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 3251 – Happy Birthday To My Road Trip Book!

Posted on June 5, 2018 by 365 days of marriage

Wowie, I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since I published my book, Planning an Epic Road Trip on any Budget! (this is an affiliate link, which just means if you buy it or something else on Amazon, I’ll get a small percentage.)

This was by far the easiest book to write and definitely the most enjoyable. I can’t wait to see where this book and the experiences I’ve had since will take me. (Stay tuned, hopefully soon, for my next project!)

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Day 3250 – Lessons Learned from Stedman Graham (Oprah’s Man) – repost

Posted on June 4, 2018 by 365 days of marriage

This is a way oldie, but a goodie! 🙂

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Since yesterday, I have learned SOOO much at this conference! It has completely changed how I think about my business. I also have a TON of new ideas for side projects and books to write.

The highlight of today was hearing Stedman Graham speak. You probably know him best as “Oprah’s man” but after hearing him speak, he is completely in his own category in my mind.

He shared SO many encouraging things and I’d love to just type them all up…but I don’t want to just give away his information, you know? BUT, I will share something that he shared, written by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (taken from this page)

“And when you discover what you will be in your life, set out to do it as if God Almighty called you at this particular moment in history to do it. don’t just set out to do a good job. Set out to do such a good job that the living, the dead or the unborn couldn’t do it any better.

If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, sweep streets like Beethoven composed music, sweep streets like Leontyne Price sings before the Metropolitan Opera. Sweep streets like Shakespeare wrote poetry. Sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will have to pause and say: Here lived a great street sweeper who swept his job well. If you can’t be a pine at the top of the hill, be a shrub in the valley. Be be the best little shrub on the side of the hill.

Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. For it isn’t by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.”

Later in the evening, there was a pink and white party for some of the attendees. I got a picture with Mara Glazer, her assistant, Kara Anderson AND Bridget Moore of K&B Bridals and Event Planning.

I am honored to be good friends with Mara! Even more so after she asked Stedman if we could get a picture with him!! He’s so nice and down to earth in person. He actually shook my hand and thanked ME after we took the picture. Awesome guy!

And randomly….they had this beer at the party….this was the same company that made our root beers in Virgina!!

originally posted 7/7/12

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Day 3249 – Fifth Closing Celebration Meal And Major Growth

Posted on June 3, 2018 by 365 days of marriage

We closed our fifth deal with our real estate investing business on Thursday. It was all around one of the most fulfilling deals we’ve done because I got to be a part of more steps than I normally am (meeting with clients, going to the actual closing, etc), and it was a family that was so thankful we were able to help them. After everything was done with closing, we decided to go to El Salto for the celebration meal. While in the parking lot, Bret said something that was so powerful and such a testament to how much we’ve both grown. He said, “order whatever you want, we can afford it.” For so many years of our marriage, those little words “we can’t afford it” have been peppered through our conversations. How you think about things has such an impact on how your life plays out. We have both done so much work in changing our mindsets about things and to see it come out of our minds was so rewarding.

I took Bret at his word and ordered a whole bunch of stuff! I got all the dip options, extra cheese, and I supremed my meal.

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Day 3248 – Fun Day With Dogs!!

Posted on June 2, 2018 by 365 days of marriage

Today I got to hang out with dogs all day! I was manning the booth for Red Leash Pet Photography at the Lab Rescue of the LRCP Walk in Annapolis! It was an amazing turnout and thankfully the rain held off until we finished up. I had so much fun meeting so many great labs (and other breeds too!) all day. I love a day that ends with my hands smelling like pups! Last I heard, they raised over $160,000!

This is a picture of Lori (of Red Leash) and I last year, we were so busy with the pups we didn’t get a photo together this year.

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Day 3247 – Happy Doughnut Day!!

Posted on June 1, 2018 by 365 days of marriage

Bret and I have a deep love for doughnuts and we’re super thankful for a day that celebrates with us! Here are some of our favorite memories with doughnuts. 😀