4 years

Ben and I celebrated 4 years of being hitched at the end of September. Ben has quite the work cut out for him with back to back anniversary bday celebrations. On the morning of our anniversary, I made this delicious recipe for breakfast- Orange Pecan French Toast. I am not a nut fan, but this was SO fantastic I didn't really even notice it. I was too anxious to wait until the night for Ben to open his gifts, so he opened his in the morning- an NAU golf shirt, a new umbrella, and a golf driver. Ben had been mentioning needing new clubs for a while, so he was shocked when I walked in with it. Thanks to help from my bro in law, I scoured craigslist and found a good deal.

In the middle of the day, I got a special delivery of a beautiful bouquet of flowers. I recently read a book called The Language of Flowers, (which I highly recommend), that talked about how flowers used to be given to people based on the meaning behind the flower. I told Ben how cool I thought it would be to get flowers from him with a description of the meaning for the different flowers. On the morning of our anniversary, he put different flower descriptions on notes and hid them around the house. The bouquet of flowers matched up with the different meanings and my heart melted.

                

Since it was a week night, we didn't do much celebrating that night, but we did to get out on an incredible date that night! My sister tipped us off to a mini golf course that sounded spectacular and boy did it live up to our expectations! The views were incredible, and got even better as the sun went down and everything turned that perfect golden color. We ate dinner at the golf course restaurant, and were greeted by a bag piper walking the hills as the sun sank below the sky line. It was such a perfect moment with my man.

Every year we talk about how amazing it is that God brought us together in such a super random way. We never dreamt that we'd be here with almost two kiddos in Seattle! It is no joke when people tell you that marriage is hard work. We're two sinners living together, and there's not much more than marriage that can bring out the ickiness in your heart when you start to get comfortable. We're thankful every day for the grace we can give each other because of Jesus and the grace he's given us. I'm thankful for a hubby that constantly makes me laugh, will always go above and beyond to serve Colter and I, and for a man who has one of the most caring hearts out there. Here's to many more years ahead! I love you hubster.