this month:
daily dates galore
including our last jamming session in the Chicago Blues Fest
& last Gold Coast Art Fair
miles & miles of walking by the lake shore
watching hundreds of bikers take over Michigan Ave
right after the news anchors we watch every day waved to us from their desks!
acting like tourists museum visiting
& taking photos in all the places we love
a serendipitous search for hidden cash on a p.m. walk thanks to @HiddenCash (twitter)
farmers market eats
with lots of blurry, fun-time timercam cooking at home
getting caught in a thunderstorm on the first day of Summer (and the Saturday after that)
night time walking by the water again & again
so. much. fun. with my "darling" little lady (can you guess who bought this outfit for her?)
gorgeous sunsets outside our door
celebrating being his wifey for three years!
with a picnic
& fun bumming at Oak St. Beach
also, we can't forget every anxious moment watching Brasil play in the World Cup!
Looking back through these memories on the last day of June make my heart so full. This is why I like to capture the moments we have together; the everyday moments. The ones you tend to forget over time. I do not want to forget them, but also I do not want to deceive myself or others who think life is "picture perfect". Our life is no where perfection. And our marriage is hard work like everyone else's. In fact, there were some tears & unhappy days in between these photos. But we celebrate life because it is a gift we have been given from Jesus. He gives us the love and strength to smile & live fully every day (although not every day feels this way). And I do not want to neglect this truth: with God as our refuge there is peace, hope, love and joy like no other. Learning this lesson this month has been life changing. I am so thankful for June.
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