In other family news

On Gregg's side of the family, there's some happy news to share.

Last month, our dear niece, Melissa, graduated (with honors) from law school! She's staying in Oregon for the foreseeable future and studying to take the bar later this summer. We're incredibly proud of her!

And next month, Melissa's older brother is getting married! This is our nephew Tyler with his sweet bride-to-be, Jessica. 

We're wishing the two of them a long and happy marriage! 

A Very Special Day

Today is our 15th wedding anniversary! Yay us! :)

I'm so grateful for my husband and the life we've built together. There's so much love and genuine friendship our marriage. I am one lucky woman, and I know it.

Gregg took the next few days off so we can be together and celebrate, so I probably won't be online much. I'll be back sometime next week--in the meantime, have a wonderful weekend, friends!

xxo

Jennifer

Seven years tomorrow!

Today is the first day of my vacation, and tomorrow, June 12th, is my seventh wedding anniversary!

 I am one lucky woman. My husband is my best friend. He's really smart, kind, honest, hardworking, and loyal. And did I mention tough?! Last year he kicked stage 3 lung cancer's ass! He's almost 100% back to normal after having had a lung removed and then chemotherapy. I am in awe of his strength!

I wish I had a good picture of us together. We had a cheap camera when we got married (we eloped after 7 years of dating!) so although we have photos from then, they are all pasted in an album and are not in a format I can share. The year after that we bought a better camera, so here are a couple of photos from around our first anniversary instead.

 

 

 

 

Happy Anniversary dear husband! You're the love of my life. I'm looking forward to the next 7 years!

The twelth of June

Today is my wedding anniversary.

Six years ago today GB and I got up at dawn, drove to a nearby courthouse, and were married by a notary at 8am. We exchanged vows in front of a fountain, which came on and splashed us just as he put my wedding ring on! It was funny and sweet, and afterwards we drove to the coast and camped at Huntington Beach state park. It was a lovely vacation spent on the beach, by the marsh, and wandering through the nearby sculpture garden. Huntington Beach and Brookgreen Gardens will always be two of my favorite spots on the face of the earth. A week later, we came home and announced our marriage to our family and friends--yes, we eloped! Everyone was so surprised!

It has been a good six years. Many things have changed, and we've been through lots of joys and trials, but we're still happy and in love. I can heartily recommend marrying your best friend--it was the best decision I ever made!

Happy Anniversary, my love. May we celebrate many, many more happy years together. I would marry you all over again!