Another Saturday with a ton of stuff done.
We slept in a little since we were up so late last night. Once we woke up, Jenna and I took Aubrey to the rec center and did a brick triathlon training session. We started with a 500m swim. We then hopped on our bikes (which we had put on the bike rack) and went for a 10 mile bike ride. We finished the bike ride at home and thew tennis shoes on and completed a run. Kayla joined us for the run and the two of us proceeded to set a new PR for her in a 5k - 23:54. We were cruising, which is impressive considering we ran on Friday morning and again last night. We did the last full mile in 7:18. My legs hurt when we were done, but it was fun to be pushing and working hard. Aubrey did a good job staying with us. When we finished, she complained that her hip hurt and was crying. I think more than her hip it was just a physically, and especially a mentally challenging morning for her. Pushing to do hard things like a triathlon is good for her... and all of us. We just need to help Aubrey create training plans that she can stick with so she can build up her strength and capability.
After the run, I ran out to the tire store and picked up the BMW wheel with a new tire on it and then rushed home and put the tire on and rushed back out to the store with the car so they could replace the other rear tire. Two tires and $550 I was back on my way home. Since I just spend $1400 on new tires for the BMW, I am really starting to question if it is worth it to keep that car. It feels like a waste of money since it chews through tires and all maintenance is so expensive. I floated the idea of selling it past Jenna and we are now considering what we should do.
I quickly jumped in the shower and got ready in under 20 minutes so I could go to the flower shop and pick up the wrist corsage that I got for my date with Jenna tonight before the store closed. She liked the corsage, but it wasn't the easiest thing in the world for her to manage throughout the evening. We calculated that it had been 19 years since she had worn a wrist corsage... crazy.
With the corsage on her wrist, Jenna and I started our anniversary celebration. We went downtown to the SLC temple and performed sealings. Well, in reality, we performed one sealing. When we arrived at our 3:00 appointment, the sealing office was looking a little overwhelmed as they had and were continuing to deal with a number of weddings. One of the workers agreed to take us with two other couples into a sealing room until he had to leave to perform a live sealing in ten minutes. In that time, we were able to do one sealing before he had to leave. As we waited for another sealer to come, Jenna and I decided we had done one sealing and so we went to the celestial room. The Salt Lake Temple celestial room is amazingly beautiful and it was peaceful and calm to spend some time in there. It took Jenna a little while to come out of the dressing room and she later told me that she "lost" her key. After she got a worker to help her, it turned out that she left the key in the locker and was able to find her stuff. Kinda funny.
After the temple we walked around the new City Creek mall and just enjoyed being together. Since neither of us had ate nearly enough throughout the day with all of the exercising we did, we decided to have a snack of lemonade, french fries, and a yogurt cup from Chick-Fil-A. The food court was very nice and we had a great seat by the window where we could see the beautiful waterfall and pond outside. Jenna and I both noticed how it must be one of the best dressed malls in the country as many people were wearing ties and dresses. Not sure if it was all temple folks, but could have been considering all the weddings going on across the street.
We ended up not purchasing anything and heading home after walking around for a little while. We relaxed for a little bit and then headed out to dinner at Tiburon in Sandy. We had never been there before and wanted to utilize a gift certificate we had been given by my boss, Ted. The location was not what you would expect for a fine dining establishment, but once inside the small restaurant it was nice. I had read online that the crab cakes were award winning, so we started with that and then had beef tenderloin (Jenna) and elk tenderloin (me). The dinner was fancy, but not over the top. I think I liked the food better than Jenna, but I believe she still liked it. Considering the cost, I don't know if we will go back after our next gift certificate runs out since it was $75 with the coupon Jenna brought.
Overall, it was a really great day. Thinking about the day we were sealed 17 years ago while we knelt at the altar was special. Spending time in the celestial room and feeling the spirit with Jenna by my side was special. Chatting and laughing and just enjoying each other's company at dinner was special. I am so lucky to have a wonderful wife and hope that Jenna knows how grateful I am for her every day, not just on our anniversary.
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