I can’t believe it’s already been two years since we said “I Do”  Time has gone by fast, but it’s been beautiful and wonderful during it all.  Sure, there are moments where we disagree or things aren’t smooth and easy.  But I am still amazed at how much love one person can have for another.  It’s such a blessing.

Even though our celebration was cut short and didn’t go as plan, my husband still managed to be incredibly sweet.

And I loved walking around in the woods, happening upon beautiful scenery and small quiet places where we could just be together, smile at one another, and know that we’re happy.

I’ve realized more and more that marriage is such a mystery – two people becoming one, sharing life together, and yet, still remaining distinctly different.  Unique differences clashing at times, and yet strangely, spouses start to become like each other!  How funny, yet endearing.  And when you see it happening to yourself…oh the bliss!

Many more years to come  I’m looking forward to it !

Linking to…

A look into our anniversary weekend…

He makes me work hard for my food.

Really…

Really…

Hard.

No, he didn’t make me do it.  I actually voluntarily decided it would be fun to chop wood with a hatchet.  Good times.

We had a civilized weekend as well, complete with indoor plumbing, showers, and wine.  So don’t worry, we didn’t spend the entire time roughing it (even though I would have LOVED that!)

Cute little B&B we enjoyed.

Fun stuff in Dubuque – 4th St. Elevator.

This guy built it so that he could get home for lunch without taking his horse/buggy on the hour long RT trip up the bluff.  And then his neighbors caught on…and it burned to the ground…and he rebuilt it.  And now it’s just this cute little elevator!

Going up…

Not the most stable and secure mode of transportation, let me tell you…

Still on our way…

The cool old turnstile, which was from fair or something…I forget now.

The view…

The little elevator car on it’s way up.  If you look closely, you can see that the left side of the elevator (the side closest to the top of the hill) has no door or window – it’s completely open!  You could just jump right out!

We walked around a bit, and of course DH engaged in one of his favorite pastimes – berry picking!  They were EVERYWHERE!

And then we stumbled upon this lovely terrace – who wouldn’t want this for a nice place to enjoy the view?

Seen around town…

The lock & dam

We also enjoyed a little window browsing while we were there, and a delicious dinner out on the town.

Happy anniversary!

We’re closing in on our one year anniversary next week! It’s crazy that it’s already been one year. We’re loving it

In celebration of the big event (well, right now, we don’t really have anything planned…) I’m going to recount and share some of the fun stories from our wedding last year. I’ll try to keep it from getting boring and too wedding-y

A little preview…

And if you still haven’t voted on my poll about what to name my photography business, make haste and go do it!

Our 6 month anniversary!

I can’t believe it’s already been 6 months!  What a blessing marriage has been to both of us.  Jerod and I still smile at what one of his groomsmen said at our rehearsal dinner, “You know, I think you’re going to look back at this in a few years and think, ‘this was a really good idea’.”  Yes, Tony – we agree.  It as a VERY good idea.