Life Lately | Anniversary Celebration

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. - Audrey Hepburn

Oh how this time of the year always makes me feel nostalgic for the early days of September. It was when my husband, Justin and I met. It literally feels like just yesterday, that Justin and I fell for each other and had started our whirlwind romance. I love hearing how couple's meet and seeing the sparks fly in their eyes, recalling back on that special day and time.

Like all things, time heals. Even through relationships that fail and you feel like you may never find someone who truly completes you. Time brings with it change and I am so thankful I found someone that makes my heart smile. Most of all, who appreciates me. I have so many dear memories with Justin and I sitting in a parked car in a movie theatre parking lot in the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania, just laughing and talking. Roaming around New York City hopping from one subway car to another, adventuring! Eating new foods and discovering new sweet treats, holding hands together entering into art museums, and city favorite places. We still laugh about our first date and cannot get over how we barely touched the food on our plates! You know all of those first date impression sort of things...

We dated for a mere 6 months and before I knew it, we were out on a private boat on the Hudson River. I was saying yes to a man, down on one knee in front of Lady Liberty. That moment, the boat slightly rocking back and forth in the choppy water, still as fresh and new in my mind as it was 4 years ago....

I am still as besotted with Justin as I was when we first met. Marriage and adding in parenthood, has been filled with some memorable and touching moments. Yes, it has become more of a challenge and trying at times but one thing I have found is you continue to grow and learn from each broken or happy moment. Communication is key and is a constant reminder to us, in our relationship. We have days that are long and with Justin's work schedule, it can tend to feel like we hardly see eachother through the week. We are still learning how to keep the spark alive as it was in the beginning moments. One thing I love most and cannot express enough is complimenting eachother. Oh how good it makes me feel, after a long night with Blake not sleeping, or just having one of those days, to hear Justin tell me how pretty I look. Something I have learned with Justin is, just a simple kiss before bed, means the world to him. It just put's the whole "actions speak louder than words' into a whole new perspective.

I am so anxious to see where the future takes us. Standing, hand in hand, saying our vow's and enjoying our happy and blessed union on a beautiful sunny and breezy August afternoon, will forever be stamped in my heart. Happy Anniversary to us and here's to many more....

So many special moments captured from our special day, courtesy of Antiquity Photography