One Year ago today (May 7, 2011) we were sealed for time and all eternity in the Manti Temple.
We still don't know everything about marriage but our love has deepened so much as we have stayed true to our covenants and have served one another.  I am so grateful for my husband and for how hard he works for our family.  I don't know where I'd be without him and know that marrying Aaron Mark Simons is the best decision I have made.  I look forward to our life together because I know that it will only get better if we continue to put each other first.

It  is so fun to look back on our first year together and realize the changes that have happened.  As most couples do, we started out with extraordinary plans.  It was exciting and scary.   We started out, unsure of what the future would hold.  So far we've found that marriage is better than anything we could have hoped for, but it has to be something that is constantly worked at.   We have struggled financially and emotionally at times as we have been putting ourselves through school and planning for the future but we've found that we are blessed by temple attendance, tithing, and service to others.

In the first months it felt almost like playing house, our roles as husband and wife were so fun and new.  
Now there are times were cooking, cleaning, and grocery shopping don't always seem so exciting, especially on a busy day, but when I remember how hard Aaron works for us with school and work I learn once again how rewarding it is to serve my sweet husband.  Not a day goes by where he doesn't show appreciation and love for my efforts and for me.

I still feel so blessed and "Lucky to be in love with my best friend".  Aaron truly is my best friend!


I Love you!