Four Years

Reflection on the past is an indulgence that I give myself permission to do often. Its a reminder of how far we've come. How long of a road we have traveled and even though we may have grown weary at times, we are here. We are smiling. We have hopes and dreams of things yet to come which will someday also be a reflection. 

Reflecting back to my life four years ago on this day makes my heart smile.

We walked down the aisle and said I do. And we still do. Every day since. 

Reflecting back to my life three years ago on this day stirs my anticipation.

We were about to learn where our first move would be as husband and wife. An amazing first year of marriage was about to be tested in ways that we hadn't experienced yet and the excitement of adventures to come was palpable. How many adventures have we had and how many are still to come!

Reflecting back to my life two years ago on this day breaks my heart.

Our precious Chloe girl left us and our world was rocked. But you were there to hold my hand and cry with me tears that we didn't know we had in us. You were my mountain when I needed a rock to stand on. 

Reflecting back to my life one year ago on this day makes me giggle.

Sweating away at VBS and about to take a road trip to Seattle...you always keep me laughing no matter what we are doing. 

Today we are on the precipice of another grand adventure. Our last move with the Army, a new start for my business in a new place and the promise of unknown adventures to come. 

People often say on their anniversary, "How has it been ____ years already?" Even though the days are often long and the years fly by, I have felt these four years in the best way possible:

By your side

I love you honey. Happy Anniversary! 

In the next few weeks I will be starting a new series called Team '76 which will tell the story of how Paul and I met all the way through our wedding and honeymoon. Stay tuned! 

Prom 2015

Although I haven't promoted or blogged much about this I have been the official photographer of my stepsons High School sports teams and events for the past year. Even though the school is small, they do have most of the major sports categories including football, basketball, volleyball and baseball/softball. They also have homecoming and prom. While figuring out a good system for taking these photos and having parents order can be a little daunting, I formulated a system that seemed to work pretty well and we had a successful year!

Even though this is still associated with my business, it has been such a blessing to be a part of these kids lives even in the smallest way. My stepson played on all three sports teams and his girlfriend is an amazing volleyball and softball player. I got to take their pictures for both homecoming and prom. I got to know kids from games and activities and it was overall a very positive experience. 

Their prom was a few weekends ago and aside from a random freak rain storm about 30 minutes prior to our photo session time, the evening went off without a hitch. I am so thankful I was able to experience this opportunity this year as well as have lasting memories from all of Kyles sports and events! 

Kyle with his best friend Logan, with most of his sophomore class, with his beautiful girlfriend Mikaela and then the entire group that showed up for photos.