Our 1st Anniversary

Steve and I celebrated our 1st Anniversary a few weeks ago! We kept it pretty low key because we have planned a trip in January. There is part of me that can't believe we have been married for 1 year... the other part of me feels like I've been with him forever. I am SO happy. Steve makes me as happy today as he did on our first date. I remember when he picked me up for our 1st date...he was so nervous. The main thing I remember about our first date is how comfortable I felt with him. Most first dates can be so awkward but not with Steve. It felt like I had known him forever and it was just like old friends hanging out again. Our first date consisted of dinner at Cafe Rio, Laughing Stock, dessert at Chilis (with his niece and husband who happened to be at the same Laughing Stock show), and a Hug! The next weeks and months we spent a lot of time just being together. Steve would drive to West Valley after work or I would drive to American Fork after work. 6 short weeks after our 1st date we were engaged... yep engaged! I knew after 1 week that I wanted to be with Steve forever but we waited to make it official. We had a lot of fun times together while we were dating/engaged. That period of time brought a lot of stress as well. While we were planning our wedding we were also waiting to receive clearance to be married in the Temple. We are grateful for faith and prayers that helped us to get through that time and made it possible for me to have the wedding of my dreams! About 1 month before our planned date, we received word from the church that clearance had been granted! We have seen so many blessings in our lives since that time. I'm so grateful for perfect timing. I remember often thinking how anyone in this life ever gets married... how is it that you find that perfect person in this big gigantic world to dedicate your life to. All I can say is that everything happens for a reason. At times Steve and I often wish we would have known each other 10 years ago...maybe we wouldn't have had to experience some of the harder times...but obviously our past helps form who we are today. So for that I'm grateful because I know I have the BEST Steve I could have and hopefully he feels like he has the BEST Kim he could have! I look forward to many more years of happiness!