6 Year Anniversary

Our Anniversary is officially tomorrow on the 17th, but we are celebrating it a day early so that we can celebrate Father's Day tomorrow. I decided to go through our thousands of pictures and pick out one of my favorite pictures of us for each year we've been together. Joe and I met on a blind date in February of 2004, got engaged in April of 2005 and married June 17, 2006, so we've been together almost 8.5 years.
These past 8.5 years have been the best of life and each year just gets better and better, especially since we have added Brady and patiently waiting the arrival of Baby #2 in early October. I couldn't have asked for a better best friend and soul mate to spend my life with! 

Happy 6th Anniversary Joe,  I love you!!!

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"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." - Mignon McLaughlin

Vacation Part 3

We took a boat out on the St. Johns River to fish. This was Brady's first boat experience and he did really well considering we were out for almost 7 hours. He did take some books to look at it and of course our Mickey Mouse DVDs to pass some time. We even stopped and docked and got out at a little restaurant to eat breakfast. It was located near some springs and we were able to make our own pancakes on our tabletop griddle. The guys caught several fish, and they had the most beautiful colors on their body. We had a great time and the scenery was just gorgeous. We saw a bunch of fish, some alligators, turtles and many birds.

Vacation Part 2

The condo we stayed at was in a beautiful community with some great amenities. There were several pools including a zero entry pool, kiddie pool, and a fun play area. Brady really enjoyed the water but he still prefers the pool over the ocean.

Vacation in Palm Coast

We just got home from a fun week in Florida where we stayed most of the time near the beach in Palm Coast and then ended with a couple of days of shopping in Orlando. We ate, fished, shopped and just tried to relax. We had a great time but like all great things they have to come to an end at some point and back to reality. It's nice to take some time away just to refresh yourself.

60 Year Wedding Anniversary Celebration

I am a little behind on posting since we have been on vacation, but I want to go back a few weeks to the last weekend of May when we celebrated my Grandmother and Papaw Young's 60th Anniversary. It is not every day that we have these milestones to honor. It is so nice and refreshing to see those who set such a wonderful example of love and marriage. I am fortunate to have a set on both sides of my family because my other grandparents celebrated 50 years last fall.

We had a nice family lunch at Paula Deen's in Cherokee, NC and came back to enjoy some cake. Here are some pictures of the happy couple and our luncheon.