happy anniversary: revised

Happy 4th Anniversary to the man of my dreams!

When I posted yesterday, I didn't feel too good {stomach bug turned nasty cold} and we were getting ready to go for dinner so we could be back to pack for a trip we're taking this weekend! Ugh. I hate how colds zap all of your energy!

So when Ryan and I got married, I had no idea how much I didn't know about him.

All the really good stuff too! Like how unbelievably handy he is....or how far his patience stretches {I'll admit, I'm a handful sometimes!}

Years ago when I was thinking about all the qualities I wanted in my future husband, things like....

• Being an expert craftsman
• Having the skills and know how to run a nuclear power plant
• Being an awful dancer who doesn't care at.all. because he's having fun!
• Having the ability to garden and care for plants like little children {they are his new babies!}

Weren't really in my realm of thinking. 

I wanted a man who loved the Lord and treated me with kindness, respect, and decency. I had other standards, but the qualities Ryan has to share with the world I could never list, put into words, or imagine would be in the man God chose for me!

I know with confidence that God knows what he's doing...he paired me up with the best! We are a perfect match!

Love Ryan so much!