Celebrating the First Year
When we started this blog over a year (!) ago, we used the first post to thank people for everything they had been doing for us and our engagement. Tonight as we ate a delicious dinner prepared by Josh, we talked about all the amazing things we’ve done and people we’ve met during our first year of marriage.
This year was a busy, crazy year! We joined up with our awesome community group, I started my first job, and I only threatened to quit my first job twice. Josh threatened to quit his first job and actually followed through. Thus sending him off to grad school while I move into a second year of teaching that is supposed to be easier than the first. (Prayers accepted.) Josh got his wedding ring resized- twice.
Josh won his first design award, complete with a trip to Paris, we went to four weddings of friends of ours, welcomed a new niece, and the first of our friends had a baby boy. We celebrated Silas’s first birthday, moved Annie into her freshman dorm, had two sets of friends get engaged, and went on our first helicopter ride. And saw Mount Rushmore and the Eiffel Tower. Not to mention the Anna Ruby Falls we visited just yesterday.
We thank Jesus for his blessings and faithfulness in our marriage this year.
We could go on, but pictures are worth so many more words. So here’s about 50,000 words summed up into little moments captured on film. Err — on digital screens from the past year. Some you’ll remember, some are new. Enjoy them all!

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Jul 17 2006
I’m crying….tears of joy!!!!
Mony
Jul 17 2006
He who finds a true wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord. Proverbs 18:22
That would be You, Josh.
Jul 17 2006
wow… that was great, you guys. i love the post and the pics. it was fun to see all the blessings… I’m so happy for you both. You are such a great pair… Love, Mandy (the matchmaker)
Jul 17 2006
Happy Anniversary!! What a beautiful tribute to your first year – and how fun for us to see all that you guys have done together! We love you guys!
Jul 17 2006
Happy Anniversary. Ya’ll are an awesome example of what a Christian marriage should be.
Very cool collection of pictures. I love the picture of Meg showing off her flexibilty. My favorite has got to be Mr. Teague with the headset on. Classic.
Jul 19 2006
What a jam-packed year! So, so happy for you guys.
And yeah, it’s great to see pictorial documentation of the great Xbox hoax of ’06.
Jul 20 2006
So, Josh, you still like her?
just kidding. I love you, Lauren. See you in 3 weeks.