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About 365 days of marriage

I started this blog in April of 2011. At the time, Bret and I were wedding photographers and it was a way to share how marriage is more about the day to day and so much more than the wedding day itself. For about 5 years, I blogged about the joys and sorrows of the Christian walk, marriage, work, family and friends. I’ve blogged every day since a few weeks after I started. In May of 2015, we photographed our last wedding. Now, I have become passionate about simplicity, particularly in marriage, Christianity, business, travel and life. For a number of reasons, we have become minimalists. I’ve found that having simplicity makes life so much deeper, refreshing and joyful. I hope that this blog will help others see the benefits of living simply.

Day 2916 – How We Spent Our 4th

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What a great July 4th! We’ve lived in the Ellicott City/Catonsville area for over two years, but we’ve never participated in the Catonsville parade and fireworks. Yesterday, we did. We decided to walk to everything since it was close enough that it made sense, and not too far that driving was required. I’m SO glad we walked! Even though it was hot, and we were sweat drenched when we got home, it was great.

We settled in on the lawn of Bret’s school for the parade. Even though we didn’t save our seats, we got a great spot….in the shade no less! There we so many great marching bands and folks in the parade. We got some cool freebies too.

The sign on this car says “Random Person(s) Picked From Parade Route – Cheer Loudly!”

After the parade, we decided to walk down to the highschool where the fireworks were taking place. We waited about 4 hours, chatted with others, enjoyed some great food from the food trucks, and all around relaxed.

I wasn’t sure what type of firework display we’d see, but friends, it was AMAZING! One of the better shows I’ve seen…..and I’ve seen some great fireworks. I only took one photo, because I wanted to actually sit back and enjoy. It was so great to do that. During the finale, you could feel the joy of the crowd – the oooos and ahhhs, the shouts of YEA! and the clapping afterwards. It was a little surreal. I thought – I am sitting with a ton of people (and I’m pretty sure there were thousands, all told on all of the various spots around the school property), and at this moment, most of them are so happy watching this cool thing. That kind of thing doesn’t happen too often.

What did you do for the 4th? Let me know below!

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Day 2915 – Land That I Love – With 28 Pictures From Sea to Shining Sea

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I didn’t realize how much I loved this country until 9/11. The surge of patriotism made my heart swell after. As a child, I took a cross country trip, as an adult, I’ve taken four. I’ve seen so much of this country, and I love it all the more as time goes on. I watched an interview with Michelle Obama on Ellen last year, and she hit the nail on the head “I just wish everyone had the opportunity to travel the country like we have because you would feel good every day about where we live. This is the best country on earth.” I think this every time I travel. There are so many amazing people here.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” – Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776

Happy birthday, my dear home.


Denton, Maryland


National Harbor, DC


California Coast


Badlands, SD


A beach somewhere, HI


Clearwater, FL


Lake Placid, NY


Ocean City, MD


Highways somewhere in the CA/NV area (I think…)


Jenny Lake, WY


Devil’s Tower, WY


Mount Rushmore, SD


Corn Palace, SD


Somewhere on the side of the road, MN


Chicago, IL


Natural Bridge, VA


Asbury Park, NJ


Gettysburg, PA


Gettysburg, PA


Gettysburg, PA


Grand Canyon, AZ


Lake Placid, NY


Lake Placid, NY


San Antonio, TX


San Antonio, TX


Disneyland, CA


Washington, DC


Las Vegas, NV

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Day 2914 – Stay Out Of The Sun Day

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I have a funny problem, it has only struck a few years, but on June 1st, in two years, I got some wicked sunburn. My big burn of this year was in April while I enjoyed the beach in Florida.

When I saw this fun little holiday, I thought, I HAVE to blog about this! So in celebration of this day, here’s one of my worst sunburns I have received over the years. Make sure you stay out of the sun today!!!

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Day 2913 – Sober For 1007 Days

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I started this post as a “something that makes me angry” type post, but I’m not going to do that. I’ve been pretty angry about some things about drinking, sobriety, and society in general the past few weeks, but I think I need to marinate on that a little more, those thoughts will likely end up in my memoir. As I was writing, I wanted to see how many days I’ve been sober, and I discovered I completely missed 1000 days last Sunday!

The last 1007 days have been quite the journey of self-discovery, cleansing, and just all around “Yay, I’m not an alcoholic anymore!”

I don’t have much else to say other than, no matter where you find yourself today, you can change. If you can admit you need to change, and that you need help.

This photo here was one of my last drinks, probably my very last margarita.

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Day 2912 – Jennilyn’s Memory Day

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July 1st will always be a big deal to me.

On July 1, 2008, Bret proposed.

On July 1, 2011, I put in my notice at my last 9-5 job.

I’m not sure if anything that major will happen today, but I will definitely spend the day thankful for where my life has taken me, and look forward to the steps I’m taking to take my life where I want to be.

Do you have any special dates that you can never forget?

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