Y’all! Today marks TWENTY years since Brian and I
started dating. Twenty. 2-0.
Two whole decades. And I’m
honestly not sure how that’s possible since I’m only 25. ;o)
We don’t typically
celebrate our dating anniversary since we have a wedding anniversary, but I
thought that 20 years was definitely worth mentioning here on the blog because
that is a very, very long time.
We have been
through so much together in the last 20 years – we celebrated my
graduation from college and the start of my corporate career, we got engaged,
we got married, we had the worst honeymoon of all-time, we lived in three
different homes, we built a house, we went through three pregnancies, we lost
one baby and we welcomed two healthy babies, we raised one precious little dog
baby, we survived me quitting my corporate job after 13 years to become a stay-at-home-mom,
we buried four of our grandparents, we welcomed to the world five nieces and
nephews (in addition to the two who were born before we started dating), we celebrated
15 wedding anniversaries, we traveled to lots of fun places, we attended countless concerts, and we made it
through one pandemic.
We have
experienced super high highs and super low lows and it’s been quite a ride.
In honor of 20
years, I thought it would be fun to share our relationship in pictures… most of
these have never been shared on the blog, so please enjoy seeing what we looked
like back in 2003 when I was just 21 and Brian was just 25. ;o)
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| 2003 - At B's best friend's wedding rehearsal |
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| 2003 - Before B's best friend's wedding |
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| 2003 - At a house party |
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| 2004 - Skiing in Snowshoe, WV |
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| 2004 - In Biloxi, MS |
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| 2005 - In New York City... my first time there! |
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| 2005 - At my SIL's house for a birthday party |
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| 2005 - In Vegas, Baby! |
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| 2005 - In Vegas |
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| 2005 - At our friends' Halloween party |
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| 2006 - Skiing in Snowshoe, WV |
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| 2006 - At my MIL and step-FIL's wedding |
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| 2006 - At our friends' Halloween party |
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| 2006 - Thanksgiving |
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| 2006 - At Brian's house a few months before we got engaged |
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| 2007 - Vegas again |
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| 2007 - One of our engagement pictures |
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| 2007 - At our friends' Halloween party... we were a bride and groom since our wedding was just a month away! |
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| 2007 - At the UGA vs. AUB Blackout game |
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| 2007 - Our wedding |
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| 2008 - Vegas again |
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| 2008 - NYC again |
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| 2008 - At our friends' Halloween party |
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| 2008 - Our Christmas card picture for that year... taken in our old front yard |
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| 2009 - In Panama City, FL |
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| 2009 - In Panama City, FL |
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| 2009 - In Vegas yet again. Lol. |
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| 2009 - At the Grand Canyon Skywalk |
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| 2009 - At our friends' wedding. We got to walk down the aisle together |
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| 2009 - At our friends' Halloween party |
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| 2009 - Ushering in 2010 with a pajama party at our friends' house |
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| 2010 - At my friend's wedding while pregnant with our first baby |
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| 2010 - Our first Christmas card picture with our first baby, Maui |
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| 2011 - Pregnant with Jacob |
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| 2011 - Jacob's birth |
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| 2012 - New York City at Christmastime for our 5th wedding anniversary |
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| 2013 - Easter |
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| 2014 - Pregnant with Olivia |
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| 2014 - Olivia's birth |
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| 2015 - Date night |
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| 2016 - Heading to the annual benefit ball we always attend |
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| 2016 - Heading to the annual school fundraiser |
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| 2017 - Annual benefit ball again |
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| 2018 - Another benefit ball |
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| 2019 - That time we had the best seats for a Dave Matthews Band concert |
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| 2020 - Another benefit ball right before the world shut down |
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| 2021 - Getting our first Covid vaccines |
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| 2021 - At the Friends popup in Atlanta |
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| 2022 - Welcoming a new year |
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| 2023 - Date night to see Ed Sheeran |
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| 2023 - Beach trip! |
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| 2023 - Our most recent picture together |
Happy 20 years,
B! I love you!
