for my husband

There are some things I'm kind of guarded about. Personal feelings and emotions that I try so hard to keep out of the social media realm and public view...sometimes maybe too hard. 

So on our 4th wedding anniversary I'm letting my guard down.

The thing is Aaron, I love you a thousand times over.

I know I don't say it enough or always let it show, 

but you are my best thing.

Happy anniversary my love. 

For all of the everything and nothing that we've had and will have together I am truly thankful.

I love you forever.

"Earl opened Mooch's gift.

'There's nothing here,' said Earl.

'Yesh!' said Mooch. 'Nothing...but me and you.'

So Mooch and Earl just stayed still and enjoyed nothing and everything."

Let's See Where This Goes

There are two ways to approach inconsistent blogging.  The first is to apologize with something like "Sorry it's been so long" at the beginning of each bi-annual post.  The other is to ignore the lapse in text but acknowledge it by posting a collection of Christmas, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, and Memorial Day photos.  I prefer the second option, since it at least allows you to enjoy some pictures.

Actually, it hasn't been that long (Oh look, a third way: denial).  We have been keeping ourselves busy though.  For one, we've gotten back into the summer viewing routine.  So far our list of must sees includes Burn Notice (a cooler James Bond) Leverage (think pint-sized Oceans 11), and Falling Skies (Independence Day/War of the Worlds), the latter being a new entry to the summer rotation.  In non couch potato news, I've been spending one evening a week getting my exercise in a local beach volleyball league.  Our team is improving (we won only one game during the spring season) but we still have difficulty closing.  I mostly blame the fact that we're playing beach volleyball in 90 degree heat.

Obviously, the big event of the last few weeks was Jordan and Alli's wedding. As expected, it was amazing.  A lot of work and a lot of fun led to quite the day/night.  Evidence in the form of pictures below.

You can guess how many L of moisture we wrang out of those clothes.

Obadiah, Jethro, Abraham, and Samuel
(Actually, the yellow ties would be way too bright for the Amish)

Oliver finally got to meet Dave and Kim!

After the festivities, we relaxed with two backyard cookouts, courtesy of family and friends. 

Overall, lots of Kan-Jam, burgers/hot dogs/chicken, and cold drinks. To top it all off, we went to the library yesterday and I picked out my summer novel (Bridge of Sighs, Richard Russo). Life is good.