He still gets mad if I try to open the car door for myself.

 

On February 20th, 2005, I went on a date with a co-worker that would forever change my life. He was handsome, charming, funny, and quite the gentleman. He opened all the doors for me and told me how pretty I looked. We went to dinner and had a wonderful time! And at the end of the night he walked me to my door and didn’t even try for the standard after-date kiss! I was hooked.

Two and a half years later he took me up to the top of Mt. Spokane at sunset and, while carefully avoiding the deer poop, got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife.

 

 

It’s been two years since we were married at the Glover Mansion in Spokane, and they have been two of the best years I could ever imagine. That co-worker turned into my best friend and the most wonderful husband, and I’m looking forward to the rest of our lives together!  Even if there may be a LOT of soccer and car parts involved. :)

God picked you just for me, and you will forever be My One. Happy Two Years, honey! I love you!!

One Whole Year!

We made it! One whole year of married life and we are both loving each other and loving being married. We have such a blessed life these days! To celebrate our anniversary Rob and I traveled to the Oregon coast for a few days of relaxing and sight-seeing. Unfortunately, I forgot to take the camera to some of the best photo-taking opportunities, but we did get a few good pictures!

We stopped to see our good friends Kim and Steve in the Seattle area and had a wonderful teriyaki lunch. We don't have many good teriyaki restaurants in Spokane so it was quite a treat! Needless to say, the moment we got back in the car to head further south, I fell asleep because I was so full. Oh well! Rob said it was a pretty drive. :)

One of our favorite day trips took us on a very pretty hike to the Lighthouse at Dissapointment Cove, just outside Astoria, Oregon. It was absolutely gorgeous!

We also hiked to see a waterfall, drove around the little towns, went to a Sunday Morning Market, and took a peek at the ocean. It was a wonderful trip and a great way to celebrate the first year of our marriage! I can't wait to go back someday!

And in other news, we're in week 8 this week! I'm sorry these pictures are a little late, they are actually 8 weeks and 4 days. I am definitely noticing a difference in the way I look! My sis and a few of my friends have generously loaned me some maternity clothes, and it seems that it may be time to give up the old jeans, for now anyway! Oh well, it's for a worthy cause. :)

We went to the doctor on Wednesday and (finally) met one of the doctors in the practice that we hope will be our main doctor. They want us to see all the doctors of course, because no one but this baby knows when the Big Day will come, so who knows who will be on call, but we will have one that we prefer I'm sure. It was great! I found out that I'm immunized against all the major diseases that they worry about (thanks, mom!), and I have O+ blood which is also a good thing. The doc did an ultrasound and we got to see the baby! There was a strong heartbeat which he estimated to be at about 140 beats per minute. Things are looking perfect!

Here's me this week.

And here is the little punkin this week. 8 weeks: a kidney bean!

Hopefully it won't be too long until I get another chance to post. We're heading to Denver next weekend to see Rob's parents. Yay! I am excited, I haven't seen them since the wedding! I'm a little nervous about flying, but I'm sure things will be just fine.

Here's to another great week for us all! :)