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Dinner with Kristee and Josh

A few weeks ago we were invited to Kristee and Josh’s house warming party at their new place in the Steele Creek area of south Charlotte.  I was not able to go to the party because Tom had the flu and Miller had pink eye at the time.  We decided that the best way to see their new house was to drive out there for dinner one night.  Kristee and I have been friends for over ten years.  She read at my wedding and then Tom and I went to her wedding last summer. Kristee and Josh are a fun couple and I was excited to go have dinner at her new house.  Their house was beautiful and just like any newly wed couple, they had more house than furniture.  The running joke of the night was that we stood up to eat in the kitchen and the fire alarms were ringing off and on when we first arrived simply due to the heat of the oven.  :)

They were gracious hosts – we ate a delicious shrimp dinner, drank good wine, and talked about life and family.  Because they are newly weds and Tom and I have been married for nine years, Josh had some really good questions for us about marriage – what keeps the marriage fun?  what allows us to be happily married and not just business partners?  Our top five pieces of advice to them was:  date nights, counseling, remember your vows, be humble, and keep God first.  Marriage is not easy, but if you continue to work at it then it will be enjoyable and lasting.

I am thankful for our friendship with Kristee and Josh and I look forward to dining with them again.  We took a group selfie before we left with the Michigan gnome….

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Lake Lure wedding.

Tom and I had a great one night getaway to the Lake Lure Inn. We were there to see my friend Kristee Bruch get married to Joshua Boswick. Kristee and I went to graduate school together at Queens University here in Charlotte. I was so happy to learn that she found such a kind, Christian man to marry. They both looked so happy and Kristee looked beautiful.

The wedding took place outside by the pool at 5:00pm. About ten minutes into the wedding service the wind picked up and a storm started to roll in. Kristees veil began to blow up and sideways. We all kind of chuckled and hoped that the weather would hold up for another ten minutes. It did, sort of. It began to drizzle but they were able to finish the ceremony. It was a sweet service and I loved their vows. The vows were longer than most, but very specific….which is good when you are committing to be married for the rest of your life.

We had a great time. We drank, danced and laughed all night. It benefits our relationship greatly when we can get away together for the night.

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