Two Years

Two years down, eternity to go

Yesterday was my two year anniversary of being married to my best friend. Crazy huh?! I can't believe how fast time has flown by. It really has been an incredible two years. Some people say the first few years are the hardest, others say they are the easiest. Either way, sure, we have had our ups and our downs, but that is what makes marriage so special. We have been able to really get to know each other; learned each other's strengths and weaknesses, shared joys and heartache, help each other in ways we didn't realize we were helping. I cherish these early years of marriage where we can be completely devoted to one another, and can't wait for the infinite more years to come. I love you Chito, you are my everything.

Moving away from the mushy gushy stuff, in celebration of our anniversary we went on a date last night. We are trying to save up for Peru still, so keeping things low key. I came home from work to find Chito dressed in a sports coat with a bouquet of roses and a Sonic cherry limeade (our fav). He then proceeded to kneel down on one knee and renew his proposal to me with some very romantic words. We then went out to dinner at a Thai restaurant and saw the new movie Romeo & Juliet. Let me tell you, if you plan on watching that movie, don't wear mascara. I cried almost the whole last half of the movie (I'm a bit emotional I know). Finally as the movie starts to wrap up, I wipe away my tears and pull myself together so those in the theater wouldn't see how much I cried. Then it happened. The last scene. The final 30 seconds of the movie just pulled at my heart, tears wouldn't stop running down my face. Needless to say I walked out of the theater with my face buried in my coat. Really though. I loved the movie and suggest you see it, without makeup.

Happy two year anniversary to us! 

The Mister's Gift To Me

Being as it is Throwback Thursday, I'm finally going to post about the most amazing gift Chito gave me on our one year anniversary, October 15th, 2012. To make a long story short, he sent me on a little scavenger hunt around Orem to get me out of the house. When I finally made it back, I was in tears as I found that our apartment had been turned into a home. Our house was no longer an empty room with one couch. Chito made us furniture! For weeks he had been going up to Heber to help his dad finish up some projects for work, little did I know, they were actually working on my gifts! Below are the pieces he made me. Some inspired by pinterest, others created by himself.

Using old pallets his dad had around the shop, Chito created and stained this amazing bench that I love! I just need to find the perfect things to place in it. 

This crate coffee table was inspired by pinterest, but instead of just buying crates like a normal person, he cut and stained scrap wood and made them into crates before making them into a coffee table. He also made a few extra crates that I keep around the house.

     Chito made this shelf/bench too. Originally he intended it to be a bench, but seeing as we had nothing in our dinning room, I flipped it to be a shelf. 

This frame was my idea. I didn't know what to do with all these pictures from our wedding, so one day I just stuck them on the wall. I decided I wanted some planks of wood to make a border around them-so that's what he made!

I love these shelves! It holds our hand towels in the bathroom, and pinecones in the living room. Any other ideas of what I could put in them?  

Chito found this gem at the D.I. It is an old case for Pepsi bottles. It is perfect to hold our spices in.

He also found this lamp at D.I. but had the genius idea of turning it upside down and taking the glass bowls off of it. We then stuck candles where the light bulbs were suppose to hang.  

Chito grew up helping his dad at his artisan cabinetry shop so he has access to all the tools as well as the skill! I'm trying to get him to open his own etsy shop or something, let me know if you want Chito to make you anything! Not to brag, but my husband really is just the greatest :)

The rest of our one year anniversary included: 

 A trip to Park City

Dinner at Chef's Table

Eating our wedding cake!