One Year Down

I was laying in bed yesterday on a rare Saturday when we could sleep in. Josh has been working late nights this week so he really needed the extra rest. Laying there awake, I really looked at my husband. 

The reality of our first year of marriage coming up, I have been thinking more about this past year. Within 10 months of meeting this amazing man, we were married on a beautiful beach surrounded by our family. I've heard many times that Josh and I seem like we were high school sweethearts, our relationship is so natural. I do think we were made for each other. 

I am continuously amazed at the man that Josh is. His ability to love is incredible and I am so lucky to be the woman on the receiving end. He is thoughtful and considerate. He is extremely sweet, while at the same time such a strong and brave man. The person that Josh is makes me so proud to be his wife. He risks his life for people he doesn't even know. How can you inspire to be anything better than that? You can't.

He pushes me to be a better person, a more loving wife, a stronger friend. I love who I am with him. 

I get asked often I can handle being a military wife with Josh's schedule. I don't really think about how to survive each deployment. I love Josh. That's the answer. I love him so much that each trip is worth it because in the end, Josh is home. That's the big secret- love. 

The best part of the deployments is it extends our newlywed status. At this rate, we will probably be newlyweds for the rest of our lives. 

Here's to the best year of my life so far and to the many others that will only get better.

Fun Filled Weekend!

I just can't get enough of these little pigs. They are so cute!

They look great on our dining room table. The little blue box also looks amazingon the table :)

This weekend was packed with lots of fun things. However, Josh and I could sleep for about a day and then finally be caught up on sleep! It was worth it, being able to hang out with our great friends. The adventures started with getting a new treadmill! We were looking around at a few different places, we when came across a great sale and a treadmill that meets all our needs! It was half off! We couldn't believe it. Josh put it together for me that night and I went on a nice little 5 mile run the next day :)

We set it up in the garage. Once Josh gets his cage and weights, our little home gym should be complete! We are working on getting rid of the four wheelers so we will have more space in there, no worries! It's been so nice to be able to work out at home, especially with all the rain we have been having.

Friday was actually a beautiful day in Washington. The sun was out, it was warm and Josh worked a half day. He tortured me all day talking about how nice it was outside, and how great it felt to be working outside on the yard. I was stuck at work and just hating life. I finally got off and came home to this:

I love having a husband who loves working in the yard (which includes dog poo duty!) You can see the puppies running around. Kane's little white paws turned green! It was pretty funny. Josh got some time to relax after all his hard work and try on his new finger shoes.

We have missed the sun so much this winter. Let's hope spring is actually here!

Another new addition to the house is a giant rug for the living room. I have been wanting to get one for awhile. With all the traffic and the dogs playing. I wanted something down to help protect the carpet. Plus it helps hide some of the dirt :)

Saturday we went to a Sounders game with some friends.

We had great seats, like always. It was the perfect day for a game. Sun was out, it was warm and an early afternoon game. I got see my bestie, Kelsey, who I don't see as often as I like.

Casey was also free. Love these girls! Always a fun time when they are around. All of us girls got to love on this little cutie:

He is such a little sweet kid. We were so glad he felt up to coming. Jared and Josh are great friends. I think Josh would have felt a little out numbered if they hadn't come.

Then us of course :)

After an amazing weekend, it's always followed by a busy work week. No rest for us! But Josh's busy week will give some time to figure out what to get him for our anniversary...hmmmmm

Our one year anniversay is approaching! I can't believe how quickly that went. However, time spent apart and busy schedules tends to speed up life. I'm not sure what we are going to do for that weekend (5/10) but Josh has something in mind, so I'm sure it will be super sweet. With Josh keeping up his amazing present giving, he got me an amazing, beautiful wedding band from Tiffany's! It's not the best picture since it was taken via my cell. I will work on getting better pictures when I have the time. It's got diamonds all the way around and is just perfect.

 We went to Seattle this past weekend with Madde, who was in town visiting us. We made him to visit the Tiffany's store with us and watching me giggle like a school girl while Josh picked out and bought the ring. But then we did more "manly" stuff like hit the Mountain Hardware store and Pike's Place Market.

We had the best time at Kell's Irish Pub with Ms. Kelsey.

We also love seeing her! I wish we lived 2 streets away again like in college..good times.

This are the little piggy banks that we so love from Pike's Place. We have a bigger one which we titled "Retirement fund". We are going to retire as millionaires at the rate our piggy is being filled :) The little green one was a gift for Madde so he could have a little something to remember us by. There are actually 2 blue ones which are salt and pepper shakers, so cute.

The weekend was packed with lots of eating out, late nights and great conversations. Seeing Madde is always a great time, even though the visits are so far apart.

Now that we have had so much fun the last few weeks, its time to get back to work and studying. I am actually looking forward to getting into a schedule again. It will be nice. Josh is studying for his Tech Sgt exam this week. I love having him study so I can do mine as well without him distracting me! I really hope he makes it on the first go! It will nice to have the extra money, but really I just love seeing move his way up.