The Difference a Year Makes

As I kinda said in my background Cody and I moved to Texas in June 2013 almost a year ago, craziness.  Before we moved here though we vacationed here and that was exactly a year ago.  Like this very day last year I would have been asleep on the Denver Airport floor waiting out our 5 hour layover, back to Salt Lake City.  Well luckily that's not what I'm doing today, but it really has me reflecting on just how much has changed from last year. 

Our vacation here was magical.  It didn't include glamorous nights out on the town, but it included many laughs, cherished moments, and lots of memories.  My favorite part is probably just after we arrived at the DFW airport and meeting Cody's dad Rod and step mom Dana for the first time.  I was SO nervous to meet them.  I kept asking Cody if he was sure they were going to like me.  I really, really wanted them to like me.  So there we are walking into baggage claims.  Cody is walking ahead of me, a man who looks like his dad walks right passed him.  I'm thinking 'that guy looks just like Rod, but I guess not.' It totally was though.  Rod runs up to me and gives me THE biggest hug and says "Welcome to the family girlie."  I was so relieved and excited!  I knew then that our vacation was going to rock. And it totally did. It included trips to both Fort Worth and Dallas and lots of cities in between.  I'm so grateful I got to spend SO much time with Cody's parents.

Well here we are a year later and so much has changed.  For one we now live down the street from Cody's amazing parents in TEXAS.  It's still unreal that I live in Texas. Cody and I both have stable jobs at hospitals.  We have the most adorable apartment together.  But the truth is we've changed.  I'm not the same girl who visited here last year.  I've matured and grown so much and so has Cody.  Cody and I have endured the best of times together and dare I say it the worst of times.  Our relationship has been tested, but it's only made me love him more.  I know without a doubt in my mind I want him by my side every second of this crazy ride we call life.  I know it's super cheesy and SO cliche', but it's true.  He is my best friend.  He is my therapist, my hair dresser, my sous chef, my comedian, my rock.  He is literally my everything.  I have like no girlfriends out here so Cody has learned to listen to my silly girl stuff and I think he secretly enjoys it. (probably not, but he does it anyways)  I've always loved him.  Even when he literally made it impossible for me to do so.  The level of love I have for him is so much deeper than it was even a year ago and I'm so grateful.

Tonight we're going to a huge Gala that my hospital hosts for their employees every year.  We've known about it for a few months.  I was so worried that Cody would have to be dragged to it kicking and screaming, but he's just as excited (if not more) as me.  Told ya he changed.  I used to have to beg him to dress up for church much less a work function. There's lots of other ways we've changed individually and as a couple, but they're simple things that no one else would really appreciate.  Just know A LOT can change in year.

Take a look at some photos from our vacation last year.


            

                    


           



      


What do you think?  Have you ever had a year where everything just completely changed?  Leave me a comment I love input.