So, lets take a stroll down memory lane...
2007-New Beginnings
We met in March of 2007, our senior year in college. That was a year full of lots of changes...from graduating college, moving to Portland, entering the work world (aka: the real world), learning to live together and bringing Roxy into our lives. I look back and think of how much fun these days were. I loved the "newness" of dating and getting to know each other but what we have now has turned into so much more.
2008-Cody's Plan
In February of 2008, we decided Roxy was getting too big for our SE Portland apartment and I was getting ready to start my new job in Tualatin. So...Cody found us the cheapest/crappiest rental in Tualatin for us he could find. He told me it was a necessary sacrafice in order for us to save money for a down payment on a house. Little did I know, a house was not the only thing on his mind. His other top priority...a ring! By May that year we were engaged! Then by October we bought our first home! We still had a lease on our rental so we were paying our rent on top of our new mortgage. I thought living the broke college life was rough until we became house poor for 3 months!
2009-I Do!
2009 was the year of Wedding planning! I enjoyed every moment of wedding planning, except the few times (or many...who know, who's counting?) we argued over something "budget" related to the wedding. In the end, our Wedding day was perfect and our honeymoon was the most amazing week of my life. A relaxed Cody was something I hadn't experience before, but I knew it would be short lived....and it was :o)
2010-There's No Place Like Home
In spring of 2010, we started working on our house. ALL of our time outside of work was spent installing new floors, trim, light fixtures, doors, appliances, furniture, paining, etc. When we were finally done with the house, we weren't even sure what to do with ourselves! It was almost weird to come home from work and to have some free time. But it sure was nice to kick up our feet in a house that felt a lot more like our own.
2011-Work Hard to Play Hard
2011 was a great year!!!! Cody was aware of my expectations before starting a family. He already checked off the new floors and furniture requirement but he knew it was important to me that we do some travelling before kiddos came into the picture. So, we planned my lifelong dream vacation to Japan in March. It was truly a trip of a lifetime!! Later that year, we visited some good friends in Alaska, relaxed poolside in Cabo, and explored San Diego.
2012-Baby O Blessing's
This year has brought us the biggest blessing so far...Baby O. Preparing for Hanley to enter this world has been a whole new kind of new for us in every way! It's been an exciting journey that continues!
One dinner, one blind date, and one dose of Cody Olson led me here today. Who would have ever thought?
The best part is...I wouldn't want it any other way!
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