2 Years....Wow The Time Has Flown!

Today has been 2 years to the day since my sweet husband and I were married. It definitely does not seem like it has already been two years, it feels as though it was yesterday. I am certainly a lucky girl to have Ryan as my husband. In these past two years we have made so many memories and shared so many firsts with each other. I will treasure these moments forever and look forward to creating many more memories each year with my hubby and best friend!

This evening after I get home from taking my final we will exchange gifts. I am so excited to give him his. Tomorrow I will let you all know how it goes. Tomorrow we are also going out to dinner to Eleven Eleven Mississippi, we have heard so many great things about it and I am so ready to eat some yummy food.

Here is a little recap of that wonderful day 2 years ago...

My niece Madison and I

My Girls

The Guys

My handsome husband

My nephew Landon

Melts my heart

The Vows :)

And we kiss

This cracks me up (notice the guy's face holding my veil)

Yummy cake

"Lost in This Moment"

The dancing begins.....

The ring bearer is so tired...

My sorority sisters singing "I Hope You Dance"

And the dancing continues...

The final song of the night :(

And I just like this one :)

He's My Love :)

I saw this on Whitney's blog and decided to join in the fun.

The hubs, Ryan:

He's watching TV... what's he watching? He is a reality TV show junkie. Lately his favs are Judge Judy, The Bachelor (my fault), and American Idol, plus he watches Criminal Minds.
You're out to eat... what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? None, he doesn't eat salad.
What's one food he doesn't like? Well the the shorter answer would be listing what he does like. He does not eat a single vegetable! He is missing out.
You're out for a drink... he orders: Bud Light
Where did he go to high school? Oakville HS
What size shoe does he wear? 12
Does he have any tattoos? Nope
If he were to collect anything, it would be....? Coolie cups, yes seriously he does.
What is his favorite type of car? Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, lifted of course.
He could eat ______ everyday? Pizza
Favorite cereal? Honey Nut Cheerios
He wouldn't be caught dead wearing....? Well he really would wear anything for a laugh, he has a shirt that is aqua blue and says "Pool Boy" it is awful.
What is his sign? Aquarius
What is something I do that he wishes I wouldn't do? He wishes I would not let work stress me out, I am trying, really I am.
How many states has he lived in? One
What is his heritage? He told me Irish and German, so I will have to go with that.
You bake him a cake for his birthday. What kind does he want? He really does not like cake so he gets a cookie cake (basically a huge chocolate chip cookie) with "Happy Birthday Ryan" written on it in icing.
Did he play sports in high school or college? Ice hockey, roller hockey and golf in HS.
He could spend hours....? Working outside in the yard, he loves it out there.
What is your favorite thing about him? I know it may sound cliche, but he is really my best friend and he brings out the best in me. I am so thankful for him

One Year Later

So our one year anniversary has come and gone. I still cannot believe how fast the last year has flown by. We took a great trip to the Lake of the Ozarks Friday through Sunday and then headed back to St. Louis on Monday to continue celebrating our anniversary. It was great that our anniversary was on a holiday, that way neither of us had to work. Once we got home we relaxed for awhile and then headed to dinner to one of our favorite restaurants, Brio's. We also exchanged gifts. I gave Ryan a book with an inscription in it, a Zodiac watch, and a few shirts for the fall. He loved all of his gifts especially the watch and get this...the wristband on it actually has a cologne smell. I thought that it was pretty cool! I got a Tiffany's bracelet with a "Happy Annivesary" charm, an engraved wine bottle, and a beautiful clock for our house. I absolutely loved my my gifts! He did a wonderful job. It was so nice that we both were able to get something for each other in each of the traditional (paper) and modern (clock) categories for one year anniversaries. We just have one thing left to do and that is eat a piece of the top layer of our birthday cake. We forgot about in on Monday and I have had class all week so far. We are going to try and eat some of it tonight when I get back from class. Hopefully it is good. :) We had a great anniversary together and I was so happy that we were able to get to spend time together and just relax. I am looking forward to many more years of celebrating us!

Time is Flying........Fast!

Well our vacation to Destin has come and gone. It was really fun and we all enjoyed ourselves. Most of all it was really relaxing just sitting on the beach, soaking up the sun, and enjoying the company of friends and family. Ryan and I were sad when the time came for us to return to good ole Missouri. But we did have another trip to look forward to. Ryan was going to surprise me with a little vacation getaway for our one year anniversary. He told me we would be going somewhere tropical, but other than that it was all a secret. Unfortunately, my class is going to interfere. I thought that I would only be missing 1 day of class, but the way the trip would have worked out I would have had to miss 3 days. That was not a good idea considering it is only a 4 week class. So we are most likely going to go to the Lake of the Ozarks instead and go on our other trip in the future.

I cannot believe that in less than a month now we will be married for 1 year! It has definitely flown by for both us. I am looking forward to the rest of our lives together, I am one lucky gal. :) Now that we are not going on the trip Ryan is asking me to give him several ideas of things that I would like and then he will pick and then add something of his own. I am trying to come up with some things, not too sure yet though. I figure that if I give him a list he has to give me one too, it is always SO hard shopping for guys and on top of that I want to give him something meaningful too. I guess we will see how that works out. Well got to get back to work!