cheers, 4 years!

It was 4 years ago today we stood before God, family, and friends to say our vows and start our life together. It was a magical day, and one I'll always remember. 

Since then, we've had many changes in life. We've experienced the most exciting times of our lives, and we've also gone through times of disappointment. All along the way, we've stood beside one another and taken on this life together just as we vowed to do. I love you to the moon, mr! There's no one else I'd want to share this life with. These past 4 years have been a heck of a ride, and I look forward to what the next 50 years bring our way. Happy Anniversary to us! 

nothing worth having comes easy.

It's often said that nothing worth having comes easy. Sure, we've all heard this a time or two, or three... Before Clete and I were ever married, I knew having a good marriage would take hard work. As I knew this before being a wife, and even have known the work it takes in the 4 years we've been married, I never realized how much harder it gets when you throw a child in to the mix. For the first almost 3 years, it was just the two of us. We could do whatever, whenever we pleased. Then, along came our little nugget! 

I never understood before how couples could be married for many years, and then once their children are grown they split up. How can you be married for 20+ years and then just let that go? I get it now though, it happens because once children come into the picture it's so easy to get caught up in the routine. If you constantly just go through the motions of everyday life and don't make time for your marriage then it will suffer. 

I'll be honest, I'm guilty of sometimes not making enough time for my husband. You might think to yourself, "make time for your husband?" but once you have a child it'll make sense to you if it doesn't already. Being a parent can often times be exhausting. Even though our children are our biggest blessings, they're also a lot of work. Especially a 14 month old who's in to everything. After a full day at the office and an evening of being mama, sleep sounds better than sex. I'm just being honest here.

As we celebrate our 4th anniversary this upcoming week, I look back and see that this past year of our marriage has been the most difficult. It hasn't been bad, it's just had challenges simply because we've had to adjust to having a little one in the house and figuring out how to make time to nurture our marriage. Though it's been difficult to figure it all out, this past year we've grown and learned more about us than any other year. We've learned that it is amazing what good communication and a little time together after the baby goes to bed can do for our relationship. It can be as simple as sitting on the couch and watching a tv show together. We've still got a lot to learn, but we've already agreed we don't want to be those people that don't even know each other anymore after the kids are grown. May we always remember that we vowed to take this journey together. We want our marriage to thrive for as long as we both are living, so we will put in the work it takes to have that. It won't always be easy, but as they say nothing worth having comes easy.

Cheers to 3 Years!

Just a little love note to my husband on our anniversary...

It's been 3 whole years since we vowed to one another that no matter what life throws our way we'll embrace it, together. We've made a home, changed careers, started our family, and made memories that'll last forever. I often ask how I got so lucky! There's no one else I would want to share this life with.  

It's been said that a perfect marriage is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other. Our marriage is far from perfect, but we choose to never give up on us or on each other.

We've had our share of ups and downs, but each bump along the road has only brought us closer together. I not only get to call you my husband and my baby's daddy, but also my best friend! I love doing life with you, and I look forward to what the next 50 years will bring. 

Thank you for holding me up when I'm weak, and for seeing my beauty at my ugliest times. Most of all, thank you for loving me when I'm not easy to love. 

Happy Anniversary, Mr. G! Cheers to 3 years, and to the rest of our lives together! I love you to the moon and back! xoxo

 "may we always remember that love & life are a journey we vowed to take together..."