Posts tagged Mike
Scrapbooking Retreat
07 months ago
by Erin
A couple of weeks ago my mom and I went to a small bed and breakfast out in the desert for a scrapbooking retreat. We stayed at the Roughley Manor in Twentynine Palms, CA:
Twentynine Palms, CA… it’s really in the middle of nowhere!
It’s in the middle of nothing in the desert, can’t imagine why anyone would want to live there. Apparently the original owner suffered from the effects of mustard gassing from World War I and doctors thought the dry desert air would help his lungs, so I guess that’s why!
We stayed in the original house, and here’s a picture of our bed. Isn’t that crocheted canopy just gorgeous?
Love it!
I was able to finish my wedding album (I was pathetically close to finishing the last time I worked on it, only 5 or so pages left). My mom reminded me that I had started working on an album of pictures from my senior year of high school, so I tackled that again. It feels appropriate since 2013 will mark ten years since I graduated high school. Can’t believe it’s been that long! 
I was able to get 30 or so pages done. Here are a couple of them:
Layout featuring my husband and I
This is a layout of pictures from my senior year’s winter formal dance. This was the first date my husband and I went on. A couple of days later (after I broke up with the guy I was currently seeing, long story!) we became an ‘exclusive’ couple and have been together ever since.
Marching Band Layout
In high school I participated in marching band, this set of pictures is from the last competition of our senior year. I loved scrapbooking these pictures, it brought back so many good memories.
I’m trying to make an effort to actually finish this scrapbook in a decent amount of time, unlike my wedding albums which took 2+ years. Wish me luck!
A not-so-romantic Valentine’s Day
01 year ago
by Erin
I couldn't find any good pictures of Mike and I from Valentine's Days in the past, so here's one of us from 2004.
It’s not ideal, but at least we’ll be together and that’s what’s most important. 
Enjoy the day!
Our anniversary
01 year ago
by Erin
As of today, my husband and I have been married three years.
My husband, Mike and me on New Year's Eve. I look kinda weird because I was dressed as Kim Kardashian, but I took off the wig in this picture.
I just went looking for a post on my wedding, and there wasn’t one! I can’t believe I forgot to post about my wedding. 
Well, here’s a picture of us on our wedding day.
January 17, 2009 in Newport Beach, CA.
As much fun as it was to marry my best friend in front of our family and friends, we had been together so long at that point it kind of felt like we were already married, lol. We purposely chose to get married as close to our original dating anniversary as possible (Jan 20th), since we had been together almost SIX YEARS by the time we got married. So even though we’ve only been married three years… we’ve been together for nine years now. I can’t believe it!
Mike and I on our first date in 2003, our senior year Winter Formal.
I can’t believe how young we look there. 
Happy anniversary to my best friend, my confidante, my biggest supporter and the love of my life! We are going to dinner tonight to celebrate.
Have a great day!
