525,600 Minutes times 10

10 years ago today Caleb and I had our first kiss. That's the point at which we decided that we were officially an exclusive couple. Now, in current teen-speak, we went from "talking to each other" to "going out" 10 years ago today. (Isn't it crazy that "talking to each other" is a stage in the relationship process? Seriously, that's the high school label for it!)

Here's a little tally of our time together:

10 Christmases, Thanksgivings, Halloweens, Valentine's Days, etc.
20 Birthdays (24 including the kids')
3 college degrees (and now 4 and 5 are officially in progress)
6 vehicles
2 apartments
2 houses
2 cats
2 dogs
15 jobs (part-time, college and summer jobs included)
2 trips to Oregon
more trips to Cape and Joplin than I can count
2 pregnancies (but somehow I took about 1,000 pregnancy tests), 2 labors and deliveries
2 beautiful kids (but I might be biased)
8 zillion photos

I'm sure there are other things that I should have included in this list, but all that seems like a lot to look back at.

10 years--I feel old.

Here's hoping that the next 10 years are as good as the past 10 have been, but with fewer pregnancies and fewer moves to new homes.