Three Years!

Three years ago:

Can you believe it's been three years?  More shockingly, can you believe my arms used to look like that?  Lol.  This picture (almost) makes me want to dust off my Jillian Michaels 30-Day Shred DVD and get back in that kind of shape.

I always get really sentimental about our marriage and our life together this time of year.  Yes, our anniversary is a big part of that.  But even more than that, it's the cold weather.  Let me explain.  Kolby and I had quite a lengthy courtship, if you recall.  Not sure why I just called it a courtship.  But anyway, I'd say the latter 4 years or so that we were dating we got really hung up on this thought of how great it will be to one day not have to say goodbye to each other after an evening of hanging out, but instead just say goodnight and fall asleep together.  When the frigid Texas winters would set in (ha!), the feeling was always much stronger because we always had a tumultuous time debating whose house we would go hang out at and thus who would have to be the one to face the cold drive home.  Our houses were 7 minutes apart which isn't really enough time for the car to get warm, and it is completely stuck in my memory how miserable those drives were.  I spent 6 long years waiting to be able to say "goodnight" to him, and I try my best not to take it for granted that I finally have that privilege.

Back to the anniversary.  I would say that the thing that stands out most about our third year of marriage is how much fun we had together.  Kolby makes me laugh every day, several times a day.  I can't tell you how much I love that.  He is super witty, and he also has a killer knack for flawlessly quoting TV shows (Arrested Development and 30 Rock, mostly) at just the perfect times.  Speaking of TV, Kolby is the kind of person that laughs out loud at a funny line on TV, and that has become one of my favorite silly things about him lately.  Isn't it so much more fun to hang out and watch TV with someone like that?!?

Among the favorite Kolby/Emily pastimes at our house are singing silly, dancing silly, and talking on behalf of Maya.  I can't imagine how ridiculous those things probably sound to an outsider, but Kolby and I genuinely have such a fun time together and I hope we never lose this sense of childish humor.  Our lives aren't too stressful, and we are taking advantage of it!

This third year brought us some wonderful time with family, and the wonderfully hectic transition to both of us working full-time.  Also of note this year is our involvement in our new church, and the many new friendships it has brought into our lives, particularly for Kolby. 

I can honestly say that I'm happier than I ever thought I would be, and that being married to Kolby is so much better than I ever thought it would be.  He is such a blessing.  I could go on and on about him, but I imagine that anyone who knows him well could easily imagine what a wonderful husband he is to me.  I am so thankful.

K + E = MFEO

[Meant For Each Other]

Here's to another great year!