Thanksgiving

In 2014 we had our very first Thanksgiving together as a married couple! We decided to invite other soldiers over that didn't have a chance to go home for Thanksgiving and we cooked A LOT of food. I believe we ended up feeding over 20 people. It was a little stressful cooking that big meal for the first time, but everything turned out great :)

OH! And Avett turned 1 year old on Black Friday! :)

Back to Fall

I have so many posts that I haven't had the time to share, so I'm going to play a little catch up :) 

This past fall Zach decided to make us a stand for under our TV and it came out awesome! It's very sturdy and looks even better in person. He drew up the plans himself and then got to work. We were both a little surprised at how well it turned out because this is the first piece of furniture that he ever built! The total cost for the supplies was only about $50.

And also, a little bit of our fall decor :)

Anniversary photos

I have REALLY been neglecting this blog. I'm finally done with this quarter at Bel-Rea and am off for an entire month! So hopefully I can finally catch up on some blogging :) 

These are our anniversary photos from the end of October. I love them all! A friend of mine also took some more photos, but I'm still waiting on those to be finished before I can post them. 

Photos are by Ali from Fifth and Ephesians Photography.

Looking forward to taking some pictures together with Stacey Dinch Photography coming up this month!!

Rocky Mountain National Park

I was looking through my Colorado To-Do List earlier and realized that I didn't post about Rocky Mountain National Park! I went last month and it was so beautiful. My friend and I only went for a few hours, but you could easily spend a few days driving around to see everything. The aspens were my favorite part!

One Year Anniversary

I can't believe that today marks one year of marriage for Zach and I. 

We've experienced so much in this past year, and I'm so thankful for where we are now. We've been through highs and lows, victories and struggles. But what's most important is how we've overcome our problems, how we've learned more about how to love one another, and how we continue to work hard on being selfless and putting the other first. We may not have even had a wedding yet, but I couldn't be happier with our decision to get married and spend our lives together. I'm so blessed to have a husband that works so hard to support me, helps me to follow my dreams, inspires me to be a better spouse, and leads me in our relationship with God. He shows me love even when I don't deserve it, puts my needs first, and shows me grace. He's the best husband in the world and I can't wait to continue our lives together and see what our journey entails. 

Stay tuned for more pictures from our anniversary shoot and a new anniversary tradition that we've started. :)