Joe's Law School Graduation

 With all of the craziness going on with moving, I totally forgot to blog about Joe's law school graduation! Law school was the whole reason we moved to New York, and it's been basically our whole life for the past 3 years. I can't believe it's over, but boy am I glad. I am so incredibly proud of Joe for graduating Summa Cum Laude and as Editor-in-Chief of Law Review...and for securing an awesome job before graduation! He is the most hard working person I know, and I am so glad that he was able to achieve all that he set out to do. 

Graduation day was on Tuesday, May 14th (random, I know) and it was such a beautiful day! Joe's parents came from Kansas City to celebrate with us, and it was so wonderful to have them there with us. We were just overflowing with pride for our boy, and were SO happy that day. Joe was quite embarrassed with all of the praise and attention...but he deserved it!

After graduation, we had the most AMAZING dinner at a place called Half Moon in Dobbs Ferry, New York. I have been hearing about this place for the past 3 years, so I decided that graduation warranted a reservation there. It sits right on the Hudson River and had the most stunning views of the city. We sat right at the window overlooking this incredible view. Isn't it gorgeous?? Joe's mom and I both had the most delicious Lobster Mac & Cheese we've ever put in our mouth. If you are in Westchester, hurry up and go there!

Now that graduation is over and we are in Albany, we are in the home stretch! He's busy studying for the Bar (July 30-31) and then he starts his new awesome job in the middle of August! 

3 years!

I can't believe it's been 3 years since I became a Mrs.! It's been a hard 3 years: moving 13 hours away from home and having Joe in law school, but they have also been the most amazing ones! I am so happy with my sweet Joe and cannot wait to see where the future takes us! We had so much fun celebrating our anniversary in our new town! We live on the most fun street in Albany, and have tons of restaurants and bars right outside our door. Can't wait to explore some more!

I never did a real recap of our wedding, so I hope you enjoy these special pictures!

The programs my mom and I made!

My sweet mama and I after getting ready

My beautiful girls!

 The silly boys!

Seriously, I have the most beautiful friends ever!

Our precious flower girls!

 I was SO obsessed with my gorgeous bouquet of pale pink peonies, cream colored roses, and white hydrangea. I'd love to have a replica someday! (hint, hint Joe :) )

The pretty bridesmaids' bouquets

One of my most favorite parts about weddings is watching the groom's face as he sees his bride coming down the aisle. I cherish this picture SO much. I was so overwhelmed coming into the church, so I'm so glad I have this picture to forever remember my sweet groom's face as he saw me for the first time!

The most beautiful wedding party I've ever seen!

I can never get tired of looking at the pictures of our reception! It is so much fun to see your hard work come into fruition, and our reception was exactly what I had always dreamed of!

Vintage milkglass collected by my grandmother and I! Loved how it all turned out. 

Monograms everywhere!

Lots of really sweaty, drunken fun! ;)

Our "exit" with glowsticks! SO much fun!

Our wedding was so amazingly perfect, and I couldn't believe how surrounded with love we were. It was so wonderful having everyone we love all in the same place. Wish we could do it all over again!

Happy Anniversary, Joe! Can't wait to see what the future holds for us!