Today, November 20th - is our 5 year anniversary! It is the day that our trial period ended and the rest of our lives began...
When Ant and I first started dating, I had just found out I was going to be spending the following semester abroad in Spain - and I thought he was crazy for wanting to commit to a relationship while I was on the other side of the world! He had just transferred up to UConn, and I thought he would regret being tied down while I was away for four months...so one of the terms of our relationship was a "trial period"...a period of time where he could change his mind and take it back, no hard feelings! I had just met the cutest boy ever and did not want him resenting me - I am not exactly a patient person but I was willing to wait until I got back to see where things would go! Less than a week into said trial period, Ant, with a bit of exasperation, asked me if the trial period could be over and we could just date. That's one thing I learned pretty quickly about Ant, and have learned to absolutely adore...the guy knows what he wants! So anyway, long story short...November 20th has been our anniversary for the last 5 years. and it's our last official dating anniversary! Next year, 8/8 will become our date.
A quick photo dump of the last 5 years, primarily previous anniversaries...
*Our first picture together, ever. This is the one I showed everyone when they wanted to know about my new boyfriend. We look like babies...
A few shots of us in Spain. Yes, he came to visit me, a whopping 3....4? months into our relationship. Whatta guy. (THANK YOU Bettie & Tony) :)
First anniversary: Road trip to Niagara Falls & Toronto
...and then we graduated! UConn Class of 2010. Can we go back??
To be honest, I can't find a single picture of our 2nd anniversary....but we had just moved into our apartment together! Here's a pic of our first Christmas in the apartment in the meantime.
Our 3rd anniversary - my grandfather had just passed away, and we took a much needed mini getaway to Providence, got fancy in the Biltmore. and fancy for us means opening bottles of wine with toothbrushes.......yep.
Year 4...took a long weekend, this time to Mt Snow, VT! Oktoberfest there (AMAZING foliage), followed by Brewfest at Mohegan Sun.
As a way to transition from our old anniversary to our new one, and start the official wedding countdown - I am going to document the next 261 days through pictures on my instagram with the hashtag #becomingmrsmascia! (if you don't already - follow me! @theshorelinebride) If it is blogworthy, you will also find it here. Anything wedding related will certainly be the priority - but otherwise you'll get a snapshot of whatever other exciting things are happening in my life! (exciting being a relative term, of course)
My first official #becomingmrsmascia pic is just me and my guy. Keeping it simple :)
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