Nail by Nail, Board by Board: Ten Things I Probably Should Have Blogged… #2

Today’s post is part 2 of a 10-post list of events in our lives that we probably should have blogged about during the past two years. I’ve enjoyed taking a step back and remembering those moments. I hope you do too!

2. Savva Graduating from ASU - May, 2012

As I’ve said before, I could not be more proud of my husband and his accomplishments in every facet of his life. He has worked so hard to earn the things he has, and it’s quite amazing to watch.

We got engaged during his senior year of college, so this is what his life looked like during that time:

- working to earn his college degree

- working hard in his last season of college wrestling

- helping his brother in his own wrestling career

- building our house

- setting up our downstairs as a rental property

- helping plan our wedding

- dealing with me teaching

- dealing with me coaching

- dealing with me in graduate school

- dealing with me working on the wedding

- dealing with my crazy imagination when it came to building the house

- dealing with me, period!

I can be a hard person to be around sometimes. My imagination runs wild and I get these grand ideas of what could happen, but I have a hard time making them happen. That’s why Savva is so great - he has a knack for making those dreams into reality. But that’s not to say it’s not frustrating along the way sometimes! He had incredible patience with me during that year.

In May 2012, he accomplished a huge goal in his life - to earn a college diploma while competing all four years in wrestling! Savva graduated with a degree in Construction Management with a minor in Business. He was awarded as an Academic All-American as an NCAA student-athlete. That doesn’t happen to everyone (it certainly didn’t happen for me). He was later awarded with a Scholar Athlete Ring from ASU which is a great honor as well. I could not be more proud of him!

Learning to live in the real world and without wrestling in the forefront of his everyday routine has been quite a change, but one thing that hasn’t changed is his work ethic and passion for the things he loves.

I know it’s kind of overdue, but congrats to Savva for being just plain awesome :) Love you!

I had to include this first photograph because I love how he is such a positive role model to younger wrestlers!

Graduation Day!

Socon Champions!

Seniors #1 in the Socon!

Being awarded their Socon Championship rings during the football game.

Wish I had a ring like that!

Made it on the all-time wins list! As his wife, am I allowed to brag and say I think he could have gotten higher on this list if he didn't have appendicitis junior year and broken ribs senior year? To make this prestigious list is pretty awesome though!!