Two Years.

Of marriage, that is.

 

I can't believe two years ago today I said "I Do" on a beautiful, sunny April afternoon. 
Right now it's 25 degrees with a chance of snow.
What the hell is that? 

 

To say that these two years "flew by" would be a lie. 

 

We savored every moment....

 

 

.....as we have done since we fell in love 5 wonderful years ago.

 

Year two of marriage wasn't all rainbows & butterflies. 
The fights get a little deeper and take a little longer to resolve.
There were sleepless nights.  
And yes, a few slamming doors. 

But I wouldn't trade any moment of this past year, fights and all. 

 

....because I'd rather fight with this guy than be with anyone else.

 

Year two started with the second best decision I've ever made,
second only to marrying you of course.

Getting a breast reduction.

Something I never would've had the courage to do without YOU. 

 

 

Not many men would love their ladies to get their tata's cut off....all while wearing
a Hooter's shirt saying "Goodbye Hooters."

But you, my love, didn't bat an eye.

 

On a "lighter note" (pun totally intended), we enjoyed an AMAZING year of concerts.

Justin Moore, Miranda Lambert & Eric Church to name a few.

 

I'll never forget the night of the Eric Church concert this past fall! 
It was your birthday weekend and for your present, I surprised you with this....

 

 

 

 

 

When I look back over the year, the moment we'll always treasure
was the day we signed the papers on our very first home.

 

 

 

And well, apparently we couldn't just stop at a house. 

 

We added a green machine to the family as well.

 

 

And more recently, an 'ol boat.

 

 

 

We cruised across the Caribbean.

 

 

We trekked across Jamaica.

 

 

Horseback rode on the coast of Grand Cayman Island.

 

 

And kayaked in Mexico.

 

 

But none of these things compare to the joy that our family experienced
when these 3 little ones made their debut!

 

Wyatt Frank

 

Charlotte Ann

 

 

Emmett Alexander

 

Who knows what year three will bring us....maybe our own little one?

;)

 

 

I do know one thing that's for certain.

As I look over the past year in pictures, I realized something....

 

 

 

I love you more today, Mr. Flintstone, than I ever have before.

 

You really are my sunshine.

 

Happy Anniversary!

 

F.R.I.D.A.Y.

 What a week.

The Boston Marathon bombing....the fertilizer plant explosion....the transformer that blew outside my house yesterday evening.  I mean, talk about a week full of explosions!

Luckily it sounds as if they have the bomb suspects on lock down.  One's dead & hopefully the other will be taken into custody and tortured in prison for the rest of his life. 
Gruesome, you say?  Nah.

On a personal note, I feel as if this week flew by.  There's so much change going on in my professional life that everyday seems to bring news about someone moving on, someone taking another job, someone giving notice, etc etc.  A few weeks ago I threw a little "Congrats" party for this gal.

 

 

 

Her last day in our office is today.

 

Insert crying fit here.

 

I found out yesterday that it appears my transfer will be Monday, May 13th.  
Throughout this past month, this quote has been running thru my head every.single.day. 

 

For me, this quote just resonates to the core.

 

I'm excited for my new opportunity but also scared as hell.

 

Moving on.

 

The weekend.

 

Man, there really is no better day than Friday. 

Am I right or am I right?

 

My weekend consists of a whole lot of nuthin'.
I'm really really hopeful that the sun will come out to play with  me tomorrow.
If so, sun bathing is definitely in order.

 

In other exciting news.....our 2 year wedding anniversary is TUESDAY!!

You know how everyone says, wow...where have the past few years gone!? 
Or, has it really been 2 years already? 

 

I don't feel that way.  I can "feel" the two years in our marriage, and I'm thankful for that.
But hey, I'll save my explanation for my post next week.

 

How's that for a teaser?

 

Ok, well time to hit the shower & head to work. 

Why don't I work from home again?

Well, hello friends.

Phew.

Man, has life been busy for me these past few weeks.  And when I say "busy," I don't mean that in the physical sense. 

My head has been all kinds of busy. 

 

As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, I began the interviewing process for a new position within the company I work for.  There were some amazing candidates also interviewing, so I figured my chances were pretty slim.

But as my home girl Sheryl Sandberg would say, I "leaned in" and thank the Good Lord I did because somehow I landed the job. 
 

 

So before we go any further, let's pretend we're NOT at work and have a virtual toast.

Ahhhh....I can taste the bubbly right now. 

 

Needless to say, I haven't been able to blog these past few weeks because honestly, there hasn't been any room inside my head for anything besides anxiety. 

 

But now that things are official, I'm able to get back to life.

And by life, I mean blogging. 

 

So, hello friends. 

I am back.

On another exciting note, if you follow me on Instagram (@annexenos) you saw that we
FINALLY got our little booth (at our local antique mall) up and running!

My friends, The White Dog is now open for business.
 

 

It took us an ENTIRE day to get things all set up.

I blame it on the nastiness we started with... 

 

After many, many hours, we transformed it to this...

 

It has definitely been a labor of love and so far, we're still married. 

 

 

Now, let's hope we start making some money, honey!