years. 

 The temple grounds were beautiful with flowers in full bloom and the last of the days sun reflecting from the stain glass windows.

 We arrived to the Keg well past the dinner hour and had the whole dining room to ourselves! I got to sit across from this handsome guy for a few hours as we talked about our hopes and dreams for the next couple of years.

 I decided to venture out from my usual steak or burger and try the salmon. It was good, but I will probably order what Mr. Stannix got next time.

 After eating a few appetizers and a whole plate of food, we were feeling pretty content. When our server learned that we were celebrating our anniversary she brought us this complimentary slice of ice cream cake. It was so huge, the picture doesn't do it justice. We sat there and wondered how we were going to finish it, but we did pretty good.

He had to work tonight, so I was glad that we were able to celebrate over the weekend. When he left work late tonight he called home and joked, "Are you contemplating a divorce?" I replied, "No, I'm contemplating a cheese burger." He laughed, "I knew you'd say that!" He knows that food is the way to my heart. I sure love this man of mine!