April 15, 2020 – The Leather year. (Seriously, who comes up with these?) We have been married three years. How has it possible? This year has definitely been the most monumental because we welcomed our beautiful daughter Amelia into the world! All the other events that took place in this year of marriage don’t even…
Category: Our Life Together
Two Years, Forever to Go
Krystal and I celebrated our two year anniversary yesterday (April 15th). Although there were many big milestones none really compare to getting pregnant with our daughter. I even asked Krystal last night what her favorite part of year two was and she said, “pretty much anything to do with the baby.” I ditto that statement….
One Year of Happily Ever After: Part 2
The day of our actual anniversary was spent brunching, watching our wedding video, exchanging our anniversary presents, and paddle boating. We stayed with the traditional anniversary gift; paper. Our coordination for gifts is impeccable! There is always a little piece of me that is scared when we exchange gifts that we got each other the same…
One Year of Happily Ever After: Part 1
Before we get into all the mushy stuff of celebrating our anniversary lets re-cap our first year of marriage with a few of the highlights. We celebrated a weekend early by taking a road trip to San Antonio. We splurged and stayed at La Cantera Resort & Spa and adventured at some tourist spots that…
Christmas at the O’Briens
My favorite holiday of all is right around the corner! No it’s not my favorite because it happens to be so close to my birthday or because I get two weeks to drink hot coco, watch TV and sleep in… or maybe that is the reason it’s my favorite. It’s our first Christmas as a…
The Great Blizzard of 2017
Our first Christmas as a married couple and South Texas got graced with the first snowfall in 13 years or as some people are calling it The Great Blizzard of 2017 . We were so giddy with excitement that we got bundled up at 2 a.m. and went outside to witness it. Waking up cuddle up…
A New Adventure
As many of a you are aware, Krystal has been looking for new opportunities in regards to her career. As a search for a new path began we were very narrow minded in the possibilities a new job could mean for us and or lives. As the search continued we allowed ourselves to branch out and consider…
We are Homeowners!
It seems like it has been forever in the making, after two years of long distance and working towards a common goal that felt like would never actually happen, But WE DID IT! 1)Krystal graduated with a Master’s degree in Health Administration and got a job with Houston Eye Associates in May. 2) I am now…
She Put a Ring on it Part 1: Madi’s Proposal
Krystal proposed to me at sunset on March 16, 2015 at Inks Lake State Park at 7:35-ish. Yes, I do remember the exact time because I had been hearing about this sunset the ENTIRE trip. Krystal had stressed to me from the get-go that she wanted to see at least one sunset on our camping…
2 Moms Are Better Than 1 