how it all began.

i married my best friend, evan, on may 31, 2008. we started dating at the beginning of my senior year of high school, and he had just started his first year of college. we were set up on a blind double date. the worst idea ever, because first of all it was awkward not knowing each other but even more so being with another couple. i did not say a word the entire time! you see, during my high school days, i was painfully shy. it progressed through college, and i didn't fully come out of my shell until i moved to new york but that's another blog post for another day. after a few dates, evan and i were inseperable! even after attending seperate colleges, we stayed together. upon graduation, i moved to the same city and started working. we had been together 7 years until evan finally proposed (also another story for another day). let's just say i found the ring accidentally and a series of events occurred that led to the funniest story we have to tell. after our special wedding, we spent two weeks in italy that evan planned himself, and i could not have dreamed of a more perfect honeymoon! for the first two years of our marriage, we continued to travel (a passion of both of ours), and when the topic of a baby came up, i was blessed with ellie. she is the sweetest, most loving dog i have ever met! evan thought of her as a way of buying time, but she only bought him six months. :) we became pregnant in may of 2010, and lydia was born january 29, 2011 - also known as the best day of our entire lives. so here we are, a family of four, and i have never been happier in my entire life. it's almost too good to be true. some days i have to pinch myself when lydia looks at me smiling and when i see evan singing to her. i just don't think it can get any better than this and that is precisely why i want to bottle it all up in a journal/blog that i can look back on and remember the best days of my life and capture the memories i will treasure forever!