As Chris wrote, the final days leading up to the wedding were a blur of final preparations, but we managed to squeeze in a few fun activities and spend some time with family in between all the chores. We arrived in Port Townsend late on July 3rd, so we were …
We just returned from a quick camping trip in Southern Utah with the dogs and our friend Brian. It was a brief respite from the Vegas heat and desert scenery, plus gave us a chance to take our new camping gear for its first adventure! We had already loaded most …
Cake tasting is probably one of the most enjoyable parts of wedding planning for most people, and ours was that, plus something more than just fun and delicious. Our cake tasting last weekend felt like a very early stage of the wedding itself, in a way. It gave Chris and …
Chris and I went on our first camping trip together less than a month after our first date at Public School 702.. Actually, sometimes he tells people that Flagstaff was our first real date. I say he invited himself to my Fourth of July camping trip. After the Running with …
Chris and I started talking about marriage and looking at engagement rings pretty early in our relationship (2 months in!). We started with a few of the large chain jewelry stores in Las Vegas, but soon realized that most of the options available were not what we wanted. The halo …
I knew Chris was going to propose, but I had no idea when or how, and when it finally happened, it was a complete, wonderful surprise. Chris had the ring for a couple months before we got engaged, and we’d been talking about marriage for months. I tried to guess when …
Every Saturday, Las Vegas Runners (LVR) hosts a long run that is usually between 6 and 8 miles. Most weeks we start at Desert Bloom Park and then go to coffee at Grouchy John’s. Once a month is an “off site” run that starts and ends at another coffee shop …
Chris and I met at our running group’s Saturday morning run. The first time I remember meeting Chris was early January 2016, right after I returned to Henderson after Christmas. We started chatting after the run and I felt a connection right away. We exchanged phone numbers, and then I …
