Anniversary Time

Wow- I can't believe our anniversary has been and passed again. The years are really starting to fly by. Our 11th anniversary was on Friday and we had a fun and relaxing day. As we weren't going away overnight this year, we tried to think of a fun activity that was different than our usual date nights, consisting of dinner and a movie.

We decided on dinner and Color-Me-Mine, a place where you can paint all different kinds of pottery. While a tad on the cheesy side, we thought it would be cool to have something we made on our anniversary that we would always remember. First we went to dinner at Tahoe Joe's which we always enjoy. Their Railroad Camp Shrimp are one of my favorites.

Then it was off to Color Me Mine. After the nice lady explained all of the fees for painting, firing, etc, we were off to search for our keepsake memento. As we picked up pieces and saw the price tag on the back, Jeff and I were separately doing the math in our heads and thinking... this is a little on the pricy side. After 30 minutes, we decided on a bowl that we could use for salad and such, which would cost us.....$58. While the romantic side of me was thinking, "oh how cute, a keepsake", the practical side of me was thinking, "$58- that's ridiculous. Our kids will probably chip it within a month, and I could buy one that will be WAY cuter". The end result? We left and went over to Bed-Bath-And-Beyond and bought a $2.99 plate that we will sign with a sharpie and display proudly as our 11th anniversary keepsake.

Our last stop was at Sunflower Drive-Inn, where we stopped on our actual wedding day, after we picked up our flowers for the wedding reception. It's a complete dive and super granola-y, but they have carob milkshaves, which I introduced Jeff to on our wedding day. Ever since I was a little girl, I have LOVED the taste of carob. I'm a true chocolate lover, but carob has a place in my heart as well. We haven't been back since our wedding day, so we decided to stop and have a carob milkshake.

Apparently, Jeff didn't remember what carob tasted like, because the first words out of his mouth after he tasted a sip were "EW! What IS this?!" I on the other hand, loved it. We sat outside and watched the chickens around us, laughed about our keepsake plate, realized why we are typically dinner & movie people, and vowed we each had at least another 11 years in us.