Peter Pan, The Benedum

A night out to the Peter Pan ballet with Faith and our ballerina, Karissa, was alot of fun (and turned out to be one of my favorites.)   We started the night with dinner at Christos, a little Greek place in the Theater District owned by a chef for Jackie O.  The stuffed peppers were tasty, but I like the Greek food that Faith makes better. :)   The ballet was full of pixie dust, pirates, crocodiles, and flying (not necessarily in that order) :)

Our Sealing, Salt Lake Temple

"More than the greatest love the world has known
This is the love that I give to you alone
More than the simple words I try to say
I only live to love you more each day."

-Bobby Darin, "More"

(Our Song - I dedicated it to Faith when we started dating)

The long weekend is a good time to post some pictures our photographer (WendyG) sent us. May 28th was one of the best days of my life.  Faith and I were excited to go to the Salt Lake Temple and get sealed together for all eternity.  To my friends that aren't members of the LDS Church, it was like renewing our vows (which we always planned to do on our 10th anniversary) and extending them.  Now, I'll get to be with my angel forever :)  Here we are in front of one of the doors to the temple.  

Faith's parents were with us.  They were sealed in this same temple over 50 years ago :)  It was great to have them as part of our special day.

Those are some handsome boys and two beautiful girls. The flowers were blooming all over Temple Square.  This is one of Faith's favorite pictures of our family :)

I had always seen pictures of couples in front of the Salt Lake Temple.   I may be slightly biased, but I think that this is one the best ones. :)   

Our photographer was awesome and very creative.  It's amazing to see the temple behind us, thinking just a few minutes before this picture was taken, Faith and I were inside making eternal promises. 

This is my favorite picture of the set.  It's great when in all the world you find your soul-friend to be with forever.  Then it's even better when she's your best friend :)  Thank you Faith for making me so very happy.

San Francisco, California, July 2011

I took Faith with me on my business trip to San Francisco.  We got there a couple days early and went to see the Golden Gate Bridge.  For some reason, when I look at this picture, instead of clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl, I think of cupcakes in Washington DC... :) 

Kevin and Kenny had a great time checking out the bridge.  They decided we had to walk across, so we did :)

The Point Bonita Lighthouse from the north.  It's fun to sit on the cliffs looking west and think about the fact that the next continent in that direction is Asia (where it's tomorrow already).

The Marin Headlands were beautiful.  It was a bit chilly in the afternoon so my love had to bundle up :)

Niagara Falls, Canada, July 2011

Faith and I went to Niagara Falls to celebrate Independence Day with fireworks over the falls.  Before the sparks started to fly we walked down to the falls to check out the view.  :)

Kevin and Kenny thought that Niagara Falls was very impressive from up here.  Then, we let them know that we'd be going on the boat they saw down there in the middle of the waterfall.  I snapped a picture before the drenching :)

The falls are rather dominant as we head in.  The roar of the water, the mist, and their amazing height all make you think that our blue poncho might not be up to the task. :)

We made it!  The Maid of the Mist delivers us back to the dock in Canada.  The ponchos didn't quite deliver on their promise.  :)  We might be wet, but this is an experience we hope they won't forget.

Palmyra Temple

An extra special day for the Karatassos family :)

Phantom of the Opera, Majestic Theater, NYC

We got to see The Phantom on Broadway.  It was fun to notice all the little differences, like the fact that Faith is wearing a beautiful purple dress to this one :)  Karissa came with us too, and we had a great time.  The theater was amazing on the inside and it's always cool to see a boat being poled along a foggy stage :)

Manhattan Temple