Today is a very special day, today is National Dog Day… and our anniversary. Okay, I really didn’t know it was National Dog Day until I looked an my Instagram and I’m not sure if National Dog Day falls on the 26th of August every year, but if it does, we definitely chose the right day to get married. I had planned a different post for today, but yesterday, I fell asleep at 8pm and didn’t wake up until 8am today. I haven’t been feeling well and apparently my body really needed a solid 12 hours of sleep.
I still wanted to incorporate my man-hubsand into this post, since it is our anniversary, so I emailed him (such a lame way to communicate – I know) and asked him to answer these 5 questions and told him I’d do the same. This is us pre-gaming for our anniversary. The real party will start tonight… we’re going shopping, grabbing so take out and headed to the drive-in movies. I can’t wait for an interrupted evening of Jared-Miki fun.
Jared Says:
What is your favorite memory from our wedding?
-The wedding itself was pretty epic. My cousin Derek got married up at the Deer Valley resort several years prior and his wedding was crazy expensive – I remembered thinking just before the ceremony how similar our set up was and how insane the view was with the huge mountains and the water fall. I’d have to say the best part was just being able to provide a huge amazing house to stay in all weekend with friends and family.
Does it feel like we’ve been married for longer than 3 years or shorter?
-Definitely longer.
What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve done in front of me?
-I always try to tell myself never to be embarrassed about anything. Miki is one of the least judgmental people I know so that has been easy to do. But I’d have to say, I was a little embarrassed the first night staying at her parents 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom condo in Mazatlan. I had to use the toilet and had no idea that water pressure there is NON existent. After clogging the toilet I had to go out and ask Miki, in front of her family, where I can find a toilet plunger.
What’s one thing you would have change about our wedding?
-The one regret I have about our wedding is the chaotic parking, if I could go back I would probably have figured out a way to pay for better shuttle service to and from the parking lot.
What’s your number one marriage tip?
– Make the best of your time together (dates, vacations, etc) and make the best of your time apart.
Miki Says:
What is your favorite memory from our wedding?
We had a 2 day wedding, so we rented the cabin for the whole weekend. We were leaving for the Bahamas bright and early on Sunday morning or we would have stayed up and hung out with our friends/family on Saturday night. We had roommates at the time and the roommates were both up at the cabin until Sunday, so our house was supposed to be empty. One of our roommates had a dog and had his mom taking care of the dog for the weekend. When we arrived home, we heard people in the house and started to get kind of freaked out. Then our roommates mom and sister popped up and explained how sorry they were for “crashing our wedding night”. We laughed and reassured them that it wasn’t a big deal. As we were talking to them Jared realized he forgot his phone at the cabin. He called (from my phone) a vendor that was at our wedding and asked them to bring it down the canyon and he left to go retrieve his phone. For the next hour or so, I sat on the ground in my wedding dress talking to our roommates mom and sister. They stayed until Jared came back home 
Does it feel like we’ve been married for longer than 3 years or shorter?
Longer, I don’t remember not being married to my main squeeze.
What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve done in front of me?
I feel like I embarrass myself all the time. I felt really embarrassed the other night. We went to dinner with some friends and I thought I was being funny to the waiter, but I was later informed that I was actually being really rude. I didn’t mean it all, but when I thought about it later I could see the line between funny and rude had been crossed. I felt really embarrassed that Jared had to sit and put up with me for that whole dinner.
What’s one thing you would have change about our wedding?
Parking. I agree with Jared 100%. We also planned and organized everything, from the chairs to the ceremony so we had a lot on our plates. The day before our wedding, I made a seating chart for our catered dinner. I totally forgot to put 4 of our really good friends on the chart and they didn’t see their names and didn’t think we wanted them there for that portion, so they left. I have felt guilty about that since the moment it happened.
What’s your number one marriage tip?
Make sure that you remember how to be a girlfriend/boyfriend even after you’re married. It keeps the relationship fun and makes you both feel like you’re man/woman is still chasing you. Everyone likes to be chased.
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