Scott and I had our 4 year wedding anniversary on the 18th. It's crazy to think that after 4 years we have 2 children! Our lives sure have changed!!! I'm going to reminisce a bit (for journaling purposes)...Scott and I met in a Spanish 201 class for return missionaries where I was the T.A. I truly feel like the Lord definitely let me to that class in so many ways...I won't go into detail but I know I was led to meet Scott. He was always so polite and so hot!!!!:) Then I found out that he danced and that made him even hotter!!!!: We started talking at the library and I wish I could have recorded our first conversation. It was an instant connection. I always thought that he was just too good to be true. I had dated so many weirdos at Ricks/BYU-Idaho...nice guys...but just nothing like Scott...I wasn't even thinking that I was going to meet the man of my dreams that summer of 2003...I really thought I was going to graduate and go to Vegas to do my student teaching and find a teaching job there and in a few years go to graduate school, I had a lot of "other" goals...and I honestly didn't think I would start dating such a stud, let along get married...we have such great memories of that summer...the way that everything happened was perfect...about 1 month into dating Scott decided to broke up with me and I honestly just about died!!!!!!:) I lost 5 pounds and cried everyday for 2 weeks!!! I was devastated...I think he got scared that things were getting too serious...ha ha!!!!! He wanted to date other girls and I was like, "OK, fine, you go and date and I'm going to go have fun too", I went out on tons of dates and he went out on one!!! ha ha ha!!!! About 3 weeks later, we were back together...we got engaged in December...I went to Utah to do my student teaching and drove every weekend to Rexburg to see him!!! I cried every single time when we had to say goodbye! I finished my student teaching and we got married in June. I have special memories of our wedding day, I wanted our main focus to be the temple...we had a wonderful sealer. I remember being sooo nervous but when we entered the sealing room a feeling of calmness came over me and I knew that this decision to marry Scott would lead both of us to progression...it was a very special moment!!!! We went to Denver to do summer sales...we also have great memories of that summer!!! We got pregnant with Brielle the following summer (2005) when we lived in California (summer sales again) I was incredibly sick with morning sickness, it was horrible!!!! Scott worked his tail off that summer while I just laid in bed all day long!!!!!
We had Brielle the following year (2006) on February 9th. Those are memorable and exciting times for our family. Parenting totally changed our lives. Brielle was the most beautiful little baby girl I have ever seen (I'm definitely biased!!!!!) I pushed for 3 hours!!!! Thanks goodness for epidurals! I think I would have literally died without one! Three months later we found out we were pregnant again!!!!!!!!!!! I cried for 2 weeks straight and was in MAJOR denial!!! Scott was my strength and always told me that everything was going to work out...I couldn't have done it without his constant love and encouragement...I remember feeling soooo exhausted to the point where all I wanted to do was sleep but I had a 3 month old baby to care for and love and hold...those were crazy times for our family!!! And I was also working that whole time...when I had Brielle I took 2 weeks off and went back to work (the same when I had Braden)...I remember having to sit down often while teaching because I was still soooo sore...my little Braden was born 3 days short of a year after Brielle was born. We called Justin and Stacey at 3 in the morning because I was ready to have this baby, he was born at 10:27 am February 6th...I pushed for 20 minutes and he was out!!!!:) I love my little boy and both Scott and I are grateful that things happened the way that they did.
We were three...not for long...I was 3 months pregnant in this picture...
Now, we are a family of 4!!!
It feels like Scott and I have grown so much...being married and having children makes you grow up...adding children to the equation just changes your perspective, now we are not just worried about ourselves but we have other lives that depend upon us!!! I'm grateful that Scott and I are able to go through this mortal experience together...we are such great friends...I love that about our relationship...we can talk for hours...and we just get each other...he just gets me and I just get him...our vision for our life is the same. Marriage is a blessing and it is wonderful...it is not always easy but we experience so much happiness among the trials that sometimes come our way. I never completely understood when married people said that they love their spouses even more now than the day they got married...I always thought, "oh that's neat to be able to say that." Now, I think I have experienced that, I love Scott much more deeply than I did when we first got married 4 years ago...I hope it continues that way forever!!!:)
17 comments:
Happy Anniversary! Doesn't the time just fly by with kids?
i always love reading your blogs and appreciate that your adding past to present. have a good day. grandma
happy anniversary! i always love reading your posts, because they're so cute and sweet, and this one was especially sweet! you guys are SUCH a cute family!!
Happy anniversary - - - I didn't realize it has already been four years of marriage for the two of you! Thanks for sharing :)
Happy Anniversary you two!
I LOVE that post Denisse. You guys have been through a lot and are so lucky to have each other to lean on. You guys are such an example to Justin and me! We look up to you guys! I have so many special memories of my early days with Justin that have the two of you in it. I love that you guys have been a part of us from the beginning. Congrats on a wonderful four years!!! We love you guys!
What a sweet post Denisse! You are lucky to have Scott and he is lucky to have you. Isn't it just the best feeling to know you will be with him forever!! How lucky!!! And you are such incredible parents. You can just tell by the pictures that Brielle and Braden are happy and thriving in your family. Congratulations on four years!!
Congratulatios you guys! 4 years! We could all learn a lot from you! What a life.
Happy anniversary! It was nice to read that, since I didn't know the story of how you guys met!
oh you guys are so sososososos Cute!!!! I am going to miss the random run ins. We really should have hung out more....When do you leave for DC?
4 years! That's awesome, you have the cutest family. I am totally jealous of your short labor time!! I hope that happens with my kids. :) This was a great "memory lane" tribute and very sweet.
denisse you always write the sweetest posts! congratulations on 4 fantastic years! isn't it so crazy how much life has changed in 4 short years! you guys are wonderful!
Congratulations! You are such a beautiful family! We're so happy for you guys that things turned out the way they did, and that you're enjoying life. You are such great examples for us. We sure love you!
Denisse...Glad to "see" you on your anniversary post! You look so young in your wedding pictures! They are cute!
You are living a true love story! You guys are such a cute family and we are really going to miss you!
So I can't believe you guys are moving to Fairfax. We are from Manassas and we're planning on living with my dad there for a while! When are you moving? We are planning on leaving the middle/end of August. Amen about the expensive rent - we're so lucky to have an empty nester parent who misses his grandbaby!
You are so sweet and you are such a great wife and mom. I admire you for having kids so close (although I know that wasn't planned). You are so tough! Congrats on 4 years!
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