10th Anniversary

I was able to fly to Salt Lake City on Friday to celebrate our 10^th anniversary. Tonya’s Parents and Brother graciously watched our children while we spent the weekend together. I arrived in the afternoon and we checked into our hotel (the Downtown Marriott with a view of the SLC Temple).

We then drove up Mill Canyon and ate at an awesome restaurant four miles up the same canyon. Tonya ordered the “Hen under brick” and I had the “Saffron Fettuccini”, we then finished up with a great dessert. We had reservations and were able to get a table on the west deck overlooking the canyon during sunset – it was an awesome dinner. After dinner we drove to my sister’s apartment at the U of U and spent a few minutes talking with her.

The next morning (after sleeping in until 8:00 a.m.) we attended a session in the Salt Lake Temple – what an amazing place! The spirit was strong and it was great being in the Celestial Room together. After the Temple we drove to the U of U and watched my sister at a soccer scrimmage before they go to North Carolina to play UNC and Wake Forest. My Parents and Steven and Deanna were able to be there as well – it was icing on the cake being able to see them. We then drove to Snowbird and rode the tram to the top of the mountain, I was reminded how much I miss the mountains. We did a little hiking and then rode the chairlift down. The weather up in the mountains was perfect. Finally, to conclude the day we went to the Hale Theater to watch a presentation of “Big”. We were on the front row and I never realized how much spitting goes on while acting::)

Sunday morning we attended “Music and the Spoken Word”. It was another amazing experience to listen to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir perform in the conference center. After the broadcast, we walked around temple square for a few minutes then headed back to the hotel to pack up.

After ten years of marriage we look back and realize we’ve had some incredible experiences together. We’ve been blessed with a great family and I look forward to making many more memories in the future.

Mill Creek Canyon

Restaurant in Mill Creek Canyon

The Restaurant (Log Haven)

View from our table at sunset.

Tonya eating dinner.

The Dessert!

Salt Lake Temple

Front View of the SLC Temple

Annie's soccer scrimmage at U of U

Tram at Snowbird

View from the tram.

The top of Snowbird



Hale Theater (to see the show "Big").

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the Conference Center

The statue of Christ at Temple Square