our chicago experience

in honor of our 2 year anniversary

jesse & i took a day-trip to chicago!

our first stop was the Shedd, as mentioned here & here : )

 the jellyfish kinda grossed me out a little.

 whales will always be my favorite! 

then, Millenium Park

 & present time!

 [[new fav picture of jesse]]

then he gave me THIS!

a beautiful sapphire promise ring.

me: oh my gosh im so excited to open this!

jesse: i hope you like it!

me: ... 

:O

HOW DID YOU AFFORD THIS

jesse: i saved up! do you like it?

me: YOU DON'T HAVE THIS MONEY

jesse: i saved it!!!!!! what do you think?!

me: AHHHHH

jesse: SAY SOMETHING ELSE!!!

me: I LOVE IT!!!!

then it was dinner time & we were starving.

luckily we got there when we did because

a. the line went out the door shortly after we waltzed in &

b. it started to rain (poor people outside).

it was pretty amazing.

(i may or may not have liked the spinach & artichoke dip better than the actual meal)

 then we walked around in the rain for too long

[my feet were sopping wet. wrong day to wear my TOMS]

 drank some starbucks that hit. the. spot.

& said goodbye to Chicago until next time.

xo

(thanks again jesse! for everything!)

so one time, after 2 years....

i'm still in love with this man-

we still talk as much as possible-

& he still brings me flowers:) -

aren't they pretty!

still hard to believe someone could love me so much for so long :)!

(please ignore my giant box of goldfish. im kind of obsessed)

jesse & i will be celebrating by going to the shedd aquarium later this month.

im having a hard time waiting that long to give him his present.

ahhh!

happy wednesday! :)

love.

love is bringing tulips to your sick girlfriend.

 love is sitting & waiting while she takes too many pictures of said tulips.

i love him : )

Ever wonder?

Ever wonder how Jesse & I met? Well you can read our love story here along with many other adorable stories (including Mary & conor's! We love them!!). Stacey did a valentines day series on love and the success of it from people around her. I thought it was cute & creative, Make sure you check it out ASAP!
While you're on the web, take a look at our youth group's blog here where we dig deep into the world. Some of the posts are written by the students & this one is from me! :)

tribute to my dog.

 i REALLY love pepper.

 even when he's a slobber machine.

 look at that face & fall in love! 

always there for me no matter what. 

j u l i a