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  • Cute Quote

    I read this in a magazine….and loved it…

    Your wedding day will pass quickly. All the months of planning will be realized in just a few short hours. Guests will Ooh and ahh over your beautiful gown; they’ll marvel at the lovely flowers; they’ll enjoy the delicious reception you organized so carefully. But, ultimately, all those things are just a part of the party. A wedding is the celebration of something much more important: the decision two people make to join together and live their lives as one.

    Today, as we are in the midst of planning our big day, I am focusing less on all the details and more about what the day means. I look forward to our life together! Here’s to our future!!!

  • Welcome to 2011!

    Happy New Year, one and all! I hope you are as excited for this year as I am! Such fun is in store….the Cherry Festival, a trip to Spain, a Chili Cook Off, lots of hiking, vacuuming up yogi hair, the Film Festival, cleaning slobber off the walls, going to the Micro Brew Festival, and of course, our WEDDING!!!!

    We wish you love and happiness in 2011! My advice for the coming months – tell those you care about just how much you love them. Life is too short, so make it great and enjoy the people in your life – your friends, your family, and even strangers. If you see a penny on the ground maybe leave it for someone else to find! If you see a close parking spot at Meijer maybe leave it for a little old lady or a mom carting 4 kids around. It is amazing how small acts of kindness can have a huge impact on someone else’s life and your life.

    Ok, enough preaching from me…. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

  • Year In Rear-View Mirror

    Images of my smile and yours
    Not smaller than they appear
    It must be broken ’cause
    Everything we need is close
    What I feel when I hug
    Is what I see in my head
    The prisms in my eyes
    Multiply the memories
    That I circle when I sleep
    A kiss on New Years Eve
    Then proposal in the woods
    Every moment memory
    Where we want to be

  • My Year in Cities 2010

    In 2010, I slept at least one night in each of the following cities. The asterisks denote multiple-visit cities.

    After drafting the following list of cities, I now realize how close-reaching my 2010 travel has been. This indicates a big shift in my life from looking far away for what I want, to being happy with that with which I’ve chosen to surround myself. I have nature. I have family. I have love. I have work and play. I have entertainment and downtime. And all of these things are in my backyard (so to speak). They are closer than they’ve ever been in my life, and I intend to cherish that by spreading my roots far and wide and making a mark on the local community. Of course I hope to travel far and wide for many years to come, but now, more than ever, I’ll do it knowing where my true home is.

    • Traverse City, MI* (Hometown)
    • East Lansing, MI (MI bar exam)
    • Ishpeming, MI* (Grandma’s house)
    • Wilderness State Park, MI (Camping)
    • Charlevoix, MI (Wedding)
    • Holland, MI (Wedding)
    • Ann Arbor, MI (UM v. BGSU)
    • Chicago, IL (Wedding dress hunt)
    • Grand Rapids, MI (Law seminar)
    • Olympia, Washington (Wedding)

  • Our First Christmas Tree!

    In search of a tree,
    We drove to “The 40”;
    Linds’ in high fashion
    And me not so sporty.

    Like slobber to walls,
    Linds’ shot to the tree.
    Eighty-seven pictures later,
    The saw was set free.

    To honor its branches,
    A prayer we did say.
    Then “Amen” was uttered;
    The tree would soon lay.

    When my turn was had
    The tree last stood;
    In a matter of seconds
    Did soft snow hit wood.

    Above my round head,
    I hoisted our tree
    And without any thought
    I tossed it to Lindsey.

    “Here ya go Honey,
    You can lug it from here.
    I’ll take some pictures
    And look out for deer.”

    What a woman she is!
    That face full of might.
    The prickly tree heaved
    Right out of sight!

    The snow came down softly;
    And Yogi had fun.
    It beat the heck out of
    Some plain old run!

    It’s not every couple
    That gets perfect weather
    When they go hunting
    For their first tree together.

    But what mattered the most,
    (And I’m proud to tell),
    Is all I kept thinking was
    She’s pretty darn swell!

    *****The End*****

  • Cookies, Cookies, and More Cookies!

    Yesterday, amidst a blizzard unlike I can remember, Chris and I spent a few hours at his parents making cookies, enjoying a roast, and playing monopoly!

    We had fun learning the tricks of the trade and decorating the yummy goodness :)

  • Christmas Tree Cutting 2010

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    This is (or should appear as) an animated Gif. Don’t watch for too long! You’ll get dizzy. Merry Christmas season.