Two Years

May 25, 2013

Jarred and I said "I do" under a giant oak tree surrounded by friends, family, and nature. It was a warm afternoon. I followed my best friends and two very-soon-to-be brother-in-laws down the aisle, arm-in-arm with my dad, while three good friends played guitars and drums. Jarred cried. Our friend Daniel officiated the ceremony. We kissed, and walked away to Ethan singing the Red Hot Chili Pepper's Hard to Concentrate, which he learned just days before. We took a million photos. Amy and Darren gave touching speeches. We ate cake and danced. Our friends and family, made the cakes, decorated, made our wedding rings, and did everything to make it a beautiful day. We left, and drove straight to Java Jacks for coffee and to use their internet to check in for our honeymoon flight. We ate dinner at Auntie Pastas. The next day, we left for our honeymoon in Boulder, CO. 

May 25, 2014

We drove 8 hours (thanks to terrible traffic) to get to New Orleans. We rented an apartment in a historic neighborhood. We rode our bikes all over town. Walked Rudy by the bayou. Strolled through the sculpture garden. Ate a lot of Cajun food. Drank a lot of coffee. Listened to live jazz in dark clubs on Frenchmen St. and at a sunny brunch restaurant. 

May 25, 2015

We hired a car to drive us 6 hours across two borders to Epanomi, Greece, just outside of Thessaloniki. We walked on the shore. Ate a lot of fresh seafood. Swam in the Aegean Sea. Played Scrabble, and watched classic movies. Read on the beach. Ate breakfast in the garden every day. Drank wine on our balcony, and remembered the last two years.

In the two years we've been married, we've both graduated with master's degrees. We've traveled to 4 new countries and 6 states. We joined the Peace Corps, packed up our apartment in Nacogdoches, said a lot of hard goodbyes, and moved to Macedonia. Now on to the next adventures!

-Andreya