This month Jay and I will celebrate our anniversary… so here’s the question…

How do you measure a marriage?

10… number of years married

70… number of pounds gained (between the 2 of us!)

45… number of  pounds lost (we’ll get there!!)

6… number of homes lived in (the dump we lived in for 3 months in TN when we first got married… though we still made it pretty, our cute apartment  on Tinkerhill Cove, 2  teeny, tiny apartments on the college campus, our house in Houston, TX,  and our current home in Texarkana)

19… number of states visited

6… number of years spent trying, praying, waiting for baby

1 … number of beautiful, exciting, emotional adoption experiences

1…  number of  handsome and crazy sons

6…  number of surgeries (2 for Jamie, 4 for Micah, 0 for Jay!)

8… number of Thanksgiving turkeys roasted

1… number of tattoos aquired (just Jay, not Jamie!)

1,000… number of different hairstyles/colors Jamie has sported

120… number of  “12 days of Christmas presents” given to Jamie from Jay

2… number of church appointments (Houston Temple, TX, and Texarkana TX/ARK)

8… number of computers gone through (we’re hard on ‘em, huh?)

5…  number of romantic get-a-ways (and one more coming up in 2 weeks!)

2… number of camping trips (never again!!!)

152 million… number of arguments about Jay leaving his huge size 14 shoes in the middle of the floor…

4… number of wedding rings Jamie has had (don’t worry, sweetie, I’m sticking with this one!)

7… number of broken bones/ injuries requiring medical attention (man!)

11… number of weddings we’ve been in since our own

5… number of pets owned (dog Daisy in ’98, dog Dandy from ’01-’05, goldfish Dorothy since Christmas ’06, goldfish Flipper owned for 3 weeks in ’07, goldfish Flipper 2.0 (AKA “the replacement” ) alive and kicking for 6 days in ’07 – Dorothy killed them both!

1400… number of dollars spent at The Melting Pot (good thing we finally got that Fondue pot)

8… number of trips to the beach

3… number of ballets Jamie has dragged Jay to

33… number of professional ball games attended (go astros!)

Countless… number of kisses, dances, laughs, meals cooked together, tears shed, movies watched, silly fights, funny emails, long distant phone calls, rooms redecorated, hugs, long car trips, winks across the room, secrets shared, heartaches survived, and unforgettable moments created.

10 years of marriage… and I still love you so much.  Happy anniversary!

HERE ARE SOME PICS OF US WAY BACK THEN!

Okay... here goes.  I have an overwhelming amount of pics to share from the summer, so I'm starting with the most recent event, and I'll post some more in a day or so.

Here are some pics from Family Camp Labor Day Weekend.

We had a blast doing the teen track... here are some pics of us dressed as Disco Cavepeople!  (My hubby's the hottest caveman ever!)

Here's our Deal or No Deal program... check out Jay as the banker!

And just for your viewing pleasure.. here's a picture of our Christmas in July program

Also:

Dear Nanny & Papaw... thank you for being the best grandparents in the world.  You always put me first.  You love me, sacrifice for me, and take joy in me.  Happy Grandparent's Day!  Love Micah

I have not posted in a very long time.  Jay took our laptop to TYI, and then left the power cord there!  Someone told him they'd send it to him asap, but he's been home for 2 weeks and nothing so far.  We were just going to buy a new one, but they are 90 bucks!  So, I'm using a jacked-up donated one right now.  I can't use it for pictures, and it constantly kicks me off line, so you'll all have to wait to snoop into my life. (I know, it's killing you, right?)

Anyway, there is a Hills marathon on to keep me busy tonight... that's right... I'm cool like that.