10 Years Ago Today.....

I stood on a beach in Half Moon Bay, California and took vows to honor, love, respect and cherish one man for the rest of my life.

I have.

I do.

I will.

Some special notes I remember from our trip:

*Cancelling the flowers we pre-ordered for my bouquet after finding a flower cart on the streets of San Francisco selling the most gorgeous varieties I'd ever seen. The "flower man" made my arrangement for $12. It cost $25 to cancel the original order from the professional florist. Totally worth it.

*Blake tripping on his way out of the limousine as we pulled up to the beach. :)

*Seeing how nervous he was as we spoke those very sacred words. Watching him smile (with relief!) when his part was finished.

*Noticing how the flowers blooming on the beach were the exact same color of my dress.

*Hearing kids 1/2 a mile down the beach giggling as they shot off fireworks during the ceremony.

*Watching the sunset over the ocean......on the first night of the rest of our lives together.

*Stopping so that the limo driver could take our most treasured "wedding pic" with my disposable camera.

*Calling our parents from the Top of the Mark in downtown San Francisco, announcing, "We're married!!!!!!!!"

*Buying a Grateful Dead dancing bear onesie on Haight & Ashbury.

*Watching a kid get his ice cream cone swiped right out of his hands by a giant seagull while looking at the seals on Fisherman's Warf.

*Enjoying turkey and cranberry sandwiches during a picnic at the V Sattui Vineyard in Napa Valley. And, the enormous prawns! Delish.

*Driving through Napa and dreaming of moving around the country.....seeing new things.....experiencing it all together.

Check out this post I wrote last year on the anniversary of the day we re-met after knowing each other when we were kids and throughout high school. It pretty much sums it all up.

I'll end here as we celebrate this very special day for us.

TEN.

But, before I go......I'll share my favorite ever 'Blake Starnes' quote:

"They're going to write books about us, babe. It's that good."

Love him.