My huckleberry friend

Silly me forgot that I had already written up a post for our anniversary a few weeks back. Well, I started one, but didn't finish it and then I completely forgot about it. So here it is. The anniversary post that never was. 

 Four years seems so fast yet at the same time, four years feels like my whole life. I'm just hoping that four years means we're no longer rookies at this marriage thing. 

Josh and I make a pretty good team. We are opposite in most of our personality characteristics. What I lack, he has and what he lacks, I have. He {obviously} knows me quite well. Well enough to know that I'd rather have an awesome burger and some sort of chocolate than flowers. But he also knows me well enough to know that I really like flowers, so he gets those for me too. He mops floors because he knows I hate it. He always checks the mail because he knows I'll let it go for days and days. He gives the best back scratches. He supports my bacon loving habits and doesn't say anything when I eat an absurd amount (in fact, he cooks it for me!) He grills cheese for me because he knows I love it {no, not a grilled cheese as in the sandwich, grilled cheese as in actually cooking plain cheese in a frying pan. It's the greatest thing ever} and he lets me vent about whatever is annoying me at any given moment. He puts up with a lot from me and he usually doesn't get any credit for it. He is dedicated to whatever he puts his mind to and isn't afraid of what others think.

I'll be honest, this year has been challenging. Very challenging actually. Josh works incredibly hard for our family and *I* haven't always been an overly supportive wife. Schedules have changed, lives are adjusting and we're still trying to figure out what's normal in just about every aspect of our lives, but through it all he's still my favorite. He always has been. I still remember the first conversation I had with Josh. He intrigued me. He was a man of few words, quirky hobbies, an extreme lack of interest in sports (something I really admired) and wasn't like any other guy I knew. He was different and I love him for that.

Found this oldie while browsing old folders on the computer. I sort of love it.

 Here's to four years and many more.

Oh and Merry Christmas Eve to you and yours.

and if you have photoshop, don't forget to enter the giveaway for your chance to win Becky's honeybee actions!

Four

5 (and a third) years of knowing each other, 4 years of marriage, 3 addresses, 2 kids and 1 trip to Disney World later and we still kind like each other. 

photo credit

I'm glad I convinced this guy to marry me. 

It's been a great four years.

Life's a happy song when there's someone by your side to sing along.

Three years ago today, this happened.

And now, three homes, one college degree, four cars, at least six jobs, and two kids later I feel like this

And I know I shouldn't be too picky about the clip, but I'm a little bummed it cut out right before the dancing and the amazing key change. Youtube, you have failed me. 

Happy anniversary, Bean!

Two

The number two has always been my favorite. This year it's really my favorite. Today is my 2nd wedding anniversary to my best friend and we have two children.
(seriously, who woulda thought? 'Not I' said the duck.)

Without getting too mushy gushy, here's one of our favorite artists who explains how I feel.



Yep, he's the best thing that's ever happened to me.

(Ugh. Remember when I used to be skinny? One of these days I'll have the energy to focus on loosing this baby weight.)

18 months ago

I decided to marry this guy and in two months we'll have two little girls. Best decision ever?

Definitely.

I wanna stop and thank you baby

I really like Joshua Ronald Mangelson and today marks the one year anniversary of when I got the poor guy to marry me. It was the snowiest day of the year, but the happiest day of my life. The other day I made a list of some things I would have missed out on this year if I wouldn't have married him. So Josh, thanks for the happiest year of my life and here's the things I would have missed this year...

• a new last name
• the invention of my jibberish language that only you have heard
• seeing you become a magician, stitch your own pants and learn everything you can about Jesse James, the Nahuatl language and Coca-Cola.
• watching TLC documentaries about women who didn't know they were pregnant and people born without arms
  
• the names Bub and Jub
• seeing you play with the kids in nursery
• making random late night wal-mart trips
• hours and hours of laughter
• becoming a member of a great new family
  
• eating the yummy products of your great cooking
• staying up late and chatting about nothing
• a cruise to mexico/trip to disneyland/honeymoon in vegas
• realizing our arguments are so silly and we don't even know who got annoyed first so we simply choose to stop and be happy again
  
• more bowling games that I've ever played in my whole life
• seeing your mature point of view on so many topics
• our peter pan obsession that lasted a few weeks
  
• watching you live your testimony
• seeing how much our nieces and nephews love you
• many dance parties in the kitchen provided by my favorite wedding present {thanks Hailey and Lacy}
• spontaneous trips out of Cache Valley
• being in the temple with you
• watching you get ecstatic over a new solitaire record
• teaching you how to play solitaire :)
• watching you try to make me laugh when I'm crying
• unexpected trials that have brought us closer to the Lord and each other
• having you whispering things about avocados to me while I'm asleep and then I wake up craving guacamole.
  
• the little things you do for the sole purpose because you know it will make me happy
• waking up to my best friend every morning

I love you more than you'll ever know, Josh. I'm glad I didn't miss any of these things. Happy anniversary.

p.s. the title of this post is from the greatest love songs of all time.
p.p.s. I realize this post was gag worthy, but whatever. It's my anniversary.