Today is a Gift, That's Why it's the Present: 6 Year Anniversary Surprise

Have I said this before??...I have an amazing husband. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G...I tell you. He planned our anniversary date several months ago, and has been looking forward to this day since then. But before I talk about our day, I think I need to harp on my amazing husband for just a minute...

I can't believe that 6 years ago, we stood before so many of our family and friends and GOD and decided to spend the rest of our lives together. Did you hear that? The REST of our lives!!!!! I feel so strongly about the absolute-ness of marriage that I know Eric and I will spend the rest of our lives together. I know that I love this man so much, and, if it's possible, he loves me even more. And I know that we will spend every day doing everything possible to make the other one happy. Dr Laura (yes i listen to Dr Laura) says that a good marriage comes from both parties "waking up every day asking themselves "What can I do to make my spouse happy?"". I feel this way, and I truly feel that Eric is this person to me. He is the sole "bread-winner" of our family, and has a very stressful job. Yet he comes home every day and hardly takes a moment for himself before he jumps into full "Daddy Mode!" He immediately starts wrestling with Gavin, then snuggles with Crew, then changes the closest diaper, helps with dinner, occupies another so I can clean up dinner, and starts bathtime with Gav until I bring in Crew. We are a true team, and know how to have a great family night every night until both boys are down. Some may say we shut out the world in order to make our family work, but they're not in our shoes! We know that we have 2 BABIES, and these babies need an extreme amount of attention. And we wouldn't ever want either to feel that they didn't get special attention every day. So we go the extra mile...if that can ever make sense to you...we pride ourselves on being great parents. We live our lives around these 2 boys, but isn't that the way it's supposed to be? Both of our sets of parents have taught us this, so we know what we're doing. And I thank God every day for this amazing husband who blows me away with his thoughtfulness, selflessness, and genuine love for his family. Our anniversaries are no longer about the two of us, they are about the accomplishments of the 4 of us. They are about the values and lessons we teach these 2 boys for the next 80+ years. When I look at Gavin and Crew, I know we've been doing something right these last 6 years...

Back to our special day:

Eric planned our anniversary date, which started after our Color Me Rad race. We got home from the race and rinsed, scrubbed, exfoliated (you name it) the paint off of us. Once we got ready, Eric made me close my eyes and walk to the car. We immediately drove to the place where our love story started...OU's campus. More importantly, the library. I can't count the hours that Eric and I spent in the library "studying." Our kind of studying mostly meant flirting while taking some quiet time to skim through a chapter...

He brought me to the place where we first fell "in love." Where we first truly acknowledged that we loved each other. It was very special to both of us!

Next we headed to Tulsa, where we shopped and spent our afternoon at Utica Square. Then we headed to our hotel, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. We got ready and spent the evening gambling, having a wonderful dinner, and enjoying each other!

Dinner at McGills on 19

Our little getaway was the perfect way to spend our annivesary...PERFECT!

And I just wanna say...our little ones were in amazing hands! Grandma (Manma) took such great care of both Gav and Crew for us, and had so much fun with her! They also got to spend some quality time with their Great Aunts Sharon and Cindy. :)