Celebrating Three Years

Yesterday Adam and I celebrated our third anniversary. We had a low-key night together – I made us homemade minestrone soup, we went to the dog beach with Harley at sunset, and then played cards & enjoyed some yummy red zinfandel at home. A few sights from the beach:

Thus far our marriage has been full of adventure and travel. The day after we got hitched, Adam and I moved from the Northeast to Florida for a few months while he finished schooling for his job in the Marine Corps…

 After that, we embarked on a journey moving to the West coast. We had an amazing time road tripping 2,500+ miles, and got to see some awesome sights across the country. Here are a few of my favorite memories from that trip:

We’ve been separated quite a bit in these past three years. There have been tons of Skype calls and emails, and countless ”I miss you’s” and ”I wish you were here’s.” But through these deployments,  I’ve become a stronger person, and we’ve built an even more solid relationship.

Since we got married, Adam and I have been able to go on a couple of great vacations.

There was our Hawaii vacation meet-up mid-deployment:

Last year we did another road trip – this time up the California coast, where we wine tasted our way from San Diego up through Sonoma and Napa!

There’s also our favorite vacation experience so far – when we were able to meet up in Thailand earlier this year:

And then there have been adventures of a different kind – for instance, raising a crazy puppy. Harley was quite a bit of work as a pup, but she completes our little family and we’re pretty much obsessed with her!

The past three years have been anything but dull, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. We have so many amazing memories together. When we got married, we were (and still are) young, but I knew it was right. I have no idea what the future is going to bring.  My hope is that we’ll be able to continue living our lives to the fullest, happy with whatever it is we choose to do, wherever we decide to do it. If there’s one thing I do know for sure, it’s this:

Marrying this handsome man?

Best move I’ve ever made.