2 Year Anniversary

This past week we celebrated our two year wedding anniversary.  It is crazy that we have been married for two years!  And what a year it has been . . .

We decided to celebrate on the 2nd, even though our anniversary wasn't until the 4th (it was a Monday).  We woke up Saturday, laid around until about 2 (I was hungover from the boys' show at the Hard Rock!) and then headed to the zoo.  We got married at upper lakeside at the Phoenix Zoo and then had our reception was in the Stone House Pavilion.  This year is especially funny because prom was this weekend, on the 9th, and at the zoo too!  So we were at the zoo twice in one week and prom was in the same building we had our reception in, lots of memories.

We got engaged in September 2007, and in November of that same year, my friend June went with us to the zoo to take some engagement photos.  Here is our wedding spot from those pictures:

 

We took our parents back to the site to show them where we wanted to get married in March 2008:

And in April 2008, we went back on the day we were going to be married (the next year) to see what it would be like:

And then, in 2009, we had our wedding at the zoo in the same spot (and they started building a komodo dragon enclosure, note the fence!):

Last year, in 2010, we went back to celebrate (check out the buildings next to it now):

And so this year, we had to go back again (poor grass, I wouldn't be surprised if this is the new home for another animal next year, will be so sad!):

We also decided to go to the same restaurant we went to our on 1st anniversary (since they have organic meats and such yummy food.  However, this year, the food was not so great.  We went on a Sunday last year so it was empty and this time it was a Saturday and kind of crowded (which means not great service).  The menu was different but I swore we had an old one because I ordered what I got last year and it was completely different (and not good).  But, the pictures we re-created were awesome, check them out:

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So, you can tell we are a year older and maybe a little weathered, but I think they turned out kind cute.  I can't wait to go back next year (just for the pics, not the food!) so we can get some more!

I know that you've heard me talk about my husband many times before, but since this is an anniversary post, I thought I'd better add some things about him here too. :)  Without him this year, I would have withered away into nothingness.  Ian saved me from myself when I was depressed for the first time in my life.  He stood by me at my worst, at my saddest, and brought me back to life.  It has been a very difficult year for us, and it has put some strains on our relationship.  But, in the end, we came out the other side together and stronger.  I would have not been able to do any of this without him.  I love him more than anything and if I forget to tell him every day, I hope he knows it.  Don't forget to tell the man/woman in your life how much you love them as often as possible, and how much they have added to your life over the years.  I hope to always celebrate our anniversary, and one day take our future babies to the zoo with us too.

And, since this is a post about our years together, I thought I'd include some old pics of us for all to see.  Don't laugh, we've been together since 2005, and some of these are hilarious!  Enjoy.