12.30.2012

Oh How Far We've Come..

If you follow me on Instagram, you saw this picture a couple weeks.. On the left is my wedding ring, and on the right is my engagement ring. In a way, it's a perfect metaphor for how far we've come together.  As we enter our 4th year together, it's crazy to think of where we were. For those of you who don't know, we are high school sweethearts. And the first time we hung out, was a school pep rally, and after when my mom asked me if I liked him, I told her "no", and we weren't ever going to be more than friends. Umm obviously, I was very wrong :p 
I think it's important to not live in the past, but I also think it's important to remember it. And our past together wasn't easy. We had a lot to make it through, including the Husband moving out and in with my Dad and me, right after we graduated high school. Not everybody thought it was a good idea, and his family believed we couldn't make it and he'd be back. But we did. We even got engaged a few months later. In February 2010, he went from having a job at Ace Hardware to entering his career path at a big insurance company. He started in the mail room, and then was promoted in the mail room. He was on a salary, with days off, and health benefits. At the age of 18. At the age of 19, we got married, on our two year anniversary. Which brings us here.. to 2012. 
March 2012
I started this wonderful blog :) 

April 2012
We bought our first car! :) 
The Husband got promoted! 

May 2012
We finally went on our  honeymoon! 

June 2012
Finally ordered our wedding album.

July 2012
We carved our initials into a tree.

I graduated college with my  Associates Degree

August 2012
We leased a new place!

First sleepover in our new place. 

October 2012
We celebrated our first wedding anniversary with questions and gifts.
I started my new job! 

November 2012
I showed off my cubicle :)
We celebrated Thanksgiving.

December 2012
Our first car issues...

Celebrated Christmas! :) 

2012 has been a REALLY great year for us, and I cannot wait to see what 2013 will bring :) 

14 comments:

  1. I love your purple rings and congrats on such a successful year!


    xx
    Kelly
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  2. What a great and eventful year! And your rings are beautiful. :)

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  3. Those rings are gorgeous! You've have had such an awesome year - I hope 2013 is even bigger and better for you. I didn't know you hubby works in insurance -- I do too!

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  4. What beautiful rings. I like the purple - is that where the name of your blog comes from?

    Your husband has really accomplished a lot.

    I think it's great that you got married at nineteen. I got married at twenty-two. I believe that everyone's lives are different and we have to take happiness and true love when we find them.

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  5. It looks like you had a wonderful 2012! It sounds like 2013 has many good things in store for you!! That car issue does NOT look fun! I hope you weren't driving too far when that happened!

    Krista

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  6. love this! and love your rings. are they amethyst?

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    xoxo
    Rena

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  8. what beautiful rings and what an adventurous year

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  9. That looks like one heck of a year! Your rings are stunning!

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  10. You guys had such a great year:):) loooving your rings, and that new car!

    I hope 2013 is JUST as amazing for you two love birds:):)

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  11. Congrats on your graduation and your new car! And I LOVE your rings!!

    ~Tiffany
    http://tiffanyd22.blogspot.com

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  12. Hi great post. I found you through the blog hop. Please stop by and say hi when you get a chance. Have a great week.

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