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August 16, 2002. Five Years Ago Today.

It's been five years since I took my sweetheart Angela to the temple to be married. I remember the day vividly as I count it as the most memorable day of my life, if not the most memorable for plenty of reasons, but mostly because I don't think I've been happier than on that day.

As a memory, here are five things I remember about that day, and five things I love about Angela (that you may or may not know about.)

About that day:

• Sitting in the Celestial Room waiting to go in - I remember Angie and I sitting in there and just talking about whatever. We were, as per our usual, checking out all the other couples to be married. Many of them were very quiet and one couple in particular looked as though they hadn't spoken, let alone to each other, for many years. We marveled that you could be that stoic on your wedding day.
• Picking up McDonald's on the way to the temple - Anyone who knows me, knows I have a weakness for breakfast sandwiches. Angie and I drove together downtown and on the way stopped at McDonald's for breakfast. If I remember correctly, we had a coupon to use and it expired on our wedding day.
  
• Waiting in the "Groom's Hall" for Angie - Before you go outside to get your picture taken, there's a hall where all the grooms sit and wait for their new brides. I remember sitting in there and seeing Angie come down the hall and having the older brother who was watching the hall say "Whoo! Caught a good one, didn't ya?"
• The infamous garter scandal - You may remember that I had a bit of a time trying to take Angela's garter off to do the customary throwing. In fact, one of my favorite pictures has me with head stuck up under the dress, Angela laughing her head off and her brothers Mark and Trent howling in the background. I'm not sure I'll ever live that down.
• Don't drop the glass - When we did the arm linking and drinking of the customary sparkling apple cider, the only thing I could think was: "don't spill! don't spill! don't spill! don't spill! don't spill!" Fortunately, I didn't spill.
  

About Angela:

• Angela is one of the kindest people I know. More than willing to help out with anything, she's routinely taking on more than she needs to, just to help family, friends and even people she doesn't know. She's always considerate of others feelings (especially mine) and always shows forth a great deal of compassion.
• We love the same things. Angela is essentially me in girl form. The fact that we love doing the same things together really strengthens our relationship. We never fight about how to spend our free time together and it's usually very easy for us to decide what to do.
  
• Her priorities. Angela has always had them straight, which really helps me. I've never doubted for a second that I'm the most important person in her life and that she cares about me more than she cares about herself. She's routinely spoiling me with gifts and other things, but more than that, she's always considerate of my requests and my idiosyncrasies.
  
• Her energy. Since I'm such a low energy guy, Angela brings a great deal of balance to my life. She's always had an effervescent personality, but her energy and excitement and bubbliness (if that's a word) always keep me in positive spirits. And for a slightly brooding and serious person like myself, it's refreshing to spend so much time with someone with a little more bounce in their step.
• Her curiosity. Since Angela comes from a small town in rural Utah, it's been fun for me to educate her about city life. For example, I've been able to introduce her to all sorts of new cuisine that she had never considered and she's almost always tried it, if not enjoyed it (sushi notwithstanding.) But watching her maintain an almost child-like curiosity about things has really opened my eyes and made me look at things with a new point of view.

I love you sweetie! Happy Anniversary!