9.15.2009

dang. we are old.

once upon a time i was 15, and ted was 16...


{october 2003 - first picture of us ever taken}


...and we fell in love.


{february 7, 2004 - my very first "date"}


people said it wouldn't last, and i believed them...


{august 2004 - first day of school}

...but after a while, i knew we were different.



{october 2004 - cross country invitational}

and we were...because here we are, 6 years later...


{october 2004 - my first homecoming dance}

in love, married...and the happiest we have ever been.


{winter 2004 - i have no idea}

ted, i laugh thinking that i thought you were the hottest shiz ever.


{december 2004 - making ice cream outside...freezing}

...because, let's face it...we were both pretty heeeedious back then.



{spring 2005 - "sadie hawkin's dance"}

good thing we grew out of our awkwardness.


{may 2005 - day activity before prom}

because, srsly...sick.to.the.nast.


{may 2005 - ted's state track meet}

but anyway...back to the mushy crap...


{may 2005 - prom night}

this week we are celebrating our 1st wedding anniversary together...

{may 2005 - ted's graduation}

so i want to start off the celebration by saying...


{october 2005 - my choir concert}

i am so lucky to have you, and to be married to the...


{halloween 2005 - carving pumpkins}

funniest, sweetest, and most handsome fella in the world.


{winter 2005 - date night}

i know all the ladies are totes jealous...


{december 2005 - my senior winter formal}

but don't let it go to your head, because let's face it...you are already cocky.



{christmas 2005}

...just sayin'...just sayin'.


{fall 2005 - opening his mission call to madagascar}


i love you ted!


(now everyone go kiss their man! it will be a mush-fest around here the rest of the week!)

115 awesomespice comments:

Just Your Typical Book Blog said...

Awww! That was super sweet and congrats to one year!

Don't you just love looking back through the awkward pics?

GardenofEdee said...

Aw the pictures are so cute and I'm extremely happy for you!! =) Enjoy your anniversary!!

sammichfelge said...

or, if you dont have a man to mush with, at least instilling hope that there's one out there as totes silly and presh as tedward. ;)

Jayci said...

soo cute. :) i love that you two have been together since the dawn of time. ;) you two are the cutest. happy anniversary!

Shannon said...

Ok... first of all, what do you mean you're "old"?

Yeesh, by October 2003 I had a 2 year old, an 8 month old and a mortgage, fercryinoutloud.



But this post is totes adorbs (as are the two of you!) and I wish you many more anniversaries to come!

Erica & Albert said...

that was adorable. we just passed 6 months and i've been wanting to do a similar post. except...it will be A LOT less pictures because we dated 5 weeks not 5 years. you have a lot more history to go off of! i love these mushy posts you do, they make me remember how much i love the hubbs when he frustrates me!

Heffalump said...

You guys are SO young!
Happy Anniversary!

derrickadee said...

Congratulations!!!

I hope this is the first of A HOLY CRAP TON of happy years :)

erin said...

ooooohhhh.myyyy.gosh. that jean jaket is awesome haha

you guys are so cute :)

derrickadee said...

PS- Bring on the mush fest!!!

Jen said...

Aww! You guys are adorrrrrable!
I first laid eyes on my hubs when I was fourteen, he was fifteen. I totes laugh now about how I thought he was 'the shiz'!!! I thought I was so 'in love' with him back then, but I had no idea.
Bring on the mush fest!

Natalie Ann Ingram said...

yay congratulations! Me and Jack are coming up on two years.....I am excited.

You guys are adorable!

Jamaican Princess said...

You guys are a beautiful couple! Happy anniversary!!!! I hope you both live to see many many many more!

Steph said...

That was so cute! I love your old pictures... that is so fun that you have so much history together. Happy anniversary!

kt said...

congrats lauren!
your sweet post made me smile:)

Twinatic said...

and to make you feel better/much younger

I met hubs when I was 16 he was 18, we've been together for 11.5 yrs and married for almost 8. We have three kids, a house, two dogs, two cars, and are totes boring! But, still in love.

PS - congrats on having so many pictures of the two of you! Somehow in all these years, we just didn't end up with that many ...

Twinatic said...

Also, forgot to mention;

Super cute post, Congrats you two, and really, it just gets better (well the little kid stage can be rough, but, in general, it's up from here :)

Allison said...

Congratulations! I'm so happy for you guys and hope that you have many many more years to come. Both of you are so lucky to have each other, and I'm so glad to hear that you love each other so much!

Allison said...

And just wondering- in this picture "{may 2005 - day activity before prom}", is Ted wearing eyeliner? :D cause he sure looks like he is!

jakenapril said...

sweetness. you are too cute. and that's so awesome that you have all these great (although some may call them hideous) pics of you two over the years. congrats on your first year of bliss. i wish you many more to come! it's the best, this married thing...really. promith.

Sasha Liz said...

This is too cute. Old pics are hilarious. Happy Anniversary!

Britney Jean said...

this just made me so happy.

you guys are the cutest ever.

thanks for sharing the old pics!

:)

yay for one year! and many more to come!

Shannon said...

Mush fest all around for sure. Sept. 22nd is me and my boy's 5 yrs. then the 23rd is my 21st b-day. Yuppers.

Marci Darling said...

Awwwww, I love old pictures of you two they are precious!

Nancy Face said...

I will NEVER get sick of looking at these pictures! :D

Kaylen said...

BOO! I can't go kiss my man.. Lame for me-- but LUCKY FOR ME HE GETS HOME IN ONE WEEK!! :) just a random note of excitement!

Kimber said...

I check out your blog every now and then because it makes me happy and it is one of my favs. Hope you don't mind.

Miss Marie said...

Very cute! So you waited for him on his mission! Awww. Love it.

Alexandria said...

Congrats Lauren and The Tedward! You two are a beautiful couple and both seem to be deliriously happy! So good for you...mush it up!

chazandamber said...

Thats so cute! I love all the pictures of u together! Congrats on your one year! P.S. I totally had that green shirt u wore on one of the first day of school pics!

Melissa Lundquist said...

Oh my goodness. I just love you to pieces. You guys are the CUTEST couple ever. Young love is inspiring especially enduring love. You guys have awesome pictures together. I love it. I love love love it. Makes me happy Lauren! Can't wait to have Mesa moments.

Jaydey17 said...

You guys are sooooo gorgeous.
It really does make me hopeful :)
Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary.
xox

angieinpink said...

how fun that you have all these pictures. happy anni.

Sarah said...

Congrats Lauren!!

Sarah said...

Congrats Lauren!!

KatOfDiamonds said...

um i teared up by the end.totally mushy...congratulations <3

Loys said...

Ok, that may sound extremely weird, but I seriously have tears in my eyes right now.
Congratulations you two on your first wedding anniversary!

Rachel said...

How (mostly) sweet! Congrats on your upcoming anniversary!

Molly said...

You guys are seriously sweet. I hope I can find a guy who can love me as much as he loves you!!! ( said the overly romantic 13 1/2 year old )

Caitlin said...

so cute! my boyfriend and i have been dating since I was fifteen too. i wish it was socially acceptable to get married at 20 if you weren't mormon.cause dating for six years kinda sucks, ya know?

Yvonne said...

Cute. So glad you are both so happy. (Ive never seen the Mission Call pic--love it)

Paulina said...

hhahahah what great photos!!! love the fact that you were so young when you met!!!!

Karalee said...

I LOVE the pictures when you were younger. I wish I knew Michael when he was a young! CONGRATS on your one year anniversary and the many more to come!

Annie said...

happiness...so sweet!

Sara said...

Happy Anniversary, Lauren and Ted!

Ashley said...

Happy Anniversary!! The pix are cute of you two and your love story.

Shannon said...

Aww--that is so sweet! So happy that both of you have been happy for so long. Never listen to those stupid people who say that it will never last or that you guys won't always be this happy. They said that same thing to me and my hubby, and I'm here to tell you, every year, it will only get better. Here's to many more years of you and the Tedward being perfectly happy!

Kate said...

Happy Anniversary Lauren and Ted! :)

Tiffany said...

Aww yall are too stinkin cute!

{Steve and Amanda} said...

High school sweethearts...*sigh*...you're so fortunate. My high school boyfriend was LAME.
I agree with Allison. Is Tedward wearing eyeliner/makeup in that picture? Was that your activity-to put make up on the guys? That would be pretty funny but then it could just be the angle???
Congrats on one year! People always say the first year is the hardest but if your was anything like mine the first year was the best!!! We just celebrated our second and the second is pretty dang good too :) I'll smooch my man when he gets home from school.

Meghan O said...

Happy Anniversary Lauren and Ted!! You two are such an adorable couple. Good Luck in the years to come!!

Beth's Blog said...

beautiful post,
Happy Anniversary!

Ann Marie said...

Ha-ha.. Love the old-school pict's!
I laughed at the first one.. but dude.. your not like me.. with the tall-see-how-high-you-can-get-your-hair phases.. they are classic!

My favorite picture of them all is the mission call one.
~ And your cute with straight hair!

Stephanette said...

Congrats! I loved our first anniversary....have a blast making it your anniversary week.

tracyvanhorne said...

Happy First Anniversary! You guys are so stinkin cute!

Ives said...

I love mushy love stories. Yours is so sweet and sticky.... so is mine. To be brief, Scott and I met 17 years ago on Aug. 27th, 1992! It was my first year of college and he was in his junior year. This Oct. 2nd will be our 10 year anniversary.
Cheers to long, lovely, and mushy bliss!

CrazdDreamer said...

Aww that is super duper sweet. I would never do that for my husband, because, well, he wouldn't give a crap. You two are so cute. Congrats on the first year mark and I hope you have many more wonderful years to come!

Curtis and Dani Welton said...

Happy Anniversary! What a cute story..

nate and amy crandell said...

I love this post!!! you guys are soo cute :)

Lorren said...

Very sweet....congratulations!

omar said...

Happy anniversary, you old farts!

That first picture of Ted is fantastic.

Melissa said...

I love all the old pictures!

Jenny said...

Awwwwww yall are so cute! Happy Anniversary!

Loved the pictures!

Jonathan + Jessica said...

That was adorable. You are lucky to have each other. Happy 1st Anniversary!

Stacey said...

How cute are those pictures??

Happy anniversary! :)

Emily said...

Love awkward pics. makes me feel so much better about the way I look now. Knowing that someday pics of me will bring joy and laughter to others.

P.S. I totally ran cross country too, sucks don't it.

Evan said...

Awww! The hubs and I are celebrating our 2nd anniversary this week! Read our love story here: http://buttercakes.squarespace.com/blog/2009/9/15/another-celebration-our-2-year-anniversary.html

Katie said...

Beautiful sentiments per usual, but really I just have to say that looking through dorky old pictures of myself is kind of a favorite activity. So much so that it would seem narcisistic if I actually found them attractive, but I don't. I do it for the lolz. I'm so happy you shared some of your old and best.

Happy First Anniversary to the most meant-to-be couple that I know (half of)!! XO!

Karen said...

Congratulations on your first year of marriage! You and the Tedward are adorable. :) Happy Anniversary!

The Gibbys said...

Congrats! It only gets better from here. I don't know why you think you two were sicknast, you are super cute! Although I do think Ted has Jasper hair in the first picture. Don't hate me for saying that!

Alexa Mae said...

i am so glad you guys took so many pictures. i love them and you were so not hideous! you two are so darling and i love ya! i am mad at ya for not showing up last night...but i will forgive you soonenough
.....waiting....waiting....
okay i forgive you. xoxo

PRP said...

Happy anniversary! You two are adorable, both the and now. Congrats!

Amber W. said...

Awwww! Hooray for high school sweethearts!

Coco said...

I fallow your other blog but didnt know your personal life was open to the public too! You crack me up! Happy Anniversary!

Adam and Nicole said...

Ted went to Madagascar?! That is awesome! My aunt and uncle were mission presidents in Madagascar, I can't remember the dates of when they were there though.
Anyhoo, happy anniversary! Hope its a good one!!! It only gets better with time, I promise!

Jensen Family :) said...

I got a call from my bff and she told me she was looking at this post and getting all choked up about how cute u and ted are! And that I had to get on and see all the pics! She was right, I did love looking at it, u two are the most adorable couple! Maddison is dating a boy who is about to get his mission call in the mail and I just text her at school and told her she had to get on and see all the cute pics, she said "Yay, I will!" You are an inspiration to all of us girls in Idaho! HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Make a nice big poster like sign and take picture with it and continue the tradition through out the years!

Jensen Family :) said...

I got a call from my bff and she told me she was looking at this post and getting all choked up about how cute u and ted are! And that I had to get on and see all the pics! She was right, I did love looking at it, u two are the most adorable couple! Maddison is dating a boy who is about to get his mission call in the mail and I just text her at school and told her she had to get on and see all the cute pics, she said "Yay, I will!" You are an inspiration to all of us girls in Idaho! HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Make a nice big poster like sign and take picture with it and continue the tradition through out the years!

Jensen Family :) said...

OOOpsie! I posted the same comment twice...

Rugergirl said...

Isn't it amazing how just yesterday morning, you were having one of "those days", but look how it turned out.

The Gomes Family said...

What a fabulous photo diary of you two! That is fabulous! September is the best month to get married in! Congrats!

Lauren said...

Aw! Happy Anniversary!
I heart you guys :)

Natalie said...

Congratulations Lauren and Ted! Many more years, and many more happy memories will follow!

Clint &amp; Alicia McLaws said...

Happy Anniversary! :) my sis-in-law and her hubby man celebrate their's on the 22nd...and they find out what their baby will be on the 21st. :D

Nick &amp; Kristin said...

YAY! I love mush fests! That post was so fun! it's crazy to look back at old pictures and see how much things have changed! congrats on one year! :)

Suzi Q said...

This makes me smile. Kevin and I weren't HS sweethearts. Although I do have a pic of us when we were 18 and 23. Now 23 and 28. Makes me feel old as well. Did you check out your feature of me blogski?

Lauren Elizabeth Crazypants said...

you two are sooo beautiful!

mercurial mary said...

Happy Anniversary! Such a cute post. Thank you for sharing all those awesome photos!

Al said...

I seriously love this post. It's sweet and it shows that you can meet the one at anytime and no matter what people say true love wins. I've known my hubby since kindergarden and we started dating our first year of college. We've been married for four years but together for 11. People said that was crazy, it wouldn't last, you can't meet your soul mate when you are kid, but we showed them. I'm excited for the rest of your mush fest I love this sappy stuff. Happy 1 year anniversary.

Annie said...

Oh my goodness, Lauren, this is my most favorite of all your posts! Congratulations! Here's to many more happy anniversaries. :)

Run♥Free said...

wow you were truly together since the dawn of your time! its amazing. Happy anniversary!

MizRansom said...

Happy 1 year anni!
I've been hitched for 5 years now, and I still feel the same as I did then! Cheers!

tharker said...

First:: Neither of you were "heedious", you were both absolutely adorable!

Second:: I don't want my daughter to have a steady boyfriend in high school, but if it happens, I want it to happen for her the way it did you for and Ted.

Third:: Happy Anniversary!!!!

Lauren Curleyhair said...

k i love that you have old pictures of you and ted. I didnt know ethan til like 2007, so.. its not as cute.
love it.

whitney said...

aww you guys are cute.

Happy anniversary!

Annie said...

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!
you two are THE cutest couple!!
love all the pictures :)

Rad Rachel said...

k that was the cutest thing I've ever seen. No joke!

Anonymous said...

Absoloutely loved this!!!
Love how your hairs all did at the meet for prom that night. BOMB!
Congrats!

RatalieNose

Ella Press said...

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LAUREN!

This was one of the funniest/"mushiest" posts I've read read!

In Arg we call the 1st Anniversary a Paper Wedding <3 Happy Paper Wedding!

LIndsay said...

This is SO SWEET. It reminds me of my best friend and her boyfriend, who have been together since 10th grade and who will probably get married after we graduate from college. We're freshmen now. Hopefully, they'll get to look back in a few years and see how their relationship has grown too!Congratulations and best wishes for the future! I'm so glad it DID last despite all those naysayers. All my love, Lindsay

KP said...

omg i just got the best goosebumps everrr!
this is so sweet.
true love...awww :)

kelly anne said...

congratulations! happy anniversary!

Katy said...

Happy One Year! and God Bless. You are an ispiration to this soon to be Mrs. (Getting hitchd on the 26th!!!)

Cat said...

so sweet. i think every relationship goes through that weird awkward phase, or it could just be me...

themoonisdown said...

*kissing picture of rob*

love the first picture of you guys! i love OLD pictures!

Klin said...

Happy Anniversary!!!!

You two are a beautiful couple and I love your story and that you have stuck it out and proved 'em all wrong.

alyssabender1 said...

My boyfriend and I also met when we were 15 and 16, and we're still together 5 years later. You and The Tedward's story (from way back) is inspiring. Congrats, and best of luck with the coming years!

Tia said...

omg that sadie hawkins dance picture is hysterical!

happy anniversary lovebirds!

seriously. wish you the happiest happiest happiest of happily ever afters.

Bella said...

That first picture of you guys is soooooo cuuuuuuuute! You folks are pretty people. :-)

And waddayamean you're old? Do you have the faintest idea of how many people you are making feel über-old by saying that?

Higgs Happenin's said...

Oh my heavens that is the cutest thing I have ever seen. My parents met at the same age and did the same thing. I love it, I always wanted it myself. I had one I thought would last but things changed when we graduated, it was heartbreaking. But I wouldn't trade who I have now for anything. I'm so glad you guys could make it, I think it's beautiful!

Crazy? Who's Crazy? said...

Congratulations! I love to see love stories like this work out!

Lil' Woman said...

How sweet and i loved all the pics!:)

Beezy said...

i think my hormones are out of whack right now..but i cried..literally

Alyssa said...

Congrats on your first anniversary! Here's to many more to come!

Emily said...

I can't remember if I commented on this, so I am anyway. I totally LOVE and Ted together! I love that you still take picture in the pose in the first picture! It's so cool to see how you grew together and eventually became married!

Mara said...

how sweet! i love this post! I can't believe you were high school sweethearts! i love that! so precious! xoxo