July 19th, 2015-Eclipse of Love

Sunday was our Eclipse of Love!

If you are unaware of where this fantastic idea originated, I will tell you: Chris dated almost exactly three months, and we were engaged almost exactly three months. Three months from the day we started dating was July 20^th, 2014 and three months before the day we were married was July 18^th, 2014. The day in between is our Eclipse of Love. This also just so happens to be the day Chris romantically proposed on the rocky, overcast beach in California. So that day is chock full of ultimate love!

We noticed what a cool coincidence it was last year that we had this Eclipse of Love, but we didn’t discuss implications or traditions for that day. This year, Chris remembered it (thank goodness! I completely forgot!) so we discussed what we want to celebrate this day and how it will be different from our anniversary celebrations.

We decided we would celebrate the general concept of love on our Eclipse of Love. Therefore, we will be sharing the love we have for one another with others. We found the best way to do this would be to do sealings in the temple every year around that day. That way someone will have the opportunity to be married on the Ultimate Day of Love. Then we will go out for some kind of treats (obviously-because treats conduce love!).

Also, if anniversary plans don’t work out in October (since it is in the middle of a semester, beginning of winter, etc) The Eclipse of Love also serves as an alternate day for those anniversary celebrations smack dab in the middle of summer!

 This year we celebrated this day on Saturday. We had an amazing round of sealings, followed by Coldstone ice cream and basked in Ultimate Love. Do things get any better than this?! I think not.