3 years and counting...

Two weeks ago Tim and I are celebrated our third wedding anniversary. It doesn't seem like much, especially when both our our parents are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversaries this year. Even still, I can't believe we've been married three years! Where does the time go?

Tim and I have look forward to celebrating our anniversary. It's important because we realize how lucky we are to have found each other and to be in a relationship that means so much.

So, I love when our anniversary rolls around because it means we're going to do something special...even if it is just something simple.

For our first anniversary, we went back to Nazareth Hall where we got married and reenacted all our wedding weekend activities. From having dinner that night at Bar Louie in Perrysburg where our rehearsal dinner was held to staying at the Comfort Suites where we stayed the night of our wedding.


Then, on our actual anniversary, we enjoyed the obligatory wedding tradition of eating our wedding cake, um, I mean cookies and had a nice homemade dinner.



For year two, we went to our new favorite restaurant in Northeast Ohio: the Tomato Grill. We reserve this restaurant for all our special occasions. Then, we came home for chocolate covered strawberries at home.

For year three, we went all the way back to the beginning of our relationship at Ohio Northern University. Nearly seven years ago, Tim and I met there. He was just a boy from Lancaster, NY hoping to make it through pharmacy school. I was just a girl from 50 minutes up the road hoping to make it away from home without being homesick.


Our paths were very different and there were a million ways that we could not have ever met each other, but we did. And it was fun to go back and remember all those moments on campus together.

Of course, top on our list was to visit the famous Founders Hall where we both lived freshman year (but never met) and have both worked as RA's/Head Resident.



We also had to make sure to stop by Tim's freshman dorm room- Founders 252.


We visited the new pharmacy/science building....


Took a trip to the third floor of the library where a lot of special memories were made....like studying.

We also visited Meyer Hall and room 107 where Tim spent the majority of his five years on campus. And look...he still remembers where he sat.


Then we went to my side of campus to check in on my Bernay's Cup which I won for a writing competition.


But then, no trip would be complete to ONU without a walk, something Tim and I did a lot while we were dating. So, we set out on the Green Monster, which was windy, just like I remember it. In fact, ONU has capitalized on their endless wind supply by erecting three windmills.


On our walk, we stopped by the football stadium for a picture of the polar bear and did what most people do when they see it..hop on top of it.


And ultimately our walk ended exactly where most of our walks at ONU ended....at this marble bench by the pond.

Tim and I spent many nights out on the bench, just getting away from the residence halls and catching up. It's a great place to develop a relationship. I hope some ONU boy and girl are still using it today.


After our walk, windswept and all, we went to the pub back at the Inn on campus. I can officially say I had a drink while on campus...in plain view. (I won't confess when or if I drank at other times while on campus, but I can confirm two things if it did occur...I wasn't a student when I did it and I was of age...OK, mom and dad? You don't need to worry.)

We ended the night by going to Padrone's, our favorite pizza place, and a trip to Northern on Main for hot chocolate. It was a perfect trip down memory lane and a great way to celebrate three amazing years. Here's hoping the next three years are just as good!