A Recap on 2004

After a 9 month engagement and our wedding on Sept 4th we decided to make our roadtrip from the midwest to our new home for our honeymoon. It was the perfect adventure for us.




We stopped in Custer State Park......the most beautiful place in South Dakota. It's nestled in the Black Hills among the huge rocks, beautiful trees and abundance of wildlife.
Justin and I spent a whole day hiking through the "Sunday Gultch" trail. It was georgeous. Even the rocks sparkled!





Next, we ventured onto Yellowstone. We had a 2 night stay at the Yellowstone lodge cabins. That's where I spent a summer working during college. I had to make it a stop on the trip...I just had to.

Here we are on a hike I took with friends back in the college days.


After a few more stops we made it home to our new one bedroom nest. Justin went back to school and work and I started looking for employment. It finally came in November:)






We spent Christmas of 2004 out West with Justin's family. It was hard to be away from family but we managed. This was our little Christmas that we had at our apt. Thanks for all the gifts everyone:)









We then met the rest of the Justin's family at the old huntingCabin (this was in the middle of nowhere). It's been the family hunting grounds for decades. They can sleep up to 20 people in this cabin and feed them all before going out hunting at 6am.
Here we are in front of the cabin with our dog, Cody, and our matching vests made by grandma Joy. It was a "make it or bake it" Christmas that year.