Can you believe Adrian and I have been together for 14 years now? We were friends for 5 years first, dated for 6 years after that, and now have been married for almost 3 years. From the crazy college years, to the post-graduation years of a long-distance relationship (I lived in Austin, Adrian in Dallas), to the career-focused years of our late twenties, to now the years of early parenthood… it’s amazing to look back and think of how we’ve evolved. If there’s one thing I’ve realized though, is that nothing changes nor challenges you quite like parenthood. From figuring out a joint parenting style (I’m very attachment parenting while Adrian’s more traditional) to sacrificing your time, personal space, and sleep for the sake of taking care of another person, it’s for sure the most life-changing event I’ve come to experience. Even before we decided to get married, we asked ourselves if we were ready to have a baby. We knew it would be hard and that there would probably never be a time where we felt like we were “ready”, we decided that we were secure and stable enough to take this next step in our journey. And while it’s funny to reflect back to those naive days of not having the slightest clue as far as what we were getting ourselves into, it’s even more incredible to see how much we’ve grown and evolved together as people.
To see Adrian together with Dylan just makes my heart happy! Dylan just figured out how to start building things with his little Legos (he can do this all day long), and we figure it’s never too early to start injecting a little nerdy fun into his playtime (don’t even get me started on the rubix cubes!).
We like to keep our weekends low-key here and while I like to get dolled up from time to time, Adrian’s style can be pretty much summed up as a t-shirt and jeans…with a polo shirt sometimes to spice it up. And while we’ve both continued to change over the years, Adrian’s casual weekend looks have always stayed consistent. These Hanes ComfortBlend shirts have a modern cut and the color choices make it an easy outfit solution for the weekend and can be worn alone or under a polo shirt just like Adrian likes it. 🙂 Being as busy as we are these days, it’s nice to know that we can pick up a few extra shirts for Adrian while taking care of other errands at Walmart.
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| Vermillion Orange | Caribbean Blue Heather | Navy Heather |
Fourteen years in and so much has changed yet nothing’s changed at all. These two love bugs will have my heart forever.
Thank you so much for reading and hope you’re sending love to your favorite people this weekend!
Disclosure: I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
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Handsome Valentines! My husband and I met in 1997. We were friends for 4 years. Became a couple a month after 9/11 (because life is too short). Dated for 5 months, got engaged March 2002. Got married in August 2002. Been married now over 11 years, two kids (my daughter will be 7yrs old on Tuesday 2/18, and my son will be 10yrs old on 3/22). Time does flies when you're having fun. Enjoy every minute of it!!
This is so adorable. I didn't know you two had been together so long. I love that. You must have been through so many different stages of life together. Beautiful. Your two boys together are so so cute. You can tell Adrian loves his son very much.
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I love Dylan's puffer vest! Time does fly! I remember you posting wedding pics and it seems just like yesterday!
Aww! This is such a cute post, Adrian and you sound like an amazing couple! I'm sure he's a wonderful dad to Dylan as you are an amazing mom and wife!
Cee. ♥
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So cute! Great post! Both your guys look comfy.
Your little boy is just the most adorable thing (:
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Love this story!! Dylan is just too cute 🙂
xx,
Christine