Today is February 23, 2015. Where does the time go? Weren’t we just kiddos watching Boy Meets World and Lizzie McGuire on TV? Weren’t we just dreaming of the times in our life where we would become adults, go to college, and get married? When did it get to the point where I just turned 22 and now I’m celebrating my two year anniversary with my husband. Two years ago today we became newlyweds and we set off on this great adventure we call marriage. On that day I did not realize how much more I gained than just a husband. February 23, 2013 I gained the best snuggle buddy, late night pillow talker, confidant, believer in me and my dreams, jokester, and the most loving husband I could ever ask for. Each day I am amazed at the ways he blesses my life with the little things he does for me. These past two years have literally been the greatest adventure of my entire life with him and I can’t wait to see where life takes us from here. And today we want to share some of our adventure thus far with you from both of our perspectives.
Today isn’t just a day to celebrate that we have been married for two years and how great it has been. It is a day to CELEBRATE MARRIAGE. We BELIEVE in marriage. I know that’s a lot of caps in a little space, but it’s true. We know that marriage isn’t always easy. In our two years of it, we have already experienced trials, tough times, and disappointments. But we have also known so much joy, love, and change during our marriage. We have both changed for the better individually and as a couple.
Michelle: Marriage has changed my life because Logan has given me a confidence in myself that I never had before. He has helped me find myself and to know that it is OK to take risks and be exactly who you are. Who I am has changed because of our marriage and I love the person that I have become.
Logan: So I’ve always been a do what I want when I want, wear what I want when I want kind of guy. Since being married I’ve learned how important it is to continue being comfortable with who you are, but to make sure that you’re not living just for yourself anymore. Life is so much more meaningful when you find someone that is worth putting first. You find yourself liking more things, and being happier than you ever thought possible.
Us: Together our marriage has changed by becoming something greater than we expected. It is our second priority only to God. We have found that more than anything we want to be with each other. I cry every time I leave to go away for a few days. He texts me all the time while I’m away. We have discovered how well we work together and how much fun it is to work alongside each other. The only thing we haven’t discovered is who is better at Mario Kart.
We came into our marriage still trying to be our 100% our best selves, but that can’t last forever. Someone (Michelle) had to cry their eyes out over getting a bad grade on an assignment or test. Someone had to get cranky or upset with the other one first. Someone had to do something that the other one didn’t agree with. And those things happened to us just like they happen to others in their marriages. But it is how we handle those things and how we move forward that changes us and our marriages. We are so grateful that we figured out very early on how to communicate with one another and express ourselves. Our marriage has thrived every day because of that.
Us: One of the biggest ways we have learned to communicate is with one another’s love language. When we first got married we didn’t really “speak” each other’s love language very well. But now, we know that Logan feels loved through acts of service and Michelle feels loved through words of affirmation. We strive to do things that fall into those categories for each other every day to communicate love.
In our two years of marriage we have really pursued this whole photography thing for me and Logan has thrived in school. He has found an area that likes to study and I’m SO proud of him. We have traveled and learned how much we love to be together on road trips and see new places. We’ve been to Hawaii, California, Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and of course Utah for different trips and vacations. My hair has gone from an A-line to longish to a fohawk. We have lived in 2 apartments and with my parents for 3 weeks. And we have seen our share of cookie dough and ice cream over the 2 years.
And now we look forward to the future and our BIG dreams that we have been dreaming and talking about lately, our goals to keep us moving forward, and our marriage. Our marriage will always be a rock to us because every day we work to make our marriage last. Every day we make each other feel loved and every day is an adventure because we are together.
Here’s to the best two years of our lives so far… and many, many more to come.
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