weekend at the lake

To celebrate our anniversary, Alex and I packed our bags and headed north to Michigan. My cousin Tom and his wife Sara have a cabin on a series of connected lakes just south of Ann Arbor. We were very excited to get away and unplug; we had no internet and chose to use our phones sparingly. It was very peaceful and relaxing.

We kayaked, read, cooked together, watched a couple of movies and enjoyed the quiet. On Friday evening Tom, Sara and Markey came out and we went tubing on their boat. I'm not sure who had more fun, Alex and I or Markey. We ate dinner together and got to catch up all evening. It was a fun, restful weekend and now Alex thinks we should get a cabin...maybe someday.

The front and back of the cabin. The hammock (on the left of the picture on the right) proved to be a bit difficult for me to lay in...I didn't fall all the way out but I came pretty close, much to Alex's amusement.

three years of wedded bliss

Today marks our three year anniversary. Three.whole.years. I feel like time has gone by so quickly and slowly all at the same time. When I look back at the whole of our marriage, it seems like time has just zoomed by. But, when I look at the little details we both say, "it's only been that long since______ (fill in the blank)?!"

I am so incredibly blessed to be Alex's wife. He makes me whole and happy and feel like every cliche in the book, but it's so true. I thank God that He let us meet and marry young so we could enjoy every stage and age of life together. Alex is leading our marriage in an incredibly godly manner and makes me a better wife and follower of Christ as a result. He pushes me when I need to be pushed, encourages me when I need to be encouraged, holds me when words won't suffice and laughs at me when I need to be laughed at. He eats my cooking and he humors my adventures and need for kitchen dance parties. He is truly my match.  

Happy anniversary babe, here's to many, many more. I love you!

I love this picture, goofy faces and all. 

left to right: Greg, Alex, Abby & Becky

My lovely bridesmaids

l-r: Libby (Cousin & Katie is in her belly), Megan (bff), Me, Becky (Sister &Nora is in her belly) and Amanda (bff). 

I love these girls so much and they are still my favorite people on earth (the babies girls too).  

Alex and his men

l-r: Cory-Alex's (bestie (do boy's use the word bestie?)), Paul (brother), Alex, Greg (brother), Jared (Brother-in-law)

Our sweet, sweet flower girls. At some point in the ceremony they all got tired of standing, but they were so cute! 

l-r: Haley (3), Paige (5), Me, Finley (3) and Addison (3) 

It seems like yesterday and years ago all at the same time.

Thank you to our friends and family who continue to love us, guide us and pray for us; we are eternally grateful for you and your continued support. 

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Check out our 2nd anniversary here
I was sick on our first anniversary, so there's no blog post, but we ate our cake and it was still delicious.

flow charts and spread sheets

Alex and I are in this weird stage of life where most of our friends are either married and having kids or single and wild. It's been a paradigm shift when some one announces that they're pregnant; it used to be shocking and taboo, but now it's exciting. I stumbled across this little flow chart on Pinterest and it made me chuckle.

(source unknown)

No, this is not any sort of an announcement of anything, just something that made me laugh. Side note: if my answers are indicative of anything I shouldn't have kids. Apparently you don't get 8 hours of sleep every night, you have to start liking coffee and Disneyland is "exotic"...good thing we're not letting a flow chart dictate our lives :) 

one hundred ten years ago....

In 1904 the ice cream cone was invented at the St. Louis World's fair. If you're a math wiz like me, you're quick to calculate that its been 110 years of goodness! How on earth was ice cream eaten without a cone? Was everyone subjected to using a dish? Preposterous! and they say nothing good comes from St. Louis...

Happy National Ice Cream Month!

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