7/11/10 - 9 Years Together

Well, Christian and I went on our very first date 9 years ago today! We were both very busy teenagers at the time. I had a full time job and a part time job at the time, he had a part time job and was still in high school, so he was taking full advantage of summer vacation. It took us a while to actually set something up and get together. We had plans to get together on the weekend and go to the club (I know, romantic right??), but he ended up calling me out of the blue a few days early (on July 11th)…he had gotten he night off work and wanted to get together. Obviously he just couldn’t wait a few more days! Ha. I was nervous and caught off guard. We each brought a friend (for support/protection) and headed out to the Mall of America to hang out (again, romantic right?). Christian and his friend picked me and my friend up, and apparently he must have been REALLY nervous because he completely forgot how to get to the mall…we got lost, and it took FOREVER to get there. By the time we got there, the stores were starting to close. So yeah, our first date was spent aimlessly driving around, followed up by walking around the closed/closing mall. Really, thinking back on it, it’s hard to believe there was a second date! Nevertheless, there was, and we’ve been together every day since. 9 years, WOW!

As for the present, today was another semi-relaxing day around the house. Olivia decided it would be a good day to sleep in…until 9:30, I couldn’t believe it! We got up, I made a nice family breakfast, then Christian took over so I could start laundry. Oh laundry day, I did not miss you! Laundry took all day, like usual. However, I did manage to get all of our clothes washed, and started in on the bed linens! Go me. Throughout the day we each got some rest/nap time in, we took Olivia and Chuy down to the park and played in the back yard for a while, I got a majority of the dishes washed and the house cleaned up. I think I was hit with a minor case of nesting today, which works for me! Christian spent the evening working on cleaning the carpet downstairs. Wow, when I see it all written down, it doesn’t seem like our day was relaxing at all!! Hmmm….

Here are some park pictures from today, Olivia was in heaven!