Cheers to 2 years!!!

Today the Mr. and I have been joined in holy matrimony for 731 days.

That’s 2 years, folks… plus a Leap Day.

So how would I sum up our 2^nd year of marriage?

Exciting

Challenging

Exhausting

Overwhelming

Smelly

Slobbery

Draining

Uplifting

Passionate

Poopy

Sweet

Frustrating

Safe

Joyful

Can a marriage really be all of those things in just one year? You bet your booty it can.. just have a baby and you’ll see what I mean.

Every single day of the last year has brought with it a different emotion and a different challenge for us.

Some days were nothing but pure joy and happiness, and others were full of tears (from me), frustration and arguments.

Yep, we argue. We’re not perfect, and I never intend to try and make us out to be when I blog about our family.

Babies bring on a whole different level of commitment out of a marriage because you realize that you aren’t in it for just yourselves anymore. You have to figure shit out and make it work to keep a family together and running and happy.

The one thing I cherish above all else is that Neal and I have the most intense connection and friendship I’ve ever had in my life. He is my PERSON (any Grey’s Anatomy fans out there will get this statement!). He is my ONE that I run to for EVERYTHING good or bad, whether is deciding if I want to apply for that promotion at work, or if Austin is ready to try solid foods.

I depend on his steadfast manner and level-head to help me navigate my little boat through all the rough waters. If I ever lost him, I myself would be utterly, totally lost.

He is my EVERYTHING. No matter how mad I may be at him sometimes, or how moody I can be and huff off with a “I just don’t even want to LOOK at you right now!” statement (I am such a girl sometimes!!), his pull on me can never, and will never be broken.

And dang it all... he makes me laugh when I want to be mad at him! 

So yes, in a nutshell there were a lot of ups and downs this last year (and late nights and exasperated comments at 2am of “just hurry up and change the diaper already!!!”)… but the ups were all so worth the downs. Looking over at Neal when he’s with Austin, or knowing that he is there to get up at 2am with me, change that diaper, let me cry, give me a Mommy-break when I desperately need it, or make me laugh when I feel like crying is worth more to me than anything else in this world.

I know, I’m getting mushy here… bear with me…

I guess I could say, that this last year of marriage has been the BEST year Neal and I have had together because not only did we create our family, but we learned so much more about each other, and learned how to talk better, love better, listen better, compromise better and support each other better than ever before.

So here is to 2 wonderful years! Thank you Nealo... for holding me up, holding my hand, drying my tears, walking beside me, leading me, pushing me, and mostly... just for loving me. 

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