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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 658 – Clear Vase + Corks + Rings + Colored Rocks = Awesome

This week at work, some ladies from the Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel came in and gave us some materials about their venue (beautiful by the way!) and also a neat plastic vase. I had cleaned the apartment after the Princess Party. It was great to have the kitchen table cleaned! When we went cross country in December, we stopped at one of the many gift shops and bought some rocks…you know, the as many as you can fit in this bag for 5 bucks type…I’ve been meaning to find a neat “presentation” for them…and I figured that out tonight! The vase! So, I poured in the rocks…they were way too low in the vase…so I searched the apartment for something to raise them up….We have also been collecting corks for our friends for a project they want to do down the road….and there was an “ah ha!” moment and this was the result! (I think I spent 10-20 minutes getting the corks just right) I love that our wedding picture is in the background. It’s this beautiful collection of memories….the wedding….the many bottles of wine….and the road trip. It was also great taking a picture for me…setting something up for MY purposes. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE photographing for others. I could write for hours about how much I absolutely adore documenting my dear client’s lives. But…it’s easy to get caught up in taking pictures only when I’m getting paid for it (heck editing pictures for that matter! It’s almost embarrassing how many personal pictures I haven’t edited yet)…so this was a great treat!

Day 657 – A Princess Party!

Tonight I went to a Princess Party! The idea was – dress up in something that makes you feel like a princess and then we would watch the Royal Wedding! The host (first row 3rd from the right) wore her wedding dress! I was going to wear mine too…but I think it might still smell like the Gunpowder River from my Trash the Dress with Shawna Sherrell, password: River

Day 656 – Sunset on the Way to Dinner

So, I wasn’t sure what I would take a picture of today….and then I came around a corner on the way to dinner with my family and saw this amazing sunset. It’s not super clear, but the rings are in the bottom right of the screen. We’ll just say that the sunset is so pretty you don’t mind! : ) I share this because Bret and I share a deep love of the outdoors and the beauty of God’s creation.