10 Years!!

On December 28th, Jeff and I celebrated 10 years of marriage. I can't believe I haven't blogged about it until today because it was such a fun time. We got up early that morning and said good-bye to my sister and her family and then headed to Nashville. My Mom stayed a couple days extra so she could take care of P and E. We got to Nashville around lunch time and decided to go on to the mall and eat because we had reservations at a nice steak restaurant for dinner and we didn't want to spoil it. So, we ate in the food court. Real romantic. :) We walked around the mall for a while, but didn't buy a thing except or the 2 small chunks of fudge we got at Bass Pro. We left the mall and checked into our hotel. We stayed at the Hermitage Hotel as a special treat. It was the nicest hotel we've ever stayed at and we really felt like royalty. At this point, it was raining pretty hard so we decided to stay in and enjoy the room and watch a movie. We got ready for dinner and headed out. I had done a lot of research to find the perfect restaurant for us. I knew it would be expensive, but it was 10 years right?! We went to a local restaurant that looked very romantic and nice. Let me just say that I learned (again) that you can't always judge a book by its cover or website! We walked in and were practically seated IN the fireplace and on top of other people dining. We were so close we seriously could have had conversations with them. Ok, so no big deal right?? We ordered our food. We both got filets with a baked potato, mine was medium well and Jeff's was medium. Well, mine came out charred and Jeff's was bleeding. We did have lots of laughs between the fireplace, too close for comfort diners, and the horrible steaks that were barely eaten, but left there disappointed and still hungry. At that point, it was still fairly early in the night, but still raining so we decided to go to The Cheesecake Factory for some dessert. Just to prove that I'm pregnant, I had to order a side of fries with ranch dressing to go along with my delicious cheesecake. It's sad to say that the fries and cheesecake were the best food of the night! We left there and went back to the hotel where they had prepared our room with romantic music, slippers, little cookies on the bed, and bottled water. We woke up the next morning and decided to go home. We walked outside and it was snowing. Not a ton, but enough for me. It actually snowed on us while we drove home until we got to the other side of Jackson, TN. It was a great 24 hours full of laughs and relaxation. I'm so thankful God chose Jeff for me and feel incredibly blessed to be doing life with him.