Happy Birthday Jesse

December 18, 2010 in Filed Under: Acknowledgments, Jesse 3 Comments

I love how excited Jesse always gets about his birthday. He reminds me on the 18th of every month how many months are left until his birthday. That’s one of the best things about Jesse is how the simplest things can make him happy. When I come home from a bad day, he will tell about his day like everything that happened that day is the greatest thing ever. He has a never ending positive attitude that you just can’t help but be drawn to. I am so very lucky to have him as my partner for life. Happy birthday to my BEST friend!

Jesse and KristinValentine's DayJesse on FerryJesse with SnowmanJesse at Graduation

Happy Birthday Andrew

December 10, 2010 in Filed Under: Acknowledgments 2 Comments

Today is my “little” brother’s birthday. He turns twenty! I remember the day he was born. I don’t remember anything about seeing him as a newborn though… I just remember getting picked up from school that day by a friend from church. I can’t believe I’m now old enough to remember something that happened twenty years ago. Weird!

We are planning a family birthday dinner for both him and Jesse (their birthdays are a week apart) next week after the rest of the family is in town for Christmas.

Here’s a quick look at how he changed, just a little, over the years. Happy birthday Andrew, hope you enjoy another great year!

Dewey1Dewey2Dewey3Dewey4

Happy Anniversary!

October 21, 2010 in Filed Under: Acknowledgments, Jesse, Marriage, Memories 5 Comments

Happy fourth anniversary Jesse! I can’t believe it’s been four years already… and I can’t believe it’s only been four years. I’m so happy to be married to you, and so proud of everything we’ve accomplished together so far.

Our wedding day was fabulous, but it flew by so fast! Here’s some of things I remember most about that day…

I remember waking up, not believing that I would be married by the end of the day.Hands

I remember feeling so relaxed (yet excited) getting ready even though I thought I would be freaking out.Makeup

I remember being so nervous right before I walked down the isle, I thought I would be sick.Walking with Dad

I remember how much I was concentrating during our ceremony so that I would never forget any of it.Ceremony1Ceremony2Ceremony3

I remember feeling so relieved when it was over and we were walking out of the church.Walking out

I remember taking so many pictures my smile hurt.Jesse's familyKristin's family

I remember how hot it was outside when we posed for even more pictures.Outside pictures

I remember how anxious you were to make our grand entrance into our reception room.Grand entrance

I remember how hard we practiced to make our first dance perfect.Dance1Dance2Dance3Dance with Dad

I remember your sweet toast to me before dinner.Toast

I remember that you followed the rules and didn’t smash cake all over my face.Cake beforeCake after

I remember Luke and Stephanie being such great sports when they caught the bouquet and guarter (they were engaged and married two months after us).Bouquet tossLuke and Stephanie

I remember enjoying time at our reception chatting with all of our guests.Talking

CarI remember the time going by so quickly and it was over already.

We’ve gone through a lot since then, but it’s only made us stronger. We’ve changed a lot too, but we keep getting better. Thanks for another great year… I hope we have many, many more. I love you!