This beautiful exchange

The day is almost over and there’s still a lot of ham left to eat!
We celebrated Easter by going to a sunrise service at 6:30am. It was great to literally start off the day remembering Christ’s resurrection while watching the sun rise over a beautiful old tree. We ran into Wes and Kerry [...]

So, Tony bought a new helmet for his upcoming motorcycle adventures. He spent weeks picking out the perfect one and another week or so waiting for it to come in the mail. Well, last week, it finally arrived! He quickly opened the box and ran to the bathroom mirror to admire his new head gear. [...]

One of the best things about living in Virginia is the wide range of people that you come in contact with. Take, for instance, one of our groups of friends. We all come from different states, religion, and political backgrounds. There are only two pairs that come from the same state, and one of those [...]

Last night, Tony and I went to our first Maundy Thursday service. A friend of ours recommended that we go because it is her favorite service of the year. Not having much experience with litergical churches, neither of us knew what to expect. So, over the past week, we did some reading on what is [...]

I have decided to implement this as a recurring post. I like answering these kinds of questions and I love seeing other people’s responses. I think it’s a great way to get to know random things about people. And, for all of you who never know what to say on a blog (because I know [...]

Not long ago, I had a conversation with my friend, Alicia, that has stuck with me and has caused me to be a little more introspective about my life before and after marriage. Alicia and I have been friends for a long time, and we have shared many things together. One of them being, singleness. [...]

Conversation over instant message:
him: I need coffee.
me: I love you for needing coffee!
(silence)
me: This is the part where you tell me why you love me.
(long pause)
him: I love you for loving me for needing coffee!
me: That’s it? That’s lame, dude. Seriously.

It’s official! We own a house in Charlotte, North Carolina! Woo Hoo!
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We left Virginia at 4am Friday morning to do the final walk-through and closing on the house. In keeping with the craziness over the past couple of months, nothing went as planned. The sellers weren’t completely out of the house until 1pm that day, [...]

By the time you are reading this, we will be on our way to Charlotte, North Carolina, to close on our new house! We’ll return to Virginia as official homeowners. This is very exciting to me as it will be my first house ever. I’ve never lived in anything other than a townhome or apartment. [...]

Nine of the top twelve pictures viewed on our gallery have something to do with Derek. I’ll bet I can think of at least two guilty culprits!
Top viewed picture, weighing in with 24 views so far…
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