Neil's mother watched Sammy for the evening that we went out. We went to the Aquarium in Downtown Houston because I have been asking him for sometime to go. I love being at places like that, and so does Neil once you finally talk him to get out of the house! We had a great time. Seeing a 300 pound snake? EEK! There were beautiful white tigers and I could just imagine them licking their chops as they looked at us. It's a good thing the glass separating us was so thick! We had so much fun with each other and laughed a lot. It was nice being out with him. I love being a stay-at-home mom, but when you are inside all day every day, it feels so nice to get out, strap your heels on and head out for a night on the town with your hubby. There was a really neat little train ride that takes you into this drive in shark aquarium that is all around you and above you. It was so cool to see the sharks swimming all around. To top off the trip to the aquarium, we took a ride on the ferris wheel and were able to look over Downtown Houston, which is actually where we lived half way through our first year of marriage because of my husband's job. It was so neat to be so high above the buildings!
Next, Neil took me out to eat at Taste of Texas, which is a fabulous steak house! The building reminds me of a huge cabin, and when you are inside, the staff treats you like royalty. It is nice and cozy, even donning a fireplace near the entrance. Because there was a wait, we sat at one of the couple of bars in the place and I had my first margarita since before I was pregnant! It was very tasty. We were actually able to pick out our steaks as we were escorted to the back area. After you pick out your steak, they stick a silver medal, numbered tag in the steak so you know which is yours. I don't know why I thought that was just the cutest thing! As if the steak wasn't yummy enough, we were given a complimentary dessert simply because we were celebrating our anniversary. Talk about a nice touch! We had a calorie-loaded Snickers Pie, decorated with a sparkler. The waiter took our picture and gave us a card with our picture inside at the end of our meal to remember Taste of Texas by. It was a nice way to end the evening. But, our adventure wasn't over!
My husband grew up in the small town of East Bernard, which is where his mom was watching Sammy for the evening. We went to pick him up, and being the million and fifth time Neil had driven home, we yapped away and were off into the night to pick up our son. Along the way, Neil would comment here and there about, "Wow, they must have changed a few things around here" and "Hmm, this really does look different." At a four way stop we sat next to a convenient store...a convenient store we had never seen before. We came to realize we had no idea where we were. Is this really happening? We laughed it off, searched on my iPhone where we were, and luckily realized we were not too far out of the way of where we needed to be. How could a person who has driven this way all of their life be suddenly lost?! Ha! It was a funny and memorable way to end our anniversary night. We picked up Sammy and headed home.
As far as anniversary gifts, Neil had gotten me a funny card and had written such a sweet note inside. He has always been good about expressing himself and telling me how he feels. And, it meant so much to me. I also got him a card, but I wanted to get him a little something; something different and interesting. I contemplated what to give, then I thought about what I could give that signifies our wedding date. When I came across his gift, I knew it was just what I was looking for! It is a hand-carved wooden sign that has a "P" carved on the top. Underneath, the words "The Pruitt Family" are carved. And, under that, it says "Est. July 31, 2010". It is painted black with cream lettering and is distressed to give an aged appearance. Neil loved it! I hung it in our kitchen area and think it is such a neat addition to our house. If you are interested in something like this, I highly recommend the person that did the sign. He is found on Etsy and his company name is Signs of a Daydreamer. He did a fantastic job and I highly recommend!
One thing I really wanted for Neil and I was a book documenting our years of marriage. Some people always fill in their wedding book, but I never hear about anyone doing the same for all of the anniversaries and memories you accumulate throughout your years together. My parents have been married for 28 years and my mom has kept up with every anniversary they have celebrated. In a book, she has a picture and has written about each year. What a great idea! So, I could not find the book she used, but came across a great book called Wedding Anniversary Memories
and bought it off of Amazon. It is nice quality and an inexpensive price! When I received it, I was so excited to get started with it! Although my only complaint is it doesn't have a spot for every year, it still is such a neat keepsake. It gives you an area for a picture and a little area to write with every spread. I also like how the front cover of the book has an area to place your own photo, so this way you can customize your wedding anniversary book cover! It begins with your wedding day, then your first through fifteenth wedding anniversary, year by year. Then, it jumps to your twentieth, then twenty fifth, thirtieth, fortieth, and fiftieth. Not only will it be neat for us, but it will be fun for our kids to see this one day too. I want to go through my parents to see how they've changed throughout the years and see what all was going on in their lives. I can't wait to fill our book as the years go by! Thanks for a great idea, Mom.
Love this wood carved sign I ordered for Neil for our anniversary.
Eating the top layer of our wedding cake that has been in the freezer for a year. (Yuck!) But, it's tradition.
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