Two Years

We've been married for two years. TWO YEARS! I didn't know the "honeymoon stage" could last this long ;)

McKay and I got to celebrate our second anniversary on Caraguatatuba Beach in Brazil! We didn't go out and eat a fancy dinner or exchange gifts or any of that because we considered our three week vacation as a holiday/anniversary celebration all packed into one!

I could sit here and drone on and on about how much I love life with McKay, but I think everyone already knows that. I just want to say one thing: McKay is my perfectly imperfect husband. And I'm his perfectly imperfect wife. And I don't think it gets any better than that, people. Eternity with him is going to be an absolute blast <3

A few months ago we had a friend take some pictures for us. We never got any nice wedding photos of just the two of us taken, so we figured now was probably a good time since we still look the same!

Enjoy our ooey-gooey love.

Photos were all taken by Taryn Schroedter. You can check out more pictures on her blog. Actually, that's not an option. Go look at her photos because they're gorgeous. Do it. Now.

That One Time We Got Married ...A YEAR AGO

Hey.

On December 29th, 2012, we got married.

That means McKay and I have been married for just over ONE WHOLE YEAR.

I can hardly believe it's been one year since I married the love of my life. I also can't believe how happy I thought I'd be, compared to how happy I actually am. Which, by the way, is a MILLION times happier than I ever expected!

Here we are, a year ago:

And here we are now:

Aaaaaand yup, we look the same! No surprise there. haha.

Our first year together went a little bit like this:

School. School. Work. School. Play. Study. Test. Work. School. Play. School. Test. School.

We've both got three semesters left, then grad school for McKay and coaching to my heart's content for me!

Grad School

McKay decided on his next step! He want to be a PA (Physicians assistant)! I was pretty excited when he told me, it was totally out of the blue! We just got together to eat our lunches and he started the conversation with "So I want to go to PA school". I was totally caught off guard! But he had already researched some Grad School options, requirements for applications, and brainstormed on how to start gaining experience and volunteer work. He also called one of his brothers, who is a PA, to get some tips and insights for grad school. Is he a stud or what? Recently he contacted some Physicians in the area about shadowing, so things are moving along perfectly.

Marriage

Remember how I said that I am so much happier than I thought? Well, marriage is celebrated as a beautiful, wonderful, and sacred thing. But just as often, marriage is said to be difficult, a growing experience, and something you need to work hard at. Well, marriage is both, obviously. But no matter how much of either description I was exposed to, apparently all I absorbed when I was younger was "Marriage is hard", "Marriage is all compromise", "Never give up", etc. And I'll be darned, our marriage is actually the opposite. 90% joy, happiness, and beauty, and maybe, MAYBE, 10% hard work. That's how easy McKay is to get along with. Alright, alright, throw a couple of kids, grad school loans, and maybe temporary unemployment into our (currently) peaceful home of two, and maybe things won't be so easily harmonious after all. And I bet that's true, but I will proudly enjoy our simple life as long as I've got it! 

This first year of marriage has been a blessing and it's been a journey, not necessarily a hard one, but certainly a rewarding one. I can't tell you how many times a day something will happen that makes me think, "Wow, I married the perfect man for me." Here is to an eternity of laughter and joy with the love of my life: I love you McKay!