Our Third Christmas Together

So, first of all...I did it! I completed my first half marathon! We ran the whole race side by side and we crossed the finish line together.  A few things I learned...1) I was ready! 2) I should have used the bathroom before the race started! 3) I should have brought an aluminum cover for warmth before the race...poor Justin was way cold!  So glad we did it. And then we had a lot of fun after hanging with his college friends and exploring Philly together.  Some of my favorite photos:

Elfreth's Alley

Liberty Bell

Elfreth's Alley

Rittenhouse Square

Before the Race

Love Park

LOVE

We did it!!!

Beautiful Leaves

Blurry Proof...we're holding hands across the finish line!

Haha! A Man Full of Trouble!

Aww...you alright??

So, yes, tons of fun. And I got to meet a few of his friends from college. Had lots of fun!

So, we've lived together over 2 years now. We've been engaged almost 2 years. Why such a long engagement? Well, it's tough to plan a wedding when you have family in CA, OR, WA and Europe...and you live in the shitty state of Texas. We've had so many ideas...but are still deciding the how and where. We're really in no rush...we already feel and act married. The wedding will just be a party!

This is our third Christmas together. Our first Christmas was at my mom's house. He proposed that year:

He got the kids to hold these scrolls he made that said Will You?

And then there was a ring before me

Of course I said yes!

The kids were thrilled!

And the ring he designed is gorgeous

 We spent Christmas 2012 in Oregon with his family. The kids went to Wisconsin to visit their grandparents on their dad's side.

This year we've got the kids and we are staying home. It's the first time we've put up a tree! We got some new ornaments and we turned a bunch of our saved wine corks into ornaments:

Montinore Wine Cork

Pretty!

Mia adding the star

Lovely

Fat and Chubby things

I'm looking forward to my 4th year with the love of my life...as of next month we will have been together 3 years! They have been 3 amazing years!

Sooooo in love! Happy Holidays!