Today we've been married for 4 years.
1,460 days to be exact.
4 years ago I arrived at the Bountiful temple with nervous flutters in my stomach, but oh so ready to be married to T. After a year and a half of dating/engagement, we were pretty ready to just be married. Our wedding day was perfect. We kept it pretty simple and basic (due to the fact we got married in the middle of my student teaching and in the middle of the semester).
The weather was awesome- sunny, cloudy, overcast, light sprinkles, and even a light snow at times. It was fun to get pictures done with all the different weather going on! AND props to my cousin who took our wedding pictures after having a baby less than 2 weeks before our wedding. She rocks.
Our sealing was one of the most spiritual moments of my life. Kneeling over the altar from my soon-to-be eternal companion and holding his hand was both humbling and exciting. We were sealed by one of T's family friends in their stake. Brother Sargeant gave us beautiful advice and made us laugh and cry. I will never forget the moment we got our glimpse into eternity looking into the forever mirrors. Our first kiss as husband and wife makes me smile thinking back on it. T and I had both talked beforehand that our first kiss as a married couple would not be a wimpy peck. Getting sealed for eternity meant sealing it with a dang good kiss. At that it was!
I remember walking out of the bride's room in the Bountiful temple and walking out to meet T for the first time in my wedding dress. He was sitting on a bench, leaning over with his hands clasped between his legs and looking at the floor. He heard my heels on the floor and looked up and got the biggest grin on his face and just said, "Wow."
Walking out of the temple together and meeting our families was amazing. We both couldn't stop smiling and laughing!
T's mom did a great job with our luncheon (we just showed up a little late due to having too much fun taking pictures! Whoops...). Our reception was fabulous. My old catering teacher made our 3-tiered cake, my mom along with aunts and grandmas made some dang good food, and we got to reconnect and meet with some of the most amazing people. One thing about our reception we'll never forget is the fact that we had people coming constantly. They never stopped. We never sat and hardly got to eat much! We were both so grateful for the amount of time and money people spent to come see us and join us for our day. It made it that much more special.
Our cake was delicious. The garter toss was rockin' and so was the bouquet toss.
Then it was onto the honeymoon.
Suffice it to say, we enjoyed ourselves.
Now, 4 years later, I still get nervous flutters in my stomach when T comes home from work. Our marriage is soaring and we can't wait to meet this Baby Girl of ours. It's amazing to look back on what we've done and accomplished together in the past 4 years and even more exciting to look forward to the future and see what's in store for us. I may not know exactly what the Lord has in mind for us, but I do know I'll be doing it with my best friend at my side.
{engagement #1}
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{first picture as a married couple!}
{a favorite}
{we still need to make this one into a canvas...}
{another favorite}
{nose kisses}
{T's hands. They truly are the best hands. *sigh*}
{love.}
{jumping. my feet hurt pretty bad after this one!}
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Happy anniversary to the love of my life. I hold every moment close to my heart. We've had some struggles, we've been at odds sometimes, but man oh man has the good always overshadowed everything else! Here's to my patient, caring, loving, and ever attentive husband and soon-to-be father.
I love you and I always will.
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