5 Years

 it's hard to believe that it has been 5 years since cody and i were married. seriously?! some days it feels way longer than that.  and others, i still feel like those young 20 somethings about to start an amazing journey together. 

  i remember being so nervous and anxious that day, lots of angst and even some throwing up.  was i making a mistake? is this really the right guy? do i even know this guy? do i even know myself? there's a lot i wish i could tell that girl, the most important being, you will never ever second guess the decision you have made.  it has been the best most wonderful decision.

that's not to say our life has been easy.  we've definitely had our ups and downs.  but, we've worked together and grown stronger because of it. that's what this life is about, right? 

if you would have told me 5 years ago that we would be living in austin with 2 kids, there is no way i would have believed you.  but, we're exactly where we're supposed to be, and there is no one else i would rather do this with.

i still can't believe how blessed i am to have married such a handsome, kind, caring, patient, hard-working, loving, funny, dedicated man.  he continues to surprise me with new ideas all the time.  he never runs out of goals for us, and is always striving to better himself.

 

looking back, there's things i would do differently, there were things that went wrong, but ultimately the only thing about that day that matters is that cody and i were sealed in the temple.  what an amazing blessing to be a forever family.