Five Wonderful Years

Is how long I have been married to the most wonderful man I know. Ryan and I have been together since our Junior year at Baylor (yes, 8 years ago!) and were friends even before that. Our first date was actually our Sophmore year for Kappa Kountry when my college roomie, Laura, convinced me to ask Ryan since he was a good friend of her date. It was an out of town function so we had the entire drive to Dallas and back to get to know eachother and we had a blast! We're not sure why we didn't start dating then, but we stayed friends and lived just a few houses down from eachother on 9th St. and finally started dating a year later. Guess God wanted to show us the not so right ones in the mean time to make sure we knew how good we were getting it with eachother :) We dated for the rest of undergrad and then while I was in grad school and got married June 18, 2005. God has definitely blessed me with an amazing man that I definitely do not deserve. It still to this day baffles me that such a handsome, intellegent, Christain guy would have chosen me to spend the rest of his life with. Thank you God! Ryan and I are similar is some ways, but actually have quite a few differences. One of those things that we do have in common is how much we love the beach, the sun and vacation. We have tried to take a vacation every year since we have been together (minue last summer when Pierson was a newborn). To celebrate our 5th Anniversary, we were blessed to have the opportunity to go celebrate childless. All three of Pierson's "grandmas", Ryan's mom (Lita), my mom (Nana) and her Waco grandma (Nonna), were able to take turns spending time with our little Princess while we were gone. We went to the Excellence Resort in Playa Mujeres, Mexico and it could not have been any better! It was perfect for some much needed R&R and time to reconnect as a couple without any distractions.

Ryan's cousin, Blake Michelson and his wife Megan, were in Mexico for their 1st Anniversary so we were able to meet them for dinner one night

One of our favorite places, besides the beach, were the hammocks over the pool!

We always take a picture of our feet at every beach we go to

Pineapple monkey drinks!! We wanted them more for how they looked than the actual drink inside :)

We saw a newlywed couple taking a picture of their rings so we thought we would too in honor of our 5 years of wedded bliss

This may seem like a silly pic, but I had to take it because every time we go to Mexico, this is Ryan's staple meal, fresh mango with lime. I'm surprised the boy doesn't turn orange!

We had such a wonderful time! We missed our little angel, but really enjoyed getting to rest, relax and just focus on eachother.

Pierson did fantastic while we were gone. Her Lita, Nonna and Nana spoiled her rotten and wore her out every day with trips to the pool, zoo and park. Here are a few pics of what she was up to while her parents were away....

Pierson with her Lita

Pierson with Nana

We didn't get a pick of Pierson with her Nonna, but she had a great time there too! We are so thankful for my MIL, my mom and Donna for taking such good care of our sweet baby while we were gone.