3 years, baby!

happy three years to us!

it's hard to believe that it has only been 3 years, and that it has already been three years. oh boy.

who knows where the next three years will take us (hopefully graduate degrees, real jobs, a house, etc), but I'm excited to find out!

marriage is a pretty sweet deal when you're in it with your best friend.

babies. we look like babies.

366 days of loving

Oh my, has it really been a year?

This year has flown by and been better than I could imagine.

Taking a note from my sister's more impressive stats after five years, here is our first year of marriage by the numbers:

We visited 8 states and 1 foreign country

Held 3 church callings between us

Had 2 jobs (one each)

Had 0 children

Bought 1 new car

Completed 34 school credits (and that's all André)

57 late-night dance parties

133 neighborhood walks

366 days of bliss (bonus for leap year!)

...here's to an eternity of more little moments!

six months

 

  ...I intend to hold you for the longest time

4 pictures for 4 months

It has been four wonderful months since the most perfect day in July. We just got our wedding pictures back and couldn't be happier.

We celebrated with early morning pancakes before work and assembling our new vaccuum tonight.

life is just great.

honeymooning.

We had a fabulous honeymoon to Victoria, Canada! I know what you're thinking--you honeymooned in Canada?!? But let me tell you, it was absolutely perfect. We loved being able to relax for a few days and still enjoy some sightseeing, people watching and fabulous food. If these pictures don't convince you to go to Victoria, I don't know what will.

To start, our hotel upgraded our room to a fabulous suite and we were greeted with a personalized note and a plate of chocolate truffles.

We loved walking around downtown, touring the Parliment buildings and acting fancy at the Empress.

 André got in touch with his inner Canadian

  We enjoyed a fabulous trip to the Butchart Gardens at dusk, just as the garden lights were turning on. Paired with the most fabulous fireworks/light show we'd ever seen (like a classy Canadian version of Disneyland), and it was a perfect evening.

We rented bikes and biked along the coast, taking breaks to rock scramble around tide pools and eat a picnic overlooking a bay.

 

...and then we rode off into the sunset on our boat back to Seattle. 

Also, Victoria has some fabulous street performers and buskers who were out in full force for BC Days. Our favorites? Plasterman and the violin playing Darth Vader.

we're kaisers!

We did it! We tied the knot! 

After a most perfect wedding day and honeymoon, we are back in the real world. 

We finally have sheets, hot water and internet.

and are just loving newlywed life.

being married really is the best.

(Here's how we feel about it)