A Happy Anniversary

Today, Justin and I are celebrating two years of marriage. I am so blessed to call him my husband and so grateful that God brought us together.  Justin encourages me, challenges me, and loves me in a way that I have never known.  Thank you to everyone who has supported us from day one and to all of you who continue to encourage us to live out our marriage the way our perfect Creator designed it to be.

"I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and as a reminder of the covenant we have made to one another and to God."

"I take you to be my constant friend and my faithful partner from this day forward. I invite you to share a life with me through the good times and bad, in sickness and in health, in joy as well as in sorrow.  I promise to love you when life is easy and when it is hard, when our love is simple and when it is an effort. With Christ as our foundation, I will seek to honor and respect you, encourage and cherish you all the days of my life. In the presence of God, our family and friends I give myself to you."

Ahh, Summer.

Let me just start by saying that Justin and I are loving our summer so far. We both finished up work last Friday and we are beyond happy with our decision to build in a little vacation time before we head back to the working world.

We have loved spending time with family and friends, spending time outside, playing games, going on bike rides at the lake, playing basketball, reading, getting more settled into our new place, and just taking some time to breathe and relax. The last few months have been busy and stressful, and we are so thankful that we are able to take this respite before we head back to a new job (for me) and a new school year (for Justin).

Among other things, we have enjoyed...

 McKinney Trade Days

A Rangers game with the siblings

A few bicycle races

Some delicious breakfasts (courtesy of Justin)

Build-A-Bear (we had a gift card and had a BLAST!!)

Spent some time with my precious Aunt Gena

Had game day

And craft time

And have overall have had just a wonderful time!

Justin and I are in Belton right now dropping off our puppy dog with my parents before we head to Michigan to visit his family.  Geoff and Jamie came down to pick up their dog, who was also enjoying Camp Grandma and Grandpa, and we all headed down to the lake this morning.  

We had a great time watching Reyah play, and were very amused to see Beau suddenly get over his fear of the lake and dive in after her!

Justin had to jump in and rescue the little guy at one point when he just couldn't keep up with his bigger playmate, but everyone left happy and exhausted.

We are loving our summer so far, and we are very excited to be leaving the hot, hot Texas summer for some time in much-cooler Michigan tomorrow!