Three years later (plus a little)

It's been three years (plus a few extra days) since we got married... where do we stand?  We have a house... we're still awesome... I guess that about sums it up.  Ha.  In all seriousness, it's been such a whirlwind and I had no idea how quickly time would pass. 

Six years ago (yeah... weirds me out a little too) we decided to join some friends for dinner... it's crazy how even with so much time can go by without talking to someone it can turn into such an easy conversation.... So we started over...

John helping me drive across the country to start a new chapter in Chicago in the summer of 2006.

Bringing in 2007 -- No judgement with the bottle of champagne.. it was a lovely night.

From that dinner in 2005, to my move to Chicago, to many trips to Cincinnati, to John's graduation and finally getting to Chicago... we made our way to this:

October 12, 2008

You know you love someone when you both wear tights for Halloween (2009):

Sam Adams Oktoberfest and Robin Hood Men in Tights - Classic.

2010 brought big Texas hair... and a new home! 

So, I know it looks like I got caught in a hurricane while having aqua net hairspray.  I promise you that's not the case - this is what is described as "a bun to the side" and "natural make-up".

I just wanted to prove that I looked like myself while in Texas, while posing a gas station with longhorns in the background.

Now here we are... 3 years after our wedding day... and I'm still amazed by how "easy" it's all been.  Getting married didn't mean a huge "change" where we seemed like different people.  It was just a natural progression.  The big joke around our house now is that every time John starts doing something in the house, be it cleaning, or cooking, or something seemingly random.. I end up gravitating to his side and when he asks what I'm doing - the inevitable response "I don't know - I just want to do what you're doing".  We're like that.  I feel lucky that I truly just love being a part of what he's doing and I know that he feels the same.  I look forward to many years of enjoying being a part of each other's lives.

Our friend's wedding this past weekend - October 15, 2011

So here we start year number four... three years went by so quickly, I think I've got this "for-e-ver" thing in the bag.

(Disclaimer - you must read the "for-e-ver" as though you are watching Sandlot and then it sounds a lot less haughty and a lot more funny....)

(And as a shameless plug - I'm still updating our travel blog (www.m-plus-j-plus-theworld.blogspot.com)... although not as quickly as I would like.  I'm slowly adding the rest of our trip.  To be fair, I think I was overly ambitious to start the blog with such an intense travel experience - and honestly it would have been great if Europe's Internet was more reliable.)