Happy 2nd Anniversary

It feels so much longer than two years from the day that Erik and I were married.  I mean this in a good way.  Honestly, I feel like our dating anniversary sums up our relationship much better than our actual wedding anniversary.  There's a large difference between 2 years and TEN years.  We were married 8 years to the day that we met and have experienced and grown so much together.  I truly believe that our love is as strong (or maybe stronger) than it was 2 years ago.  I am so grateful for the foundation we had before this journey of being long distance.  I love E so much and know that he feels the same and for that we are both lucky.

This anniversary is a little sad in that we can't spend it together.  For one, it's a Monday and with living long distance it doesn't comport with the weekend visit requirement.  Second, it's just a complicated time for us right now between my job and his job and the 4 hours on the train.  Sigh.  We have plans to celebrate this weekend so hopefully that will work out!  (Fingers crossed that work quiets down... I have been getting to bed around 3:30am more often than any other time this week!).

Erik gave me a wonderful handmade photo album for our wedding day, and our plan is to take a photo of us every anniversary and put it inside.  However, that takes us actually being in the same spot.  This year will have to be an exception to that (as in the photo will be a few days after the 15th).  I look forward to filling the album with all our anniversary photos and seeing us (and our family) change through the years.  Other momentous occasions may make the album, but for now it's just the wedding anniversaries.

2009

The album.

I love love that we did a painted canvas for our wedding album.  We had everyone sign it in different colored paint pens.  I have it on my wall in NYC, and it reminds me daily of all the love and support we have.

Classic you-caught-me face.  I totally got caught up in the moment during the ceremony and kissed Erik while the judge had his back turned! This is my response to the judge asking what just happened.  (He knew something was up when our guests reacted!)

Classic wedding portrait.  Love our flowers. (Thanks again, Auntie Jo!)

Kind of missing the blond hair right now...

Two years later and I'm still thrilled we walked out to Dreams by the Cranberries.  It was like a movie.

2010

I'm cheesy and made a paper bouquet in our wedding colors because the 1st year is the paper anniversary.  We opened a bottle of Schramsberg sparkling wine, which we purchased on our honeymoon, that was from the year we met (2001).  It was as fabulous as we remembered from our tasting during our honeymoon.

Celebrating our first anniversary at home in Urbana, IL.  Things were crazy because we were about to move to Boston and E was finishing his Ph.D.  I cooked us dinner and E showed up. :)  The deal was that the 2nd year would be all his...  I'll let you know how that ended up after this weekend!