Throw back Thursday

We're throwing back 6 years today.  Yesterday, Bryon and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary!  It seems as though we've had a whirlwind of life changing events taking place, one after the other, since we first met.  Once I actually started to put it all down on paper, I realized that's because WE HAVE!  Check it out:

2006 - I graduated, packed up by bags and started my very first job.  After having just moved to a new state, I met Bryon at Cornell.

2007 - Bryon and I started dating and I took off for Hawaii for 4 months shortly thereafter.

Not great quality, but one of the first photos we can find of us together.

2008 -  Bryon spent 3 months traveling in Bolivia/Peru during Spring, followed by another separation from each other lasting 3 additional months over Summertime.  We became engaged in the Fall just prior to Bryon graduating from Cornell, and we moved from Iowa to Minnesota together just before the New Year.

No, our engagement did not happen at Jamba Juice (or a mall).

Photoboothing fun.

2009 - Another long series of separations.  In a nutshell, Bryon was accepted into the USAF and went to OTS, we got married before he left, and we were eventually reunited/moved to West Texas together.

2010 - We welcomed Kira into our lives (!!!), followed by receiving our first base assignment - landing us in Louisiana later that winter.

2011 - We were finally able to formally celebrate our marriage with a Springtime wedding celebration and honeymoon in Hawaii.  Later that Summer we found out that we'd be expecting our first child in 2012.

  

2012 - Maksim was born and we became parents!

2013 - Maks celebrated his 1st birthday!  We found out we will be expecting our 2nd child early 2014, and we also received news that we'll be moving to Florida before the year is over.

Whew!  It's been a ride and it's not over yet.  Most times we're just hanging on by threads. Luckily, we're good at taking turns with a steadfast grip.

Happy Anniversary, Bryon!...

...You can always make me smile.