My hot husband and I just celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary!! (Cue the fireworks, please!)
We have been together since the summer of 2011. Holy crap.
We dated in high school, did lonnnnnnng distance (like, different continents) for 3 years, and got married 3 weeks after being reunited. We bought our first house and welcomed our sweet baby boy into the world. It has been a rollercoaster since day 1.
And we have had an amazinnnnng ride. (The best, really!)
Our marriage hasn't been all skittles and rainbows though. We have worked and navigated through some super tough challenges. But we have always come out on top, no matter how long it took.
So, back to the story. Like I said, yesterday was our 3rd anniversary. And truthfully, we are deep in a season of crazy changes right now. Yes we went out to dinner (and lunch) and had our sweet little date. But we also were right in the middle of adjusting to moving out of our house, into our in-laws spare bedroom (thanks guys!!), and feeling a little like we've been slapped in the face by the psycho change clown.
The only reason I decided to write a post about this is just to spread the idea that life isn't always perfect or what we expect and that's totally fine. We could have blown lots of money on gifts and flowers and a romantic date, but when it came down to it, we were both exhausted from moving and getting settled in that we just wanted to buy lots of junk food and snuggle on our couch-futon-thing in our little room.
At first, I had a hard time accepting that it was ok for us to be exhausted and just watch a movie for our anniversary. (But what about the diamond earrings, the roses, and romantic stroll through McCall's ice sculpture festival!?) Yeah, I had big dreams at first for our special day. But once we talked and I cried (being super honest here.) I realized that hey, we are doing the best we can with what we have RIGHT NOW, and that's just fine dangit. And it was. We cuddled and watched the Lego movie in preparation for the second one that just came out. (Anyone else so STOKED to see it!?)
It was perfect-because it was what WE needed.
Ok, so long story short, it's ok to not have a perfect life. It's ok to be going through a season of change. It's ok to not have a fancy/showy date on your anniversary because you're both so freaking tired.
Let that sink in.
And now enjoy these super cute pictures we took right after I cried in the car because I was so overwhelmed. YAY!
Keep it real dudes.
-Erika
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