Thursday, April 15, 2010

3 year Anniversary and a year of dating ahead!!

Daniel and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary on Wednesday.  I can't believe how fast the time has gone...I guess that's what happens when you are incredibly happy and blessed!!  I did have to work of course but Daniel had Briley that day so he surprised me and came to school with her and lunch for us both!!  I had already eaten lunch :) but it's the thought that counts, right??  It was such a nice surprise and my kiddos always love to see Mr. Bufe and Briley!!

That evening, we took Briley to my Mom's so Daniel and I could go have a nice dinner at Texas Land and Cattle.  It was really nice to sit and have a great conversation and talk without interruptions but we both did feel like a little something was missing from our steak dinner, but we knew she was being well taken care of at her Gigi's!! 

Instead of giving each other gifts this year we decided on something different.  I read on one of Briley's sitter's blogs The Vanderveer's (Joey, Kyle, and Max...adorable family and Kyle always writes the most witty and cute blogs) that instead of giving each other Christmas gifts, they were going to give each other 12 Dates through the year (like the 12 days of Christmas).  I mentioned it to Daniel and he liked the idea too, so since we were too late for Christmas we decided we would do this for our anniversary.  We flipped a coin and I got the even months and he got the odd months.  We set rules that we couldn't tell each other anything about the dates until our anniversary and we had to try and think of unique dates that went beyond dinner and a movie.  So, on Wednesday night we revealed our 12 dates we have set from next month until April 2011.  As you will see...Daniel way outdid me on the revealing process and we also thought very similiar on some dates (the exact same date!).
The dates I thought of are in pink and Daniel's are in blue:

May 2010
A tour of Cowboys Stadium

June 2010
A tour of Cowboys Stadium 
(Yes, we thought of the same date...I have to think of another date since his month comes first)

July 2010
Renting jet ski's on Lake Grapevine

August 2010
Daniel teaching me how to shoot at the gun range and lunch at Cooper's BBQ

September 2010
A trip to the Oklahoma State Fair to see Josh Turner (Melissa's favorite!!)

October 2010
Drive-in Movie at the Galaxy Theater in Ennis

November 2010
Holiday in the Park at Six Flags
December 2010
Ice skating at Polar Ice in Grapevine Mills Mall and 
walking around downtown Grapevine drinking hot chocolate

January 2011
Fossil Rim Wildlife Park

February 2011
Ft. Worth Museum of Science and History Planetarium Show

March 2011
Drive-In Movie in Granbury (Daniel has to think of another one)

April 2011
Staying in a Log Cabin in Granbury for our 4th Anniversary

So there they are...our 12 dates of the year!!  I can't wait to start dating my husband again :)  I'll end with this card that only Daniel would buy!!

Love,
Melissa

2 comments:

Tinabell said...

that is such a cute idea!!! how funny that ya'll thought of the same dates!

the vanderveer's: said...

so funny that yall had some of the same ideas! hope yall have as much fun with it as we have so far :)...oh and i may have to steal the drive in movie one..joey would love that!