2 years hitched and loving it!

Well, March 18 marked our 2nd wedding anniversary.  These past 2 years have gone by so fast, but at the same time, it feels like we've been married longer than that... After reading through my past journals, I understand why.  As I've mentioned before, my time off of work to recover from surgery has given me PLENTY of time to think about things.  This past week, I have been reminiscing mine and Natalie's history together.  I dug up my old journals from my parents house, and have been reading them for about the past 3 hours now.  It's funny how you can forget things that happened not so long ago, and it's even more funny some of the things I thought were so important back then ha ha.

I would say our story really began on the Alta High Swim Team during my senior year in 2001 to 2002.  Natalie and I knew each other the year before through life guarding, but really didn't talk much.  One of my favorite memories is riding on a school bus to a swim meet in Richfield.  I don't remember how exactly, but Natalie and I ended up sitting with each other and the "flirting" began ha ha.  Natalie taught me all about the different kinds of roofs and other architectural tidbits she was learning in her interior design class, and I taught her about the human body from my Anatomy class.  I know you're thinking "Nerd Alert!", but hey, it was the start of a great friendship. From there, we started to talk more and more...

Our unofficial first date was the Sweetheart's Dance (which Natalie asked me to).  Our official first date came a few weeks later, and I will never forget her front door opening and Natalie's mom shooting me in the head with a pea-shooter.  The thing I love about our relationship is that it was more of a friendship than anything.  We went on countless dates up until I went on my mission, but we kept things at a "friendly" level.  Natalie and I wrote each other every week during the almost 2 years I was in Sweden on my mission.  The funny thing is that we grew closer during those 2 years away from each other than the time we shared together before I left.  We were both there to support each other in these new stages of life...Natalie in college, and me serving a mission trying to learn another language and culture.

So I was kind of weird when I got home from my mission, which Natalie will definitely agree to.... and anyone else who knows me ha ha. 2 and a half more years of dating went by.... This time we were definitely a couple.   Props to Natalie for being so patient with me.  I wouldn't trade any of our time dating for anything... We truly got to know each other and became each other's best friend.  We got engaged in November 2007 and got married March 18, 2008. 

Married life is great.  It's hard to remember what life was like not being married... Anyways, I am greatful for these past 2 years and am excited for the years to come.  Natalie and I had a great anniversary.  After she got off work, we went to the Salt Lake Temple to do sealings.  Can you think of a better way to remember your wedding day??? To make things even better, we went to The Melting Pot afterwards for an awesome fondue dinner.  It was an awesome day!  Happy anniversary Natalie!!!!