Happy 5th Anniversary to Us

Today marks five years since Rich and I said "I do" in one of the most beautiful places in the entire world. We have so many amazing memories from our time in Kauai with family and friends to celebrate our wedding. 

The rain today in SoCal reminds me of the torrential downpour in Kauai the days leading up to our wedding. It was so bad that the bridge going from Hanelei (the location of the church) to Princeville (where our reception was and where we and most of our guests were staying) was closed due to flooding. I was worried that it would ruin our wedding day and, especially, that it would ruin people's vacations that they so graciously chose to use for our wedding. Thankfully, the weather cleared up just in time and it was so beautiful on the day of our wedding. Everything was so fresh and clean from the rain and all of the gorgeous waterfalls were flowing throughout the island, with a cluster of them directly behind our church. And there were rainbows - I love rainbows. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. 

The location of our ceremony
Wai`oli Hui`ia Church (aka The Green Church)

Fast forward to today and I am more in love with my husband than I was back then, and that love just keeps growing. He is so sweet and caring, he makes me laugh every day, and he is such a wonderful father to our boys. As the cliche phrase goes - no one is perfect, but there is someone perfect for everyone. Or something like that. And it's so true. I really don't know how I got so lucky. Okay, let's be fair - he's super lucky too. :)

Sure, we have our bad days, just like anyone. We know each other so well, so of course we know how to push each other's buttons. Plus, we're both passionate with our emotions, so we've had some explosive arguments in our day. But, we always have fun making up. And really, if the some of the worst things I have to worry about are him not remembering to take out the trash and leaving his dirty socks and underwear all over the place, then I really am a lucky gal. 

Five wonderful years, two awesome kids, and a lifetime of memories to create. Happy Anniversary to my amazing hubby!