August 11th, 2011 - the day we met for our first meal together. It wasn't anything fancy, after all, it was just Applebee's! :) It was a Thursday, I had the day off because my mom and I had went to the State Fair the night before to see Blake Shelton. Jim was working 3rd shift so we met for lunch. I remember I was nervous when I arrived, but I remember seeing Jim leaning against his motorcycle, waiting for me. Conversation was easy for us....although the 2 old fashions he had threw me off a little! It wasn't a long lunch, but long enough and easy enough that I knew I wanted to see him again. We said we'd talk soon and do something again soon.
Fast forward to November 2011, and we decided I may as well move in with him. I was in by Thanksgiving. Things were easy for us from the beginning, we had similar upbringings and similar families and it seemed everyone was as happy for us as we were.
April 6th, 2012 - Jim proposed. It was my 30th birthday. It was a Friday. I was not looking forward to turning 30 and he knew just how to make a girl feel better about it! I was surprised, considering he was supposed to be working when I got home. I had a hunch something was up because Macy was way too calm when I walked in the door. There were cards hanging from the track lighting and a dozen roses on the table and a final card instructing me to go upstairs for my final gift, which was Jim down on one knee! He made me so happy that day, and every day!
The wedding planning started soon after, and we decided January 5th, 2013 was going to be the day! We had other friends getting married in the fall of 2012 and decided we didn't want to wait another year, so a winter wedding it was to be.
January 5th, 2013 - Wedding Day. It was an incredibly beautiful winter day...no snow like I had hoped, but it wasn't below zero and the sun even made a brief appearance. They day went as planned and couldn't have been any more perfect.
June 2013 we enjoyed our honeymoon in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The resort was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed the time away. We went with friends of ours and it was nice to have people to hang out with. We did a few excursions: zip lining, a helicopter ride, and parasailing and it was all fun but the zip lining provided some awesome views of the countryside. Most of the days were spent lounging by the pool/beach and just enjoying some much needed relaxation.
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| Helicopter Ride |
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| On our way to zip lining |
January 5th, 2014 - our 1 year anniversary. We had some pictures taken by Oh!Photography to capture our one year anniversary and also a few reveal pictures to announce we were pregnant. We had so much fun...even though it was colder than I remembered.
March/April 2014 - These two months really changed our lives...and definitely provided one of the major lows since we had known each other. At our 20 week ultrasound we were told baby was measuring small and were referred to a specialist to take another look. So, at week 22 (March 14th, 2014) we saw the maternal fetal medicine doctor for a more in-depth ultrasound of baby. We were told after the ultrasound that baby had some "lethal" defects and wasn't going to make it. We found out through an amnio that he had Triploidy - which is an incredibly rare chromosome abnormality. A few weeks later, on April 1st, 2014 I was induced and delivered our sleeping angel, Thomas Norman. Our hearts were deflated and couldn't believe what was happening and had happened to us. Thankfully, we had a fantastic photographer there to capture our little man in the most precious way possible.
The time we got to spend with him will never feel like enough, but so glad I have these photos to look back on and remember. RIP my sleeping angel.
June 2014 - A California Wedding, we traveled to California for Jim's cousin's Aaron's wedding. We had a blast on the long weekend and so glad we could share in their day like they had shared in ours. We did a few touristy things while we were there as well and had a blast.
July 5th, 2014 - We found out I was pregnant again! A much different feeling this time around, excited and so very nervous.
November 2014 - We accepted an offer on our house and started the hunt for a new one.
December 20th, 2014 - we bought a new and moved in! I don't have a lot of pictures yet of the new house but will share some soon!
As I said in the beginning of this very long post....it's been an incredible ride, with an incredible man by my side. I couldn't be happier in life than I am right now. I am ready for this new bundle to join our family in March and start another year of love, laughter, and happiness!
