Nine Years

We’re practically an old married couple at this point.

I was searching around for a fun picture of the two of us to post. I’ve already used this and this, but the one posted above from our recent vacation is my current favorite picture of the two of us. And it probably most exemplifies our life after 9 years of marriage, 15 as a couple.

Such love. Such joy. (Such forehead!)

We’re two pea’s in a pod.

You’re Still The One — Shania Twain

Filed under: Anniversary, Joy, Love, Marriage

How Time Flies

14 years ago today Tonia and I started dating officially. 8 years ago today we got hitched. The words on those shirts sum it up…I’m a bum and she’s goofy. But we go together like rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong.

I love you Tonia.

Filed under: Anniversary, Love

Grand Weekend

It’s amazing how much fun you can have in such a short amount of time. I still can’t believe that I wasn’t gone for more than the measly 30 hours. I won’t bore you with tons of details, but I will recommend some places to visit if you ever get a chance.

The first place is Binder Park Zoo. Although I love zoos and go to all I can, I’ve often held the position that most zoo’s are done in bad taste because of the environment the animals must live in, but this particular zoo was so different than what I’m used to. It felt really natural (as natural as a giraffe in Michigan could be) and it was very well done. Attention to detail must have been top priority.

Secondly, I recommend that the next time you’re up near the Grand Rapids, Michigan area you check out Mars Hill Bible Church, the home church of pastor Rob Bell of the Nooma videos. It’s pretty neat having a worship service in an old mall. It’s also pretty neat when the pastor speaks on something you’ve been blogging about earlier in the week. If you get a chance, you can download and listen to it yourself here. In fact, he’s inspired me into doing a little mini-series based on the Nooma videos next week. Perhaps tomorrow I’ll try to post more specifically on what he was talking about yesterday.

Well, all in all, it was a great way to celebrate our 7th anniversary, How cool is Tanner on the rock wall?!

Filed under: Anniversary, Mars Hill Bible Church, Nooma, Rob Bell, Rock Climbing, Tanner, Vacation, Zoos