June 5th

Can you believe Dave and I have been married for 2 years now?!  Crazy!!!

Our big celebration will be in October when we treat ourselves to a few days in Orlando, FL.  :o)

We did celebrate a little bit, however, on our anniversary.  It was a Tuesday, so on the way home from work I made Dave reminisce about our wedding day with me.  It was fun :o)

We used a gift card I'd received for my birthday and enjoyed a nice dinner at Olive Garden.  Then we went across the street to Target and "exchanged" anniversary cards with each other.  (The night before, Dave told me, "I feel like a crappy husband."  I asked him why and he said he'd been looking for the perfect card and hadn't been able to find one yet.  I told him not to worry because I had looked as well and was going to just make him one.  I told him we should just go to the store together and find each other one just right then and there.  :o)  He liked that idea, so that's just what we did!

We each found an anniversary card we would give to the other and instead of buying them, we showed them to each other and used the money saved on anniversary cards to buy Father's Day cards for our dads.  :o)  It was a fun, unique thing to do this year.

We did exchange gifts ($20 limit this year).  I had seen an idea on a blog that I loved, but tweaked slightly.  (http://jaimaschutt.blogspot.com/2011/11/diy-anniversary-gift.html; see also http://mysocalledgreenlife.com/2011/09/happy-10th-anniversary-and-map-craft.html.)  I used a heart scrapbook paper as border, a heart theme similar to the one at our wedding.  I also used the blue and yellow colors that were featured at our wedding.  :o)

a close-up

another blurry close-up (i need a new camera!)

I did:  Our First Date, Our First Kiss, Our First "Dave & Darah Day", Dave's Proposal, Our Marriage, Our Wedding Night, Our Honeymoon, and Our First Home.  I used the satellite view on GoogleMaps instead of the traditional map view.

I love it!  Dave said he likes it, too :o)

Dave gave me Volkswagen bug charm lol  Isn't it cute??  He said it's my reward for putting up with him and all his crazy VW bugs for over 2 years.  :o)

Anyway, it was a much-needed relaxing evening that night.  Happy Anniversary to us!

I'm so grateful to be married to David Andrew Wheeler!!!  He is my best friend and makes me laugh every day.  I can tell he cares about me a lot and I hope he can tell I love him just as much.  :o)  We have been through a lot these past 2 years, but are much stronger and love each other so much more!  I am excited for the eternity we have left together!