Category: Marriage
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James Birthday
This year, James birthday was a sweet regular Thursday surrounded with some of his favorite fans (his students), notes and trinkets from family friends near and far, a homemade cake with the kids at home (we didn’t even cut it, hehe), and the perfect gift (imho) for someone entering their older 30’s – a massage…
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3rd Anniversary
Our third! A few thoughts on today.. well, marriage is the hardest commitment I ever made. All the worst parts have had a chance to rear their ugly head towards the one I love the most wayyy more than I’d like to admit. God’s grace, James patience and our collective willingness to push through, gain understanding,…
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Two year Anniversary
these two years have been a blast, i love being married to my best friend. happy two years sweetheart! marriage is a l-o-t of work, and probably the thing in my life that has challenged, stretched, brought me joy and humbled me more than anything else i’ve experienced before (besides my relationship with jesus). and,…
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Anniversary trip to Monterey
last week, with all the amazing spring break madness/family time/wedding activities, we decided we could use an overnight getaway to nearby monterey. we love visting monterey, strolling cannery row, using our monterey bay aquarium passes (thanks ma!), watching the waves and going to see a movie at our favorite theaters. monterey has a knack for…
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Nicknames
lately there has been lots of talk around these parts. husband wifey chatty talk. talk about house. talk about people. talk about christmas. talk about presents. trees. real or fake. bath soap. toothbrushes. folding clothes. not folding clothes. money talk, which i would like to declare now is quite the victory for us. because let…
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a muffin, fancy hot chocolate & mac + cheese
to our bodies, yeah..a muffin, fancy hot chocolate—the glory that is mac + cheese?! you’re welcome 🙂 james and casey but today it’s back to lean turkey slices & my apple slices dusted with cinnamon, avocado & carrots. cause getting all married-slim & toned together can be fun slash saucy. #husbandflex
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Pillow talk
every night before we go to sleep, we brush our teeth, comb our hairs (husband’s beard maintenance), say our prayers (however sleepily i say them) and climb into bed. and then we decide who will turn the light off. last night it went like this: james: hey turd mcferguson, turn off the light. me (in cartoon nerd…
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Butterflies
image of monarch butterflies taken by our friend michael at natural bridges in santa cruz lately, we’ve had more than a couple chances to tell people our love story, which i always enjoy! something i’ll never forget is how nervous i was with james at the beginning. reeeally nervous. even though we’d known each other as close…
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When I fell in love, it was March
“Do you know that scientists say people fall in love quickest during a rainstorm? I can prove that, because that’s when I fell in love with you.” From our favorite movie as a couple.. (March is a rainy month in our parts!) ps. this was the first picture we took together. i know. but somehow..…
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Ten things about marriage
So I just want to say THANK YOU again to the three lovely ladies who shared the ten things they’ve learned from their first year of marriage: Nicole, Jenn and Laura! You guys rock, and I was super inspired by your lists..love them. And to round things off, here are the ten things we learned from…
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5/14/11
A year ago yesterday, James and I got married at three o’clock in the afternoon in our little church in my hometown in coastal northern California. The marriage part was our favorite. I have never been overwhelmed with so much love as I can remember on our wedding day. All of the people that made sacrifices to…
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I remember it like it was…
a couple pictures from the day we got engaged, the day before Thanksgiving of 2010… My love, I can’t believe that was a year ago. Things are sooo different now, better different, and we thought we had it good then! We were still long distance, it seemed like we finally got the hang of relationship…