2 years

nic & i had our 2 year anniversary last week so i'm a little late. but, i wanted to write (for documenting purposes) this post. i am proud of US. there, i said it. i hope that isn't cocky or annoying or horrible. i feel like we've accomplished a lot in the past 2 years. we've grown as individuals and together as a couple. i'm grateful for all the experiences that we've had to make us closer and better. here are a few:
we moved away to CA. 8 days after we got married we jumped in the volvo and headed to CA. this may not seem like a big deal but leaving our families and all that was familiar was a pretty big step. we sold pest control together. we had so much fun. we ate lots of applebees. we watched the office constantly on our 7-in personal dvd player. we moved back to IDAHO. we started school again. we didn't want to but we did. we lived in a teeny tiny apartment on college ave. we made great friends with our neighbors- the shumates and the alexanders. we started evapaul design. our friend emily encouraged us to sign up on etsy and we did. we are SO glad we did. it has changed everything, for the better. i'm proud of us for believing in ourselves enough to take this step. we moved back to CA. nic was the boss this summer. we recruited a couple of people so we won a big tv! i started out the summer selling too, but it didn't last long. i got really sick for some reason.... we got pregnant! we didn't think we would have a baby for at least a few (5) years into our marriage but quickly after getting married- i changed my mind. nic agreed with me a little after. and then BAM! it was official. we were going to have a baby!
we fell in love with san francisco. we went there for our first anniversary and have wanted to be there ever since. we got to go down 3 times during the 2008 summer but we love it and can't wait to live there. we quit our jobs. after the second pest control summer, we could say goodbye to formal jobs and we've been working only for ourselves for the past year. it feels so good. we can't get laid off. we are in charge. we went back to school, again. we bought a new car {2009 nissan versa} we moved from our maybe 400 sf. college ave apartment to a 3 bedroom house to make room for the business and the baby. we don't own it, but it's a step up :)
daphne was born! january 2nd, 2009. of course she is the biggest and best thing to happen to us in the last 2 years. i still can't believe how much we adore her. she fits right in with us. she's perfect. we went back to school, again (again) we were off for the winter track and i was hesitant to go back to school and leave daphne with her grandma, but i'm glad i took the leap. it still is hard for me every monday and wednesday but taking these 2 classes this semester means i will graduate in december! i'm so so excited. nic has found in the last year what he loves to do. i am SO happy for him. he is going to apply for his bfa in graphic design. yay! we bought a bus! its been our dream for along time and we got it! it is so fun and we love driving anywhere in it. we are so excited for the family memories we'll create in our VW bus. nic. i love you now more than ever. it just gets better everyday. i'm really glad we're married.