4 years

4 Years. 

Hard to believe it's been 4 years since we said 'I Do'. The actual day is a blur in my memory- so much happened so fast that day. A few fond memories do stick, however, and at the end of the day I got to walk away married to my best friend.

Since April 12, 2014 we have:

- Visited 14 states & 2 foreign countries

- Lived in 2 houses & 2 apartments

- Had 1 child 

- Made several new friends

- Laughed, cried, said "I'm sorry", and compromised on differences

 - Said "I love you" approximately... let's see 4 x 365 = 1,460 + if you count text messages... there's at least another 1,460, and account for the days when we poke fun at each other and push each other's buttons... roughly 5 billion times. (ok, maybe I exaggerate a LITTLE bit..)

- Teased each other mercilessly

- Adopted a puppy, who is no longer a puppy. Ellie just turned 2 and is a ball of energy. 

This year we are doing a low-key anniversary and having lunch together, followed by going home and watching a movie on Netflix down in the basement while my parents keep Thatcher. 

Do I wish we could have worked out the cruise to Italy? Sure.  I'm certain we would have had a good time. But we couldn't make it work for the week that was assigned to me by winning that contest and winning the cruise.. and in a way, what we actually did was kind of perfect. It's funny how things work out for the best sometimes.

4 years. I can't wait for the rest of forever.