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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 1419 – Behind The Scenes Of A Personal Trainer

If you’ve read my blog for a while, you know I generally talk about the following:

  • Our marriage
  • Our photography business
  • Food
  • Silly stuff
  • Our friends
  • Working out

I’ve been very inspired to work out more and eat healthier since Bret started a personal training business….and after someone made me aware of how important it is that I look like a personal trainer’s wife!

But today’s post is NOT about the growth I’ve experienced. I want to talk about what you guys don’t see if you work with Bret.

Bret cares so much about his business, his clients and the workouts he has them do. He spends a lot of time thinking about workouts for his clients…keeping in mind the special needs of each. He’ll stay up late if he has to in order to get it done.

He’s always thinking up new workouts and ways to keep things interesting.

Now here’s the kicker and why I wanted to write this post. He actually does the workouts. He’s not the type of trainer that just puts workouts down on paper and says, ok, do this. I’d say at least 2-3 times a week, he’s outside trying something new. From workouts done while climbing a tree to pulling a tire to skipping.

I’m so proud of all he’s done in just 5 short months of officially being in business! I’m also sooooo excited to see what comes next!!

Here’s Bret holding a heavy bag. He uses this to do squats AND he’ll run with it!

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Day 1418 – What An Awesome Way To Spend Memorial Day

On Monday, Memorial Day, I ventured down to Washington DC with a few friends! It was a truly awesome day!

We started at the zoo and caught the pandas at feeding time!

(Forgive the out of focusness)

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Here’s all three of us!

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We also caught the parade! It was really awesome!

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I was especially proud of the Marines marching…wonder why? πŸ˜‰

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