eighteen years ago, i started dating a boy {february 23, 1994}. ten years ago, i became that boy's wife {february 23, 2002}. happy anniversary to someone who has seen me at my worst & loved me regardless. our marriage has seen highs & lows. we've fought hard, but LOVE harder. we really are... better together. picture by silly little sparrow photos … [Read more...]
when the weather is nice, we love to take a stroll along the atlantic ocean.the kids love to look for shells.buxton isn't too keen of the sand just yet, but frisco {that handsome guy pictured above} loves the beach. he splashes in the waves & he chases the shorebirds. also, he may or may not have peed on a beach towel as we walked along the beach...{but that happened last summer}the beach is so peaceful this time of year. crowds of vacationers haven't infiltrated the beach at sandbridge...just yet.spending an hour at the beach. just the four six of us.it truly is heaven on earth. … [Read more...]
this song. oh, this song. the first time i heard it, i got a little teary-eyed. some of the lyrics hit close to home.too close to home. {source}She's all laid up in bed with a broken heartWhile I'm drinking Jack all alone in my local bar and we don't know howHow we got into this mad situation, only doing things out of frustrationTrying to make it work, but, man, these times are hardShe needs me now but I can't seem to find the timeI got a new job now on the unemployment line and we don't know howHow we got into this mess, is it God's test? Someone help us 'cause we're doing our bestTrying to make things work, but, man, these times are hardBut we're gonna stop by drinking our cheap bottles of wineSit talking up all night, saying things we haven't for a while, a while, yeahWe're … [Read more...]
the last time adam & i saw jack johnson in concert was back in 2002 {i was a few months pregnant with aidan}. however, in just over a week we will see him in concert again.we are stoked.mellow, meaningful music. i'm very much looking forward to a night out with adam. a night to forget the bad. a night to cherish the good. a night to remind us both that we truly are...better together. There is no combination of words I could put on the back of a postcard And no song that I could sing but I can try for your heart And our dreams and they are made out of real things Like a shoebox of photographs with sepia-toned loving Love is the answer at least for most of the questions in my heart Like why are we here? And where do we go? And how come it’s so hard? … [Read more...]
{us. playa del carmen, mexico. september 2008.}blue collar. hard working. honest. making ends meet. paying off debt. surviving.loved. disliked. indifferent {sometimes}.loyal. faithful. best friends.open-minded. learning from past mistakes. living life with no regrets.parents. son. daughter.not entirely sure where the path of our lives will take us, but we're absolutely certain that we'll survive. be strong. and benefit from all that the Lord provides for us. together. … [Read more...]
