Our Mixed Blessings...

Guess who has been married for 11 years today? 

In 11 years, we've covered a lot of ground.

4 moves

an arrest of a family member

2 bachelor's degrees and 1 1/2 master's degrees (D is almost done so it's more like 1 5/6 degrees)

3 jobs that paid for college (Shopko customer service, YMCA janitorial position, and Menards cashier)

5 different teaching jobs (a group home for troubled kids, 1st grade, 4th grade, 1st grade, and art)

4 trips abroad (1 to Peru, 3 to Haiti)

2 kids

being trained as foster parents

buying a house and trying to sell it

3 dogs and 2 cats

lots of mismatched furniture and finally purchasing our first set of new things

numerous home projects including wallpaper thus answering the "can your marriage survive wallpapering together" question

becoming a head coach

the terminal cancer diagnosis of D's mom

the loss of a mom/mother in law, a grandpa, and a grandma

walking beside each other as best friends
And just for old times, sake...a photo from the night we got engaged.