Happy Anniversary!!

I know it’s been a hot minute since I’ve blogged, but I’ve just been busy with life.  Work and school seem to be getting the best of me, so when I get home at night I don’t even feel like cooking dinner or taking a shower, much less blogging.  I am so exhausted.  I have started again with the no soda (I was off the wagon for a couple weeks) so I’m back to being in a bitchy mood and popping Ibuprofen every.single.day like it’s my job.  It’s hard enough to keep up on school, the house, the dogs, my husband, my friends, my family…..so my weight loss and blogging has been on the back burner for a while.   I know what you all are thinking…..someone call the wwhhaambulance.  

I have mainly just been blog-stalking my favorite bloggers (I’m looking at you Holly, Kayla, and Amber!) to keep up with their lives.  I know.  I’m pathetic.

I don’t want Hubby Jack’s nice work to go to waste, so I will try to get back to blogging on the regular.  I just feel like no one reads my posts (except my hubby) so I don’t really see the point.  But it seems to be therapeutic for me and something fun for me to do, so I am definitely going to try and keep on top of it.  

Anyway…back to the post for today…HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY HUBBY!!!

Two years ago today we were married on a perfect fall day.  We got married in his hometown in a small church, and had our reception at a nearby banquet facility.  Everything was fall themed: the colors, the decorations, the food, everything.   

All of our pictures were done by the amazing Nathaniel West of West Photography.

 

Our cake was a spice cake with cream cheese frosting and it was AMAZING.  So amazing that we didn’t even get a piece—just the small bite we fed each other.  But we did save our top layer and ate it exactly one year later.  And yes, it was still good!   

We didn’t take a honeymoon after we were married because we were too broke from the wedding and didn’t really have enough vacation time saved up from work.  But one year later we celebrated by going on a Caribbean cruise to Jamaica, Mexico, and the Cayman Islands.  It was the trip of a lifetime.  I want to go back!!!  It was so nice.  In all of our years together we had never really been on a “real” vacation.

I feel like our marriage has matured so much in just these two short years, and my love for him grows stronger each and every day.  I can’t believe in December it will be 10 years since we met, but it seems like just yesterday!!  I guess time really does fly when you’re having fun!  ;)  I was only 17, still in high school, and he was 20.  We’ve had some rocky times, but we have stood by each other through thick and thin.  On September 24^th, 2010, after 8 years of dating, he (finally!!) popped the question, and we were married a year later.  There is a lot more to our love story, so if you guys want, I can do a few posts on that.  It’s pretty interesting to say the least ;)

He is truly my better half, and he is the best husband I could have ever asked for.  Do I want to kill him sometimes?  Yes.  But I try to see all the good and just let the petty stuff roll off my shoulders.  I have learned that in marriage you definitely have to choose your battles.  I know he sometimes wants to kill me too.  I will be the first to admit, I’m not the easiest person to love, but he still does, unconditionally.  It is SO easy to love Justin.  He is so kind and considerate, and he is completely selfless.  He is a friend to everyone and would do anything for anybody.  I truly am the luckiest girl in the world.

More pictures of us through the years....

The night we got engaged :)

My favorite of our engagement photos :)

Since this is an anniversary post, I found this marriage survey online so I thought I’d give it a whirl.

Who is your man? He’s that cute blue eyed guy that I married.

Who eats more? He does. 

How old is your man? Just turned 30 last month.

Who said “I love you” first? He did.  I said thank you.  Haha!!

Who asked who out first? I asked him out first. 

Who sings better? I do.

Who is taller? He is.  By almost a foot.  He’s 6’0” and I’m only 5’2”.

Who is the messiest? I am.

Who is smarter?  I think we are both pretty smart .

Who takes out the trash? Him usually.

Who does the laundry? Both of us.

Who is more stubborn? ME.

Whose parents do you see more? Mine.

Who pays when you go out? He does.   

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If we’re laying down in it, he does.

Who cooks dinner? I do.

Who drives when you’re together? Him usually.

Who pays the bills? I do. He makes the money and I spend it.  A true marriage.  Haha!

Who proposed? He did.

Who wears the pants in the family? Both of us!!

I love you babe and cheers to many more!!

Last but not least, a picture with the pups :)

Happy Tuesday everyone!

 

Xoxo, Katie