Our First Year of Marriage

I was looking back at my previous blogs and realized that I don't blog much about my fantastic husband. So, here is a posting specifically about our first year of marriage!

Last year we got married on June 6, after dating for 7 years. I know. Ridiculous. But we were high school sweethearts and went to separate colleges, so we couldn't get married any earlier. And honestly, I am so thankful for my time in college to form a few friendships that I can't imagine my life without. Here is a picture of us on our wedding day.

We then spent the next week and a half in Colorado for our honeymoon. Quickly after getting married, we moved to the Midwest for Chris to attend graduate school- and our journey began!

Some of my favorite memories of our first year of marriage:

• -A surprise trip to Chicago for the weekend

-Learning how to cook together- always including a good glass of wine

• -Planting our first garden, and attempting to make it grow

- Riding our bikes to buy a car battery
- Walking to the farmers Market every Sat. morning (this is my favorite)

-Learning how to use the drier :)
-Painting our entire house together

-Movie and game nights
-Our day trip to Indy our first week here

-Picnics
I really could go on forever, but these are the memories that stand-out from our first year together.
Chris is an amazing husband who would do anything for me. I am spoiled, and I will be the first one to admit it. I could never make it out the door on time if Chris didn't make my coffee, have it in a cup by the door, help pack my lunch and softball bag, and in the winter, start my car to have it de-iced. He really is the greatest blessing in my life.
Chris constantly shows me what it means to be a servant of Christ. When I start to stray he pulls me back on track and pushed me to be better than I am. Chris supports my random new hobbies, my attempts at being a good wife, my attempts at cooking (which I need to take lessons on!), and all of the other activities I try and often fail to do. I knew I loved Chris when we got married- I have loved him since we were 15- but I never knew that I could love him so much more.
The changes that Chris and I have been through over the past year have been such a great experience for us. Getting married, moving hours from home, making new friends, joining a new church, beginning a new career, and learning how to take care of a house. It's been a blast! I can't wait to see what all the future holds...
Here is a picture of our Anniversary celebration on our anniversary:


This past weekend Chris took me to Michigan City and Chicago. It was a blast! I will do another post over it so the pictures are easier to post! :)