Year One Anniversary Pictures

Personally, I don't think the only formal photos you should take as a couple are your engagement and wedding photos. I was looking forward to taking pictures with Eric for like a month! We had the excuse to be affectionate- holding hands, kisses on the forehead, hugging-because there was a camera on us to document it! A few days before our anniversary a friend snapped some pictures for us and it was so fun to be able to laugh with one another, talk about the past year in between camera clicks and look into each others eyes and smile. During this day I felt like it was our anniversary, then it was nice to remember there was still more to come and celebrate. It was part of our little way to celebrate being married for the past year. Plus, these are for our posterity :)

Anniversary Weekend

Today is our wedding anniversary. Mostly yesterday, we celebrated being married for One Year. (six years being together). I can talk on and on about how fast the time has gone by or about the different memories we've made. 

I really am just so happy and grateful this man picked me. We have a been on a wonderful roller coaster this past year and when I stop to really think about it, there is no one else that I would rather be with, experiencing life and growing with one another. That's when in that moment I feel this immense amount of love for my husband and the life we have with one another. The first year was simply the best because I married my best friend; a man who is gentle, loving, understanding, kind and hilarious! He has kept me smiling and laughing. I look forward to this coming year and what ever it brings!

Yesterday we packed a lunch and drove to some hot springs to enjoy and relax- which was so nice! 

This was the only picture of the hot springs I took... because I feel awkward taking pictures of a bunch of people in pools wearing bathing suits. This one was mostly empty because it was HOT! I couldn't stand to be in it more than two minutes, and then I was only dipping my feet in it. 

We came home and cleaned up nice and headed to dinner! 

We went to a place that we've been hearing a ton about the past few months. Basically that it's pricy, but worth it because 'all you can eat steak'! We didn't call ahead or think about making a reservation, so that resulted in our 40 minute wait. That place is packed! We sat and chatted and drooled thinking about the delicious food. Once we were seated the rolls just kept coming, we ordered an appetizer (hello, super hungry) that was something else amazing and the dinner was so worth the wait because it was delicious. Eric had the all you can steak with a loaded bake potato and house salad. Technically you aren't aloud to share the steak... But he would cut a piece and slip it onto my plate- it was fantastic. I had a combo of chicken and steak fajitas, with black beans, spanish rice and all the great toppings. Eric finished his first steak and they brought out a second (which was considerably smaller that his first in the picture below). The second one was even better. It was so tender and juicy. Have I made you super hungry or what?? Bottom line... It was good! Check out Stockman's Restaurant in Idaho Falls.

ten months.

Oh how the time has flown by. Everyone is aware of time passing differently. I think it depends on the stage of life you are currently in and also the different milestones or bumps in the road life places in front of us. My awareness of time passing was based on my college semesters, in chunks of 3 months. "Wow, a semester now gone and over." After 3 semesters, with a few weeks of breaks, a year was already gone. 

I counted down years, months, weeks, days... until Eric would be home from serving a service mission for the LDS church. Then two years has passed and he was home, right back where it felt like he had never left.

Finishing up high school.. moving to college.. finishing college.. It all seemed that time passed by in an "appropriate" amount (or sometimes it felt too slow). 

But when I got married, this all changed, I feel like.

Really? Just this time last year I was planning a wedding in 78 days? Then the BIG day already came and went... almost a year ago?

I didn't plan on posting about this. (Maybe the monthly anniversary post will stop when we've been married a year ha) But I am just surprised how quickly it's going by and how much FUN it has been filled with. I love the quote, "What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't happened yet." 

I'm kind of thinking I'm weird for feeling like this now, only after 10 months. I'll be freaked out/amazed when it's 10 years and it goes by faster with every family addition.

But for now, it's been the BEST 10 months and better than I could of ever imagined.
I love our life we are building together as best friends, as husband and wife.

5 years ago today

September 9, 2009

Eric and I have a lot of 'little' dates that we could call for celebration.

Today is one that we choose to always remember. 

Five years ago today Eric asked me to be his girlfriend.

I was so giddy.

I had been hoping he would ask for months!

About two weeks after we had our first kiss.

I was crazy about him!

We were only 16.

Now I'm married to the boy I've wanted to marry since I was 16!

And in just three days we'll celebrate 5 months of marriage.

And in celebration, I updated the tab "Our Story"

Check it out to read about us from the age of 2 years old to now!

A moment to always remember

The first look. This was such a fun and relaxed day! Eric and I flew home to Texas a few days before the wedding, but on separate flights. It took him all day to get home when my flight was quick. The next time we got to see each other was when we were all dressed up to meet one another for a surprise look. Why we chose to do this? It took so much stress off of the wedding day! We were sealed in the Dallas Texas Temple and we focused on the sealing and our family there with us for our special day. We also took a ton of fun photos at the Temple, I'm dying to get those pictures back! Enjoy! :) 

annnnnnnnnd, my favorite photo capturing a moment to always remember.

Photography: Mae Rachelle Photography

Texas Bluebonnets

As my plane landed in Texas and I began to drive across the different towns admiring beautiful Texas and the fact that I was back home (and home to get married!) I realized Texas was already covered in bluebonnets. If you didn't know, it is our state flower and at the beginning of spring they bloom everywhere! You can drive up and down highways and they are covering the sides. I was so excited to be home at this time of year and when I realized we would have the opportunity to take some wedding photos in the bluebonnets. These photos are from our Groomals. Get it? Bridals+the handsome groom was with me! I am going nuts over pictures. So many to love and post! Enjoy the Texas bluebonnets! 

Photography: Mae Rachelle Photography

Johnson Forever

We were married 4.12.14
And it was one of the happiest days.
The first day of starting our lives together!
It was all amazing, more than I could of imagined.
I've been going through lots of emotions
and thinking of different words of how to express the day.
I will have to be back soon to break it all down, but for now
I love being married to this man!
It's true, and might sounds a little cliche, when people say marriage is the best!

My Valentine

Isn't my fiancé handsome? :)

I love my forever Valentine!!

Happy Valentine's to you and your loved ones!