A Year with Ziegs

One year ago today, Spencer and I sat that this very table and had our first date.

I had no idea the adventure I was about to have with him. I knew he was something special, I knew I wanted to see him again, but it wasn't until the second date that I knew he was going to be my husband someday. 

The past year has been full of excitement, disappointment, struggle, triumph, travel, and firsts. He was there to celebrate the new job and "new path" I was on, and has dried my tears the many nights I came home from work realizing that my leap of faith was the wrong leap. 

He has patiently waited while I struggled with living with someone and adjusted to life as a "couple" rather than a "single". This is particularly important, because when I met him, I was insanely happy alone. I didn't have that "need" to be with someone anymore. Of course, I wasn't closed off to the idea, but I enjoyed dating and had a very happy life. It was a big shift for me to learn to rely on someone again. Then an even bigger shift learning to live with him (some days, that shift is still very present). 

He's made me laugh every single day over the past year. Even when I'm mad at him, he finds a way to make me laugh (and I kind of hate him for that). He has the exact sense of humor I do, and we find joy in the strangest of places. 

I remember when I first moved to North Carolina, I would call my life-long friends back at home and say "I'm exhausted. I have to act so normal so I can make friends. At what point do I get to be my weird self again?" - believe me when I say, Spencer has seen all the weird sides of me. When I do something insanely strange, he throws his head back, laughs, then kisses me. Having that kind of life-long-friend comfort with someone I've only known a year is unique. 

When he asked me to be his wife only 7 months in, there was absolutely no doubt in my mind that he was the man God intended me to be with. He's seen me during my highs, and he's seen me through a lot of lows. I still can't believe that I get to spend my life with this person, who a little over a year ago today sent me a pirate joke as part of his opening line. 

Happy Anniversary, Ziegs. You know I'll never say you complete me, because we both worked so hard to complete ourselves before meeting. You do, however, make my life better, easier, and a heck of a lot funnier. I love you, and I apologize in advance for any bridezilla moments in the year to come (one year and one week from today!).