December 6th was Andy and I's 5 year anniversary. In some ways, I can't believe it has already been 5 years, however I also can't believe is has ONLY been 5 years!! Regardless, I am very happy to be married to such a wonderful man.
In honor of our 5 years, here are 5 things I love about Andy:
1. I love that he is such a hard worker for our family, whether it be at home or work. He always puts our family first and I appreciate that.
2. I love what a great father he is to our 2 girls. Emily is waiting by the door when he gets home from work and is stuck on him for the rest of the night.
3. I love all of his crazy quirks, like noticing when you move something from its "place" by only a quarter of an inch. Or how he has to get the best deal on everything he buys, even if it means going back to the store TWICE because of price matching.
4. I love that he is a country boy, some may even call him a redneck. Since I am a country girl, this is a good match because we both enjoy the same things. Also neither one of us have any desire to live anywhere but the South, or even out of NC for that matter.
5. I love that I know without a doubt that he loves me and is totally commited to our relationship.
PS- If anyone saw The Office tonight, Andy is just like Dwight. He wanted me to buy a bunch of Elmo Live dolls last month thinking they would be the hot Christmas item this year and we could make lots of money if they sold out. However, I did not, but we were dying laughing tonight.
For our anniversary, we went out to eat at Bonefish Grill. Jennifer and Jonathan watched Emily and we took Sarah with us. It was so nice to eat without trying to worry about a 2 year old.
They took Emily over to our church's Christmas Nativity Celebration. Emily and Simon got to dress up as an angel and wise man, however it looks like Emily just wanted to hold the baby doll.
We also made some gingerbread cookies. I wasn't sure if she would get into it, but she loved it. We had a lot of fun even if the cookies weren't that yummy. 
A few weeks ago we went back to Andy's hometown for their Christmas parade. His dad was the grand marshall and led the parade. We picked up my sister Layni and met Andy's family there. The parade was really good - we were impressed and the kids got tons of candy. However Emily didn't really enjoy the parade. She was glued to my lap after the first fire truck siren. She reacted the same way she did to the 4th of July fireworks, her head buried in my chest while peeking out to watch the show.
December 6th was Andy and I's 5 year anniversary. In some ways, I can't believe it has already been 5 years, however I also can't believe is has ONLY been 5 years!! Regardless, I am very happy to be married to such a wonderful man.
