Happy 3rd anniversary to us! Exactly three years ago, on May 7, 2011, we tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony surrounded by close family and friends. In honor of the day, I bring to you some of the various tidbits I’ve learned about marriage over the past three years: 1. Marriage is a lot …
One of the Greats
Yesterday my husband got put into the bishopric of our ward as the second counselor. A quick little bit of background for you—in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, members are called to serve in various capacities in the congregations to which they pertain. All callings are voluntary and unpaid, and no one …
In Loving Memory – Grandma Austin
Last night at 9:35 P.M. as my husband and I had just gotten finished saying our bedtime prayers together, I got a call saying that my beloved grandmother had passed away. While the news was not unexpected, I was still immediately flooded with grief and emotion, but at the same time, I felt an …
Big Moments VS. Small Ones
Over the weekend, I had the chance to take some pictures for some pretty big milestones: my nephew Nicholas celebrated his first birthday (complete with fistfuls of cake that so thickly coated his hands that they looked like gloves), and I took some portraits of my nephew Logan who is about to be baptized next …
On Milestones & Getting Older
This last weekend, Matt and I packed up our car and headed down to our hometown to watch our niece, Lily, get baptized. (For those unfamiliar with the LDS church’s customs, children who grow up in the church are typically baptized at the age of 8). My sister had asked me a few weeks …
The Last Year of Certainty
While in Missouri, we checked out the Rockhurst campus (above) to consider it as an option for Matt’s DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy) degree. While we wandered the lush campus and tried to avoid the chiggers (which bit me all up and down my legs), it hit me: This is our last year of certainty. …
Six-Year Blogiversary
It just so happens that while I was checking my blog archives today, I found out that today (yes, TODAY!) is the six-year anniversary of me starting this ol’ blog. Of course, I didn’t regularly start blogging until a couple years ago, but I thought I’d take this moment to thank you—my lovely readers—for this …
Our Big Announcement
As with any big life decision, it would seem that timing is everything. Matt and I have been considering a certain little addition to our home for a couple years now, but we had a lot of variables we seemed to be up against (most of which can be summed up by two words: finances …