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Double Digits!

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It's official! As of today, Steven and I have officially been married for 10 years. We have hit double digits. Well, that is... we have hit double digits for years married, though we have been together for 16 years. In honor of our big day, I thought we would play a sort of "By the Numbers". So, here we go!


10. Number of years we have been married.

9. Age of our oldest (fur)baby. We got Jack in January 2007 though he was born in November 2006. He has been with us almost the entire time we have been married. We couldn't have asked for a better dog. Never a chewer. Almost housebroken when we got him (thanks to him being fostered as a puppy). Super easy going and rarely anxious. We won the doggie lottery. Except for that whole thousands upon thousands worth of dollars we had to pay to fix his knee. Old sports injury... you know how it is.

8. Number of fish we have. (I'm sort of grasping for straws here on some of these...) We used to have more, but they are all about the same age and recently started to drop like flies. 8 is a sort of small number when you have a 55 gallon tank... We should probably get on that.

7. Number of jobs we have held and supported each other through in the time we have been married. (Steven: Cherry Lake Tree Farm and his current job at CH2M, Kristen: insurance - associate underwriter, school psychology intern, school psychologist for OCPS, stay-at-home mom, and privately licensed school psych)

6. Number of miles we plan to run (collectively) to celebrate our anniversary. We might be going a little crazy around here. 10 years? Let's run! But you know... the couple that runs together... has matching shin splints. Or something like that. =)

5. Number of times we have visited the Keys (overnight)  together. It's significant because it's our favorite vacation destination. We could seriously go every year and not tire of it. We won't make it this year... but we are shooting for next year.

4. Number of houses we have lived in since we have been married. We initially lived in a condo in Metrowest before moving to Apopka. We lived here in two different homes before moving into the first house we bought a little over 6 years ago now.

3. Number of 3 day cruises we have taken. We love cruising. Probably our preferred way of travel. We have taken a 10 day cruise too, but quick 3 day jaunts are some of our favorites. I spent 2 of those pregnant so we would definitely like to take another one soon when we can both enjoy the cruise to the fullest. ;) Then, one of these days we plan to take the kids on a Disney cruise because... well, Disney.

2. Number of amazing children we have. We have been so blessed that God gave us these two special little babies to raise and love for the rest of our lives. Plus, they are so freaking cute!

1. Happy family. We have come so far in the last 16 years. We have grown together and can't imagine life in any other way. We might argue at times, but that's life. We love and respect one another and the family we have built together. 10 years down... many, many more to go!

The best part of our 10 years together?
These two... 

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