“I love every part of you, every thought and word…
the entire complex, fascinating bundle of all the things you are.
I love all the seasons of you, the way you are now,
the thought of how much more beautiful you’ll be in the decades to come.
I love you for being the answer to every question my heart could ask.”
–L. Kleypas
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Kevin and I celebrated our 10-year wedding anniversary on Wednesday! 🙂
We were reeeeeally hoping to be taking our second (bonding) trip to Haiti this week/weekend, but since we haven’t even been officially invited (by IBESR) to make our first (socialization) trip down there yet, we decided to just stick close to home instead. It was a fun little “staycation” and I thought I’d save some of my favorite parts of it here today. 🙂
He surprised me with a sweet little cross first thing…and we pulled over for our favorite clouds on our way to breakfast. (A fire ant got me while I was taking the pic on the right- ouch!)
We both woke up craving french toast, so we thought we’d try out the new (to us) IHOP. My toast came topped with strawberries and whipped cream, and Kevin’s were covered in cinnamon sauce and bananas. The food was delicious, but we had a quite a few unwanted guests buzzing around our booth, so Kevin nicknamed it FLY-HOP. 😉
After breakfast, we decided to swing by our first home. (Maybe there would be fewer insects there? LOL) We got married there in 2004, and thought it would be fun to see it again, exactly ten years later. Gosh did we love that place. I didn’t realize how much I missed it until we pulled up to the curb. Kevin was hesitant to trespass, but I managed to talk him into posing for a quick pic in the front yard.
It’s crooked (Think: our DSLR camera, on timer-mode, propped up on Kevin’s wallet on the hood of our car), but I’m so glad we took the time to capture that shot!
A woman from across the street saw us struggling to get a straight shot and said, “Do y’all want me to help take your picture? I’m a professional photographer and the people that live there are really sweet.”
#GodWink 😀
That mint green metal fence was one of my favorite (original) parts of the house. There’s a great big courtyard on the other side of it, and we had so many good times with friends and family (and teeny-tiny Max) back there!
After that, we drove by the house we *almost* bought in 2007…about six months before I started this blog.
We both wondered how different life would be if we had moved in there instead! 🙂
We spent the rest afternoon having fun in our new neighborhood…
…and then we split a little bit of our favorite fried chicken for supper, so that we’d have room for what we really wanted to fill up on that night! #MoviePopcorn
I’m thankful for such a sweet day with that precious man of mine. Can’t wait to see him as a Daddy in decade #2! 😀
PS- Kev’s turning 40 on Saturday, so all of his ShootFlyShoot.com classes are 40% off from now til Sunday, June 29th at 10pm. Click the banner below for more info! 🙂
Happy Anniversary y’all! Looks like you had a fun filled day! The photo the lady took is so cool. (OK, I hope I’m not imaging things – where is the post about the bathroom makeover? Cue the Twilight Zone music…)
Whoops, found it!! Didn’t realize it was from last year. 🙂
Thanks, Susan! 🙂 (The link to the Throwback Thursday post is on my Facebook page today) 😉
Happy Anniversary! When I opened your post, the ad running at the top said “Great things come in small packages!” and I instantly thought of your son 🙂 I’m keeping my fingers crossed that you celebrate your 11th anniversary as a family of three!
Awww so sweet. Happy anniversary! In our experience, the first decade was the hardest. How did you two meet? and what is the tattoo going down his right arm?
You are going to be lovely parents.
You guys are such an inspiration of the perfect loving couple and raising my teacup to an amazing journey into the next 10!
Happy Happy Birthday Kevin! I’m right behind ya in a few months!
Happy Anniversary!!!
This is so sweet. You have such a playful and loving relationship and it’s heartwarming to read about! 🙂
Happy Anniversary!!
You are a beautiful inspiration to so many!
Happy Anniversary, Layla and Kevin! Looks like the perfect day! 🙂
So, so sweet. Congratulations, and God bless you both.
Congrats to you two!! Look at all that you have built. Such a sweet couple!
Happy Anniversary, Kevin & Layla! Looks like you had a wonderful day!
Our 21st anniversary is coming up on July 3rd and we celebrate with a Pig Roast every year (#22) at my FIL’s house.
Continued prayers for you both on you adventure to bring Sweet Pea home! 😉
Happy Anniversary!!!! What movie did you see?!?!?
Congrats you two love birds!! Happy Anniversary!! 🙂 Looks like you had a really sweet day! You two are so adorable together, its fun to read. Thanks for sharing.
Ashley Olsen
Happy Happy anniversary to you both! Praying that this will be an especially wonderful year for you! We just celebrated our fortieth and the years just keep getting sweeter.
Congratulations on 10 years! Quite an accomplishment, and from the looks of things, I’d say you are in for the long haul! I pray that God will bless you both and your family to be for many, many more years to come.
sounds like an extraordinary day. happy anniversary!
Ha! Funny that you posted about going back to see the places you lived/almost lived…I woke up this morning thinking about the “Hansel and Gretel” house that you blogged about a good while back – that place would have been so awesome with your magic wand waved over it!!
Happy Anniversary and birthday to you both.: )
Leah: )
Happy Anniversary! I see your life now… and I get SO excited for how it will soon be changing. Reminds me of life before we adopted and how having children later in life is such a precious gift. You won’t take one single second for granted. 🙂
Congrats you guys on 10 amazing years! And Happy Birthday to Kevin . . . Can’t wait to see what this next year brings for you both . . . . XO
Happy Anniversary! We just celebrated our 51st in April. I love my hubby more today than 51 years ago. Impossible, but true! I always tell him he is my “favorite husband”…of course he is and has been my only, but still the best! We wish you as much happiness has we have.
Happy 10th Anniversary!!!!
Happy Birthday Sweet Kev!!!!
Y’all get better and better with age.
Layla………I caught the “God Wink”. Yahoo………..hope you read the rest of Squire’s books.
Big Love and Hugs……….(hurry Sweet P. Come and join this beautiful family).
You two are adorable !
Looks like a great day! Happy 10th!
What a sweet anniversary day you had! Congratulations on 10 . . . and many more to come.
What fun photos!! Y’all are so cute…way to keep the fun going : ) Happy Anniversary!!
Such a lovely couple you are. Happy anniversary.
Just wanted to say that I’m so happy that you have been blessed with 10 years of bliss. God already knows your future and the blessing he has planned for the next 10 years. God bless you both, L & K!
P.S. Hope that Sweetpea get to his new home soon.
Congratulations!!! My husband and I hit the 10 year mark this year too!! Cannot wait to see the both of you as parents!!!! Best wishes and good luck! xoxo
You two are so cute. Can’t believe you’re 40! You both look amazing. Get ready for the wrinkles once sweet pea arrives lol.
Happy Anniversary!! So sweet that you visited your first house! I would love to see photos of it from when you guys lived there. 🙂 Also neat to visit the house you *almost* bought. We are praying about buying a house right now. 🙂
I found your website when looking for a harvest gold bathroom makeover. I love it and I love reading about your sweet lives. You’re both so sweet. Thank you for sharing!
HAPPY 10TH TO THE PALMERS! LOVED that photo the “professional photog” took of Y’All in front of your former house! (loved the crooked one too, taken with Kev’s tripod but you can’t deny that the friendly neighbor/professional photog did a real good job!). OH, my hubby is a Photojournalist for The Los Angeles Times here in good old So California & the nickname, among all the pros, for “photographer” is “photog”, so that’s where THAT comes from! So, was that the house you moved from, when you bought your current home? Or was there another house you guys lived in, in between? Just wondering, as the house in the crooked & prof photos doesn’t look like the house that you did all your blogs on, with all the projects & home improvements you did, right up until you moved to the NEW house you live in TODAY. I am SO CONFUSED! Plus, Happy 4oth to Kevin!!! And, just how bad does a FIRE ANT bite feel?? We don’t have them here in So California, at least I don’t THINK we do . I thought they were a Southern “thing”. Have heard their bite is a real big Owie!! I grew up in So CA with what we called “Red Ants” – I don’t know what kind they were technically but they were about 4X as big as the typical tiny black “grease” ants EVERYONE gets here & they were MEAN & somewhat aggressive too! And when they bit you? YOU KNEW YOU HAD BEEN BITTEN! NOT like a bee or a hornet sting but it got your attention, for sure! Very painful, at least to a child anyway. I was never bitten much past about age 12 or so (I got SMART). But I can still remember that sharp, kind of long lasting sting quite well! OUCH! Bye Y’All & HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!
Happy Anniversary Guys!!!
I loved this “look back” at your first house. How romantic!
BTW, What is the tattoo on hubby’s arm?
Happy Anniversary! What a sweet day spent together! Although I know your journey to parenthood has been a long one, I wonder how much closer to my husband I would feel if it were just him and me for the last ten years. That has probably helped you two to build a bond so strong that it will make you an even better parent team when your sweet boy finally comes home to you! Thanks for sharing your precious moments. XO
Thank you, Christy! It took us a while to get to a point where we both felt ready to dive into parenthood, but we’re excited to get the party started now that we’re “adults”- LOL! 😀
What a wonderful time of celebrating momentous occasions! A 10th anniversary and the big 40 – blessings to you both as the new and wonderous chapter of parenthood begins 🙂
Thank you, Mindy! 😀 XO
Happy happy anniversary to you both!! Here’s to many more as you expand your beautiful family!!
Thank you, Karah! 😀 XO
awwww……june 25 is my anniversary too! But the number is a leetle different……….ours was 37 this yr!!
glad your day was laid back..ours was too!
Happy 10th..what a sweet summer romance. We just hung a padlock on a bridge where many others have before, to celebrate our 24th. Pretty cool to see all the signs of affection and promises.
May the year ahead bring a greater fullness and, Sweet P to your relationship.
Congrats to you both!!! What a wonderful day you two had. My hubby and I just had our 25Th Anniversary yesterday. June is a very good month. May God bless you both with the sound of laughter from a small life He has created for you both.
So sweet! Wishing you both a very happy decade #2. Thanks for the post – a great way to start the day.
So cute, I just loved seeing the pictures of you both having so much fun enjoying each others company. Happy anniversary!
You two are just so sweet and I admire how you always enjoy life’s simplest pleasures. I’m getting married in three weeks and your marriage is an inspiration! Happy Anniversary!
Happy Anniversary to you both!! You made me get all teary when you said “Can’t wait to see him as a Daddy in decade #2!” I am praying for you and your little Sweet Pea!!