Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Our Fourth Anniversary Part #1

Chris graduated from UNLV on May 9th, technically! We were too cheap to pay for all the stuff that goes along with graduating so we just celebrated with his parents at Olive Garden. I love my husband because he was okay with that. I told him when he graduates from Physical Therapy School we can really Celebrate then! We did mail out a few home made announcements, but that was all. Chris' family was going to go in on a laptop for Chris, however my boss gave him one she had been working on, so when they asked him what he wanted instead he said a trip to Monterey! I told him that was a gift for the both of us and it shouldn't be his graduation gift from his parents and sister. We had been considering a trip to Monterey for a while, since Chris will be starting school soon this was our last summer to do anything since he will be in school pretty much non-stop for 3 1/2 years! I finally Veto'd the trip because it was going to take too much, much needed, money from our savings. I know Chris wasn't really happy, but he understood. (This subject has been a huge contributor to my stress level, and Chris was well aware that this trip would just have upped that level even higher!) On Our Anniversary Eve I called Chris at work and asked him if he had gotten me anything. I simply asked this so I could have a measure of what I needed to get, or if I needed to get anything. Chris told me that he hadn't and that maybe this weekend we could go to the mall and get each other something. This put my mind to ease, since I had NO idea what to get him! Well our Anniversary comes around, I'm doing my hair before work and Chris hands me an envelope! Of course I get a little miffed at him, since he told me he didn't get me anything. I made a few comments until finally Chris says, "Just open the envelope, Hilary." So I open it and find a picture of a beach, under the photo it says, "Lovers Point, Monterey California.... LETS DO IT!" Then I see the airplane reservations.... We leave the next day at 5pm. At first I was so surprised that he had made all of these plans without me knowing... I'm pretty good at catching on to things, but he kept this one a secret! I think the first question out of my mouth was.. "Do you have someone to watch the kids?" He did, His mother would take Ethan all weekend, and my mom would have Katelee all weekend! His parents paid for our rental car, and his sister paid for our flight! This helped make the trip more enjoyable, since I'm very stingy with our money! We paid for the hotel, food and the kids' souvenirs! I hate leaving my kids and this was the first time being away from Katelee overnight, ever! She has just started really sleeping through the night... I was really worried that this trip would mess all that up, but Chris knew the only way to get me out of town was to purchase the tickets and just tell me about it. (he knows I wont pay extra money to reschedule or cancel!) So Friday I took the day off, got the kids where they needed to be and we headed to the airport! Our flight was an hour late, however I didn't care! I had borrowed a new book from my friend and I was with my husband, I had all weekend long to do absolutely nothing, if I wanted to.......To Be Continued.....

4 comments:

tiffunny said...

Fun - I'm glad you guys got away & that he didn't involve you in any of it so that it could actually happen!

Brandi said...

SO happy for you two!! Can't wait to hear how the trip went!

Heidi said...

How sweet!! Having it be a surprise makes it all the more enjoyable and fun! What a nice and sweet hubby you have!!He was so willing to share his graduation present with you! Can't wait to here the rest!

Get Hooked said...

How fun! Isn't it great that someone knows you so well, they know exactly how to surprise you with exactly what you want. I can't wait to hear about the rest of it. I think it is just as much your accomplishment of him graduating as it is his. You deserve it.