Our Memories in Marriage

How did the time fly so quickly? John's year long deployment ended when he came home July 31st. His parents and I were there to welcome him home and that evening John got to step into our new home for the first time. We moved into a duplex near base and have been enjoying getting to live together for the first time. The adjusting is going well and we are looking forward to his block leave!

John and I bought our car today! We've been looking for one that will be good for driving long distances and that will make a good family car (eventually), and we ended up getting a 2010 Ford Fusion. It's in "Atlantis green", but I think it looks black in most lighting.




Even if you can't tell it's green, you can't say it isn't shiny!


The air freshener for when I'm driving it! I'm not sure John will want to drive around with a gnome.


This is a photo I found online, maybe the lighting is just bad today, but I don't think it looks like this color in person! It's still pretty though!

This week I've had a couple of pleasant surprises arrive in my mailbox! First, on Thursday, I received a package from John, which included videos he made for me of himself talking and a beautiful glass rose crossing a heart.
Second, on Friday, was our wedding album! It took me six months to get back to the photographer about our "must have" photos for the album, but he is so patient and has amazingly fast turn around: