In the Beginning

In The Beginning..........Welcome to the story of our life together. To catch some of you up on the years I'm going to go back in time to the early 21st century...........

Back in those days there was a young independent man named Justin who had just graduated from college and was spending his summer guiding whitewater rafting trips on the wild rivers of the Pacific Northwest.

The Meeting
One day when he was guiding a whitewater trip with a youth ministry he'd been involved with, he met a new fellow guide.......

Justin was awe-struck, she sure was a hottie! She was a blond, midwestern bombshell named Frannie, chasing her dreams in the wilds of the West. (I do have to say that writing your own blog is quite uplifting for the ego:)

Unfortunately he had to wait until the next summer to get to know her. And that he did. The two became inseperable buddies. Doing everything together from hiking and hunting to sitting by the fire and reading together. Different books of course, but reading them together in the same room. The funny thing about their relationship was that much of their time spent together was spent bickering and fighting and being annoyed at each other. It was a very odd relationship. They liked to do things together but they were both very stubborn in thier ways. During this time, someone told them "You are both such loners....But you're Loners Together".

Of course we all know where this led.........................................

We were married on September 4, 2004. It was a beautiful day with friends and family. And, I've got to say it, I was having a great hair day! After the wedding we roadtripped back West for our honeymoon and started our life together. Justin has since been working as a security guard and going to school for his second degree in Pastoral Studies. He will graduate next June! I have been working at a local security software company where I stare at a computer screen in my little gray cubicle all day and run statistic reports (and I have a Recreation Management degree....go figure). It pays the bills while we're getting Justin through school:)

We hope you continue to visit our Blog and keep in touch with us as life continues to change!