Wow, Shelby and I have been married for 9 years today! To celebrate, I figured I’d do my own version of the “Crazy 8′s” blog post, but call it the “Crazy 9′s.” Shelby surprised me this morning with a card, with Twix Bars tapped to it in the shape of a 9. So cute!

Nine of my favorite things to do with Shelby

  1. Go on cruises!
  2. Cuddle with her while we watch TV in bed
  3. Cuddle with her in bed
  4. Go to San Francisco, the beach, or Napa
  5. Hold her hand while we walk to restaurants that are walking distance from our house
  6. Go on spontaneous candy runs  (!!!)
  7. Plow though a Oreo Cookie and Vanilla Ice Cream Cake (oops!)
  8. Take lazy naps on a sunny Sunday
  9. Just being with her!

Nine Ten things we’ve done over the years (without mentioning TTC, IF, or anything else!)

  1. 2000 – Moved to Mountain View, Got MARRIED! Went on a Honeymoon to the Caribbean
  2. 2001 – Went to Las Vegas, ate dinner at the Stratosphere. Shelby was hung over from a “Warp Core Breach” but STILL ordered Filet Mignon!
  3. 2002 – Moved back to San Jose, Took a road trip in my Convertible to Carmel!
  4. 2003 – Moved to San Fransisco, took my parents to the gay pride parade
  5. 2004 – Moved to Idaho, Got our little kitty, Willow!
  6. 2005 -Purchased our first home in Idaho (aka. Biggest Mistake Evah), went on a last minute cruise to Alaska
  7. 2006 – Moved back to Bay Area. Went to New York, Washington DC, and a family reunion
  8. 2007 – Held a fantastic New Years Eve party, convinced Shelby to try a Irish Car Bomb, lost a metric butt-load (ha!) of weight, cruised to Hawaii for 14 days!
  9. 2008 – Moved to Benicia. We both turned 30! Got Tattoo’s (to memorialize heart breaking loss, hope for the future). Spent WAY too much money in Las Vegas. Attempted the “40 dollar sandwich” while checking it (great success!)
  10. 2009 – Visited Seattle (love Pikes Market!), Successful IVF, waiting on baby! Took a nap after reading over this list, man that’s a lot of moves.

Nine things I look forward to

  1. The birth of our Son (and believe it’s actually going to happen!!!!)
  2. Renewing our vows for our 10 year anniversary. Hopefully in Hawaii, on a beach, with our son dressed up, surrounded by our family
  3. A trip to Portland this summer to visit my Cousin
  4. Shelby and I participating in my Brother’s wedding.
  5. Shelby’s HUGE belly! (are you sensing a theme)
  6. The laughter shared with Shelby
  7. The quiet moments shared with Shelby
  8. Love that grows, day by day. Being with the woman of my dreams
  9. To each and every year with Shelby, because it’s always better than the last. I don’t understand how I got so lucky, but I’ll take it!

Happy 9 year Anniversay, Sweet Pea!