Monthly Archives: July 2011

June 1998

A boy and a girl make eyes at each other from the back of rafts while working as whitewater river guides.

Summer 2001

The boy and girl decide they want to be together and move from West Virginia to Utah for college and mountains and snow.

Winter 2002

The boy professes his commitment to the girl and asks her to marry him.

July 7 2007

The best day of the girls life.

Surrounded by love, they celebrated their love.

She promised to be his partner when their love was easy and when it was challenging.  He promised to look for things before he asked where they were.

They danced the night away in each others arms.

July 7 2011

The boy and girl woke up smiling because the last 4 years of marriage have been better than they imagined.   And because he still looks for things before he asks where they are.

There’s nothing like West Virginia in July and this weekend was no exception.  Another 4th filled with

Amazing food & drink

Grilled Pizza!

Fresh Churned Ginger Ice Cream

Freshly Minted

Freshly Poured

Patriotic Birthday Cake

Summer in full bloom

Pasural strolls

Bonfires blazing

 Good ol’ fashioned bell slinging

I had a great teacher!  Sadie and I grew up together and now she’s living in Oakland working as a personal trainer at Cliff Bar.  She’s an amazing yoga teacher and is currently training for her next Russian Kettlebell Challenge cert (i.e. insanity).  We always make a point of sweating when we are together. 🙂

Sadie gave me a (not-so-relaxing) post-workout stretch.

And last but not least, lots of porch sitting!

Thanks to everyone who made it a delicious, fun, active, and entertaining weekend!