Happy Anniversary!!

Wow! It's hard to believe that five years ago today Matt and I tied the knot. We have had so many adventures along the way that I decided to devote this blog post to us. We have only spent 2 of our anniversaries together, but Matt has promised me for our tenth anniversary we can go to Vegas and renew our vows with Elvis. I can't wait!!


For this blog I have done a little research. I think my nerdy side is about to show through a little, but I was curious about some of the facts and figures. It entertained me for a little while and I guess that is all that matters! So, before we get started, here we are five years ago on our big day!

We look so young and less stressed back then. What's up with that?!?!


Let's start with some facts from when/where we met -- August 2000, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The number of....

• days we have known each other:  3,975 (or 10 years, 10 months, and 19 days)
• colleges we applied to:  3 for Matt, 2 for LeeAnn
• apartments lived in in college:  2 for Matt, 3 for LeeAnn
• combined years in undergrad:  10

Here are some random facts from the years we have been a couple (married and dating).
The number of....

• days we have been a couple:  3,550 (or 9 years, 2 months, and 2 days)
• times we have been snowed in in North Carolina:  1
• Dave Matthews concerts attended:  9 (we're fans, can you tell?) I highly recommend you see him live at least once in your life.
• cruises we have been on:  4
• states visited together:  13
• iPods owned:  5 (including Matt's two iPhones)
• of miles Matt put on the Jetta during our first year of dating: 25,000

Here are some random facts from our married years.

The number of....

• days we have been married:  1,827 (or 5 years, 1 day)
• days we were married until Nate arrived:  1,705 (or 4 years, 8 months, 1 day)
• combined years in graduate school:  5.5
• times we have moved in five years:  3
• years Jeffery lived with us:  3
• times Chanlee tried to burn down our house:  1
• fire extinguishers Jeffery bought after Chanlee tried to burn down our house:  1
• days of residency competed:  373 (or 1 year and 8 days)
• murals painted on our living room wall:  1
• Halloween yard displays created by John and Matt:  2
• little girls Matt made cry with the yard displays:  1
• National Championships won by Alabama:  1
• degrees in Rochester, MN when we visited:  17
• days left in residency:  1,819 (or 4 years, 11 months, and 29 days)
• miles traveled to move between Birmingham and Jacksonville:  460
• miles we will travel if we move from Jacksonville to Seattle:  3,019

I know, these facts were random and crazy, but sum up our many years together. We've had many adventures along the way and I cannot wait to see what the next five years will have in store for us!