January 3rd, 2018

Happy 3rd Relationship Anniversary to us!!

Happy 3rd Anniversary, my love! 😍 What a beautiful journey it has been so far—I can’t wait to see all the wonderful things life has in store for us in the years to come!! 😘

As of today, Michael Donelson and Jordan Gembara represent: 4.5 years of friendship 👫; 3 years of love ❤️; 2 months of espousal 💍; and minus 10 months of marriage. 😉💒

Today we started off our anniversary as we have for the past two years: with lunch at George's. :) I love that little diner so much! Aside from the fact that it's the place Michael asked me to be his girlfriend ;), it has delicious food and a super friendly staff. I changed it up and actually had lunch food for a change, instead of my usual breakfast platter, lol. After we were full, we headed to the iPic theater in Bolingbrook to watch a movie in luxury!

We saw Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, and wow did I love it! I expected the movie to be funny, but it completely exceeded my expectations. It was laugh-out-loud funny the whole way through, plus it actually had a great plot! I loved the casting choices—Jack Black was probably my favorite of the bunch. I especially loved all the little tie-ins to the old movie! We also ordered some yummy dessert while we watched—I had cheesecake and Mike had ice cream. :)

After the movie Mike drove us straight over to Jared's, much to my surprise. He insisted that he wanted to buy me a charm or two to add to my new Pandora bracelet! He is such a sweetheart, that man. He never stops spoiling me! I ended up picking the Princess Jasmine Dress charm and the Princess Rapunzel themed bead.

We stopped home after that (but not before getting a cute picture at the gazebo at our complex!), thinking the festivities were through for the evening. However, shortly after walking into the door Mike suggested we head to the mall. I wasn't ready to stay in for the night yet, so I happily agreed.

We went to the Fox Valley Mall, where Mike immediately took us to the carousel. We ended up being the only two people on! No one got into line, so the lady let us ride extra long. It was so wonderful. :)

We didn't end up buying anything from the mall, just enjoyed browsing around together and enjoying one another's company. As always, I loved looking in the Disney store. :) We also ended up getting a really cute picture together by the huge Christmas tree up in the center of the mall (they hadn't taken it down yet).

After we finally got home (for good this time!), we ate a little something before getting ready to workout. That's right! We did P-90x on our anniversary. Talk about a #FitCouple. ;) It was Plyo, which totally kicked my butt, but it was a good workout overall! Really loving getting to workout alongside my sweetheart every day—it really motivates me to keep at it and try harder every time! :)



We ended the evening snuggled up together under some blankets watching a movie. Overall, it was such a lovely day. I am so blessed to have spent three wonderful years with this amazing man. It's crazy to think that we have a second anniversary to celebrate this year, too! On November 18th it will be the first anniversary of our engagement! :) Some people may not celebrate or even acknowledge that date, especially after they've gotten married, but Mike and I are different. We love and cherish every special moment in our lives! Every milestone of ourselves should be celebrated. I look forward to celebrating any and all anniversaries Michael and I have in the years to come! :)