Two years and counting!!

Two years ago this past weekend   i met the wonderful man who I call my husband, my life, my everything. How swiftly these two years have flown by, along with them so many moments of Joy, peace, happiness, love, along with frustration, lots of learning lessons like how to work as a team and compramise as well. I can't believe that two years have flown by since that day in Nauvoo Il. where we met at a YSA conference. The first night and during the middle of the first dance. Oh the smile and sweet memories that come from that first meeting. After spending time talking, Adam asked me to dance to a McJaguar song... haha its the first time I have ever turned a guy down who asked me to dance but quickly reasured him that I would dance with him on the next slow song. Adam in turn made a bet with me... If he could do a 360 and land it I would have to get out and dance with him. How glad I am that I lost that bet and then spent the rest of the time on the dance floor. 

     A wonderful weekend followed with a walk to the temple during the second dance, great lessons taught during our workshops, the giving of a jacket becuase I didn't check the weather before packing during our walk on the temple grounds, the shyness of holding hands for the first time and then a goodbye hug and an unsureness of what was going to happen. How grateful that I am that on the way home I texted him and asked "where are we leaving things?" his response " I don't see how it will work with the distance" and my reply of " I agree to disagree". How grateful I am that I asked that question and said, "I agree to disagree"

     And the rest..well the rest is history!  All during the following week we texted in-between his classes and homework. He came down for Thanksgiving after fly to Vegas to Nathan Powelson's wedding. We both knew before the end of the week that we were meant to be together forever. We even went and just looked at rings before he headed home. After he left I told my family that I knew Adam was who I was suppose to marry. 

     A long month later he was back on his way down for Christmas Break :) The day after he got here we went and bought my ring and then came the wait of seeing when he would propose. We went out one night and had rolondo's for dinner down town and then Adam wanted to ride the Ferris wheel that was just down the rode. So thats what we did. As we got there I had to go to the bathroom, Adam is forever grateful that I drank so much water at dinner. While I was gone he bought our tickets and then asked the lady working the Ferris wheel if she would stop at the top. After going around a couple times we stopped at the top...I thought it was to let more people on seeing as how we were the only two on there. That is where Adam proposed... at the top of the Ferris wheel. And it was perfect!! We came back down to cheers and applaluse, my family all there taking pictures, holding a dozen roses.

   We were married 6 months later on June 7th 2013. Some day I'll go into more detail about the time between December and June. And life has been so wonderful and happy ever since.

This weekend to celebrate our two years of knowing each other we went to the temple in OKC and had just a wonderful day, "car shopping" on the interstate, talking about the past two years and wondering what all the future holds for the two of us. After a wonderful time in the temple we headed back home to go to Olive Garden to celebrate. 

     We got right into the resturant and of all the empty tables, we sat at the same table , same sides that we sat on during our first date. I think we even ordered the same thing we had then too..

How grateful I am for these past two years and with much joy and love I look forward to the years to come. 

Tiny piece of paradise

Peaceful, beautiful, quite, the sound of  water running over rocks, wind running through the trees, the occasional car driving by, and yes right now some construction noise( to be done soon!!) I look out my window and I see trees, trees, a beautiful fountain( in the picture), beautiful landscaping, jogging and biking trails. 

All of this is at our new home. We were so blessed to be here in this wonderful place. We have a brand new, just finished building it apartment. Inside our apartment is just as wonderful. I have 33 cupboards..yes 33!! Just in the kitchen!!A beautiful kitchen with black, white and gray counter tops, tons of counter space! Two bedrooms both with walk in closets.. Awesome right?! And two full bathrooms. 

 I am so grateful to be living here. It's our own little piece  of paradise and I get to share it with my best friend!! 

Thoughts and things learned

Well it is that time.... The time that is coming to an end in our little attic apartment, our first home as a husband and wife. Looking back on all the things we have done and accomplished, the laughs and smiles, happy times of love and joy, learning how to work together when you do things differently, making each other always feel loved. Caring for each other, doing acts of service because all you want to see is them smile when you have it done already, tears when you get frustrated or upset and then the sweet feeling of forgiveness and peace that comes when you are in each others arms saying "I'm sorry" and " I love you".
           I know that I haven't done the best job of keeping you all up to date on our adventures this almost first year of marriage... Yes less than one month and I will have been married to my best friend, my confidant, my sweetheart, my eternal companion. But I am going to do better starting today!! I promise!

I have loved this past year. Everything that I have learned and loved. I have started new hobbies and found things that I want to do and become accomplished in. I want to sew more, be more crafty, make more scrapbooks (maybe someday I will make one of our wedding), I want to take more picture of us and what we do, I want to have some sort of a garden in every place we live... Starting with our next home. I love to cook more than I ever thought and most of my experiments turn out fairly well. I have started a cookbook of my own thanks to my wonderful family who had everyone who came to my bridal showers give me a copy of their favorite recipes to add along with recipes  remembered from my childhood and now ones that I make for our dinners.

One of my favorite things that we do together is going on walks. Walking around campus and different pars of town are wonderful. It is so beautiful up here in the spring. I love the moments that we get to spend with each other, no matter what it is we are doing. I treasure each one.