we made it!

well, i'm quite late on this post, but i wanted to acknowledge our 'one year anniversary' post! i wanted to share a few pictures at random and from our wedding day. 

i can't believe i'm married, but less i've been married for over a year and 1 month now. i wasn't that girl who came to college looking for 'the one'. i wanted to do my own thing, go off and get a few degrees, move out west, have fun fun fun, and maybe settle down when i'm in my 30's. nope, God had a heck of a bigger plan for me than that. obviously my needs came before my wants! couldn't have planned it better myself :)

my junior year of college i was at an RUF halloween party at john clemmer's house. it was a thursday night in October. i was sitting by the fire talking to some of my friends and i began talking to the guy next to me. we had a good conversation and ended up going with a big group to a haunted house. we didn't get in (thank the Lord, i HATEEEEE haunted houses). 

it wasn't until the next semester, in january, that i even saw him again. apparently he had an eye out for me (haha Dane i hope this isn't embarrassing you). we got 'set up' (thanks to jessica akin and john harrelson) in the first round of the dating game. we went bowling with another team. later, Dane would tell me how awkward that night was. i thought it was fun! whatev. and slowly but surely, a relationship came from that. not gonna lie, it took me a while to figure out what my feelings for Dane were. but when i figured them out, holy moly it was over from there. he stole my heart and won me over. he tricked me! haha kidding! i knew what i was in for. and look at us now. a year of marriage, 5 moves, a small town, a wonderful church, and a big ole puppy later, we're here. and we're happy. and we're 'making it'. can't believe the dreaded FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE is checked off the list. have we had an awesome year? yes. have we fought? duh. have we messed up and had to apologize? constantly. have i fallen even more in love with dane? YUP! have i embarrassed him in the post? absolutely.

enjoy the pics!

 scott and wellons' wedding!

 not so cute family portrait. haha

 the night he asked me to marry him. this is the exact fire we sat around when we first met and the exact fire he proposed that began the rest of our lives.

 my first family trip with the DeWeese's. it was a blast.

 ok this is literally one of the first few times we hung out. dane asked me to go to the RUF barn dance with him. haha!

 the night we got engaged. bahaha mere and lewis crack me up.

 the big day :)

the end :)

to another year!

love you Dane.