spring break!

For our five year anniversary, Jason is taking me on spring break!

We are going to Destin, FL, and staying in this fabulous condo right on the beach.

It sounds wonderful, and I can't wait.

The pictures below are from the condo.

my, how far we've come.

Five years ago, on January 22, 2005, I had the privilege of marrying the most wonderful man.

Five years ago.

That is what floors me.

On my wedding day, five years seemed so far away, so unattainable, and so unreal.

I love my husband, and I am so thankful for him.

I don't show him, or tell him nearly enough.

I look at where we were five years ago, and I am amazed at where we have come.

In the last five years we have accomplished so much, and none of our accomplishments would have happened without each other.

We have:

moved to Marquette, and learned how to make hard transitions a little easier, and how to make new friends and then let those same friends go

finished a master's  degree, (and then started another one)

finally graduated with a bachelors of fine arts

drove around ireland

learned to accept the other for who they are

got a puppy

traveled back and forth across the country on a train for a month

quit smoking

got rid of cable TV

traveled to amsterdam, belgium, and france

started teaching college classes

changed our diet and lifestyle

joined a gym

hired a personal trainer

learned how  to communicate better, and to resolve issues faster

took a road trip across the country alone

spent 4th of july in pasedena with friends and then drove home together

hiked through the porkies

snow shoed

cross country skiied

quit wearing makeup most of the time

and

worked, toiled, laughed, sweat, cried, and endured five wonderful years of marriage.

i can't wait for five more!

our honeymoon

i'm back!

if you couldn't tell from the post below, i finally have a computer again!

i thought that i would be a big person and go without one for a month (which i did), and that i wouldn't need to use a computer that much.

boy was i wrong!

i do everything on the computer, and i was especially lost when it came to my photos.

oh, i'd check my email on jason's computer, and i'd look a few things up, but i couldn't do anything with the 1000+ images on my camera.

so, i broke down, called (stalked) a friend who is a mac dealer, and ordered myself a beautiful 15" macbook pro.

it came in the mail on thursday, and we really haven't been separated much since!

so, the photos below are just a sampling of all of the images i have gone through the last couple of days.

i figure it's kind of like "where's waldo"? you have to try and find you or your kids somewhere in the jumble of images.

we were so blessed to be able to spend time with family and friends over Christmas and new years, we had a great time, so thank you!

(p.s. if i promised you a cd of pictures, they will be in the mail on monday!)

pictures from Christmas break