11 years. How in the world is that possible? Maybe we miscounted, or maybe time sped up? Ok, ok. Reality is, yes we have been married for 11 years! What an amazing 11 years it has been. It has been full of adventure, fun, travel and a couple trials. Mostly the fun stuff though! I am so thankful every single day for the amazing husband I have. I want to be appreciative of him, loving to him, supportive of him. I strive everyday to put those into our marriage. I am looking forward to sharing the rest of our lives together. Hopefully it's lots & lots more years!
Last year we had pretty big surprises for each other for our anniversary (trip to Alaska & a diamond bracelet). This year was laid back, but no disappointment. March 3rd is our anniversary and that weekend we had a lot to do. David was working for the AF that weekend, so we had a dinner to go to on Friday night and then he worked all day on Saturday. However, when he got home on Saturday he shared with me that we would be celebrating all the way to Monday. David planned a night away for the 2 of us on Sunday and then he took off on Monday for us to spend together. You see, this is really special. David & I have not been away for the boys very much. Actually it is very little. We have had some amazing friends that have been willing to keep our boys on 3 different anniversary's for a night for us to get away. Then the boys have stayed with my dad one night. That's it. So you can see how special it was that David planned a night away (and that he was able to find a willing participant). Back to the anniversary.
Sunday night after playing around with our life group we took the boys and dropped the off with our friend's the Leonard's. Then we were off for our adventure. There is a castle here in Colorado Springs that was built by the founder of Colorado Springs. They now rent out the facilities, so we got to stay in a castle! Who gets to say that?!? It was beautiful. And calming. They don't have TVs or radio's and very little phone reception. It was so nice to be able to turn off all the outside noise around us. To be able to listen to the quiet, talk and rest. It really was refreshing.
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| The 3 windows on the top...that's was our room! |
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| Our beautiful room |
After breakfast on Monday we went for a couple hikes on the grounds. It was a beautiful day and it was a wonderful way to spend time with David. We truly enjoyed hanging out with each other!
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| Our first hike |
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| We weren't able to make it to the punch bowls. Too icy. |
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| At the beginning of our next hike....big horn sheep |
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| Beautiful views of Garden of the Gods |
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| Amazing view of the city on one side & Pike's Peak on the other. |
After our hikes and grabbing a snack for lunch, we headed back to the castle for a tour. We were able to learn a little bit about the history of the castle and view the grounds.
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| Glen Eyrie Castle |
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| A little strange for an entrance...don't come stumbling out of there! |
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| An underground entrance...pretty cool |
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| This mantle is held up by the stone alone, no mortar. Pretty cool. |
What a fun trip this was! It was a great refresher for both of us. Now we are looking forward to many, many more years together.
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