July 19th, 2008 is so 2000 and late

Yesterday, the two of us celebrated our One Year Anniversary! It is so hard for us to believe that it has already been a year. After some breakfast in bed, the 509 service, and lunch with friends, the party began. First we reminisced by watching our 2 wedding DVDs. We got chills watching Kristi walk down the aisle, felt so supported by listening to the worship, and cracked up laughing at the frequency of the bridesmaids' tears during the ceremony. After steak and potatoes at Logans (thanks Grandma Yoder), we discovered that we had the same exact gift idea for each other! We both thought that it would be a great idea to have a book where each year we take a photo on our anniversary and write a note to each other. Two peas in a pod, people, two peas in a pod.

Kristi's favorite part of the day was a surprise from me. Kristi got a video that I made during the weeks leading up to our engagement. I would talk into the camera every couple nights or so explaining my feelings, thoughts, and events that were happening. It was so great for both of us to relive the engagement and wedding experience all over again.

We want to thank all of our friends and family who loved and supported us on our wedding day, and during this past year. You all mean so much to us!

Here is a photo taken by our good friend and blogger, Daron Short (www.daronshort.com), on our anniversary.

In front of our first 'home' on our One Year.

Our wedding cake was still DELICIOUS after being frozen for one year.

So what have we decided to tackle in our 2nd year of marriage? Well, we have started Hip-Hop dance lessons. Yes, you read that right. Hip-Hop dance lessons. Kristi gave us dance lessons for Christmas, and we just now found the time to do them! Check out the video for the first hip-hop dance that we learned. Kristi is front and center.
SAY, All I Need

Independence Day, in Canada eh?

Kristi and I got quite a few strange looks from people when we told them our Fourth of July plans. Camping in Canada! Over the long Holiday weekend, we spent 2 nights camping on Lake Huron at 'The Pinery' near Grand Bend, Ontario. Mark Banks (Canadian Camper Extraordinaire) hooked us all up with a secluded camping site that had a private path to the beach! Games were played (which the Americans dominated), jokes were told (but do they call me Angus the road builder?), some INCREDIBLE camp food was consumed, and a great time was had by all. The traveling with an Indian across the border and getting our car searched twice was even worth it. Although we had a great time in Canada, it was a relief to us all to get our freedom back at the border on Sunday.

We got to see some old friends and make some new ones. Here is the whole crew together on the top of the sand dune at the beach!





Also, to answer many of your questions about how I (Josh) am doing after this past week, the answer is I am doing alright. Though I am sad to see MJ go, his music will live on. The walls he broke down in this country and in the world during his career were incredible, and I wish that I could have been born two decades earlier to witness his entire career. I hope that other artists follow his example of writing songs like 'Heal the World', 'We are the World', and 'Man in the Mirror'.