{"id":1407,"date":"2009-06-28T21:44:19","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T02:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2009-06-28T21:44:19","modified_gmt":"2009-06-29T02:44:19","slug":"six-sweet-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=1407","title":{"rendered":"Six sweet years&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We just got back from an anniversary\/bike race weekend&#8230; the first time in 6 years that we&#8217;ve had any time to enjoy our special day together!\u00a0 It was lovely&#8230; right down to the chocolate mousse cheesecake we shared in memory of <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">my<\/span> our wedding cake.\u00a0 (Thanks, again, to Dena for being the cake courier!)\u00a0 My computer battery is dying, and bedtime is nearing, but I can&#8217;t let this day pass without saying how blessed I am.<\/p>\n<p>Amazing memories from June 28th, 2003&#8230; rain most of the day, but it didn&#8217;t dampen our spirits; meeting Brian for a quiet few moments and prayer before the pre-ceremony photos; praying separately with our respective wedding party members before the ceremony; a ceremony that we still talk about as &#8220;perfect&#8221; with awesome music; surprising my sweet husband with a song during the ceremony; our first sweet kiss; a fun reception with delicious food; clouds of mosquitoes as we attempted a few outdoor photos; driving away with little gold hearts blowing out our air vents (there are a few still hiding in there!\u00a0 We are determined that we&#8217;ll be newlyweds as long as we can see them reflecting in the front window!), sharing the day with the most special people in our lives.\u00a0 If you were there&#8230; thank you!\u00a0 And we probably talked about you today \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 So much has happened in these awesome 6 years, and we&#8217;re so very thankful and excited to see what God has in store for the future.<\/p>\n<p>And Brian&#8230; I love you so very much.\u00a0 I&#8217;m so glad you found me in Texas nearly 8 years ago!\u00a0 You are my dearest friend, and I&#8217;m so happy to share this life with you.\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;ll always be your #1 fan!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1408\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1408\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img_3764.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1408\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1408\" title=\"img_3764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img_3764-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Analise at a bike race earlier in June.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img_3764-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img_3764-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Analise at a bike race earlier in June.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We just got back from an anniversary\/bike race weekend&#8230; 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