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Two Years on the Road… of Marriage

December 7, 2015 By Lauren 19 Comments

A lot has happened since we had our first dance as husband and wife two years ago today. We’ve lived together with our cat Max in a little one bedroom apartment in Chicago, mastering a carefully orchestrated dance during dinnertime since only one of us could be in the tiny kitchen at the same time. We made fires in our wood fireplace in the winter and took walks through Lincoln Park in the summer. We saved money and miles. We finally got to participate in the married couples’ dance at our friends’ weddings. We lost Max to a bad illness earlier this year. We both quit our jobs. We packed up all the stuff in from our little, beloved apartment and put it all in storage. We bought one-way tickets to Japan. We’ve since visited thirty-two countries and counting and now find ourselves on our second wedding anniversary in Tel Aviv, Israel staying in a rented room of a wonderful family’s home. We’ll probably have falafel for our anniversary dinner. It’s a far cry from the five-course, fancy meal of our first anniversary, but we couldn’t be happier. We’ve spent nearly every moment together over the last six months. I thought all the love we experienced during our wedding would make it the happiest day of our lives, but since then we’ve climbed volcanoes, hiked the Great Wall, explored the dessert, and also were stuck together for hours in immigration lines, slept in airports, and took care of each other when we were very sick. Two years in, and I know life on the road of marriage only gets better and better.

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Comments

  1. karrie says

    December 7, 2015 at 7:11 am

    Happy Anniversary you two! Funny how you say, ‘I thought all the love we experienced during our wedding would make it the happiest day of our lives, but since then we’ve climbed volcanoes, hiked the Great Wall, explored the dessert’ you aren’t speaking metaphorically, that is the real deal! Congratulation and wishing you many more together!! xxoo

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    • Lauren says

      December 7, 2015 at 1:20 pm

      Thanks, as always, for the sweet words, Karrie!

      Reply
  2. Kim says

    December 7, 2015 at 7:53 am

    Happy Anniversary. So glad you two found each other. Love you!

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    • Lauren says

      December 7, 2015 at 1:19 pm

      Thanks, Mom!

      Reply
  3. Mary McCausland says

    December 7, 2015 at 8:45 am

    Happy Anniversary, Lauren and Chris!! 2 years ago we all got to share in the magic and celebrate your love.
    Thank you so much for continuing to share your adventures of the road, and your blogs so we are also along for the ride !

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    • Lauren says

      December 7, 2015 at 1:19 pm

      Thanks, Mary Mary!

      Reply
  4. Carrie says

    December 7, 2015 at 9:59 am

    This is so sweet! We have such fond memories of your wedding and miss you guys so much! Happy 2nd Anniversary! We can’t wait to see you sometime in the new year. <3

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    • Lauren says

      December 7, 2015 at 1:19 pm

      Thanks, Carrie! Can’t wait for our fantastic reunion… whenever it will be (soon hopefully)!

      Reply
  5. Ellen Berendt says

    December 7, 2015 at 10:10 am

    Happy Anniversary and many more magical moments.

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    • Lauren says

      December 7, 2015 at 1:18 pm

      Thank you, Ellen!

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  6. Susan McCausland says

    December 7, 2015 at 10:18 am

    Happy Anniversary. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and adventures with us. I’m enjoying being a part of your lives. Susan (and Ken)

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    • Lauren says

      December 7, 2015 at 1:18 pm

      Thanks, McCauslands!

      Reply
  7. Karen Huckabone says

    December 7, 2015 at 12:21 pm

    Happy second anniversary. You and Chris as amazing people and we couldn’t be more proud of you. Uncle B and I love you both.

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    • Lauren says

      December 7, 2015 at 1:18 pm

      Thanks, Ren and Uncle B!

      Reply
  8. Sara Albert says

    December 7, 2015 at 7:16 pm

    Happy Anniversary. Time has flown by so quickly. You both are so special and I am blessed to have you in my life.

    Love
    Sara/Mom

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    • Lauren says

      December 8, 2015 at 5:19 am

      Thank you, Sara, and very much likewise 🙂

      Reply
  9. Jen Siebers says

    December 9, 2015 at 4:12 pm

    Happy (belated) Anniversary!

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  10. Jenjen says

    December 10, 2015 at 4:58 pm

    Happy anniversary to two amazing travel buddies! Love and miss you both!!

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    • Lauren says

      December 11, 2015 at 9:01 am

      Thank you, lady, and we miss you too!

      Reply

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