June 12, 2015 (by Angela)

Nine years ago, Jimmy Johnson took the biggest gamble of his life in Las Vegas, Nevada; he married me. It has been a rollercoaster ride with many more laughs and thrills than anything else. Because he is with me, the scary parts of the ride have not been that bad either.  Family and fun and travel have been big parts of our time together. Below are pictures of us together in a few of the places we’ve been in the last 10 years (9 married and a year and a half dating).

San Antonio 2005 ( Jim proposed )

Las Vegas 2006 (we got married)

Cruising the Mexican Riviera in 2009 (month before my cancer surgery)

London 2010 (on the London Eye)

Going to family events like Sammy’s baptism in 2013

Visiting Alaska the Summer of 2013

Prague Castle, Czech Republic in October 2013

Maui, Hawaii for work and play in February 2014

Traveled Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica in the summer of 2014

Today, we celebrated our time together doing things around the RV and then having a tasty lunch at Vicari’s Italian Restaurant in Corinth, Mississippi. After lunch, we explored some of the downtown area, and then we routed by roulette on the way home.  Once home, our anniversary gift to each other had arrived. We were so excited to get our new mattress. We were surprised late this afternoon; the Green Acres park owners sent over an anniversary gift: steaks for the grill.  How sweet! We” wrap up the day with karaoke in the campground tonight. (I’ll be listening and watching, not singing, but I don’t know about Jim.) It’s been a wonderful day.

Jim at Vicari’s for our anniversary lunch today

Our new (hopefully more comfy) mattress

I look forward to the fun of the on-going ride, which at this time means life in an RV together. Oh, the places we will go and the things we will do together!