2 Years and Counting

I Carry Your Heart with Me ~ E. E. Cummings

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)

i fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want
no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)


Jon and I were married two years ago today. We got engaged in February of 2008 and were planning a wedding for summertime in 2009. However, towards the end of July of 2008 Jon really started feeling like we should just get married and plan a celebration at a later time (when we could afford it!). So in about a week we pulled things together to have a very small wedding ceremony.

When we saw 8.8.08 was a Friday and decided that would be the day. After a little more research, we found out the number 8 is symbolic for new beginnings. Perfect. We decided we'd like to get married on a dock at The Memorial Union in Madison, WI. The first summer Jon and I met we went to a wedding reception at The Union and Jon has always told me that was the night he realized he had fallen in love with me. A year and a half later he proposed to me there.

We had originally decided to only have Sawyer, our pastor, his wife and another friend from church there. We weren't going to invite friends or family. Then as the week went on, I really wanted to invite my parents. Jon's family were all in Texas, but mine were in Minnesota... So, my parents were invited (this made them very happy!).

One of the final major decisions was to get married at sunrise. At the beginning of the day. Best decision ever. We were the only people at The Union and the ceremony was beautiful!

Here's some pictures from the day:



















Photos taken by Lisa Madden Photography

The night we got engaged (2/14/08)

The night Jon realized he was in love with me (July 2006).


Today we'll be celebrating by going to church, taking naps and going out to dinner! Here's to TWO years and counting!!!