Back in February, I was standing in the kitchen making dinner and listening to Michael chuckle to himself in the living room. I’m sure he was watching something funny on the computer, but listening to him made me crack up. I remember thinking I didn’t imagine I’d laugh so much when I got married.

Of course, then I got to thinking that I didn’t imagine much of what marriage is actually like before our wedding, and wouldn’t it be nice for newlyweds to have advice from people who have a little experience in the marriage department.

Pretty soon I was sitting at my computer, pitching the series idea to Kathryn at Snippet & Ink.  Snippet & Ink is a gorgeous site with endless wedding inspiration, but it also has a real heart for the couples who are actually getting married! I knew Snippet & Ink would be the kind of place where stories from married couples would fit right in.

So here we go! This week we’re kicking off the series with a couple that is especially near and dear to my heart, my own grandparents. They have been married for sixty years and are a wonderful example to everyone around them. I can’t wait to see them in a few months and give them huge hugs for being so willing to have me interview them!

I’ll be interviewing another couple each week, and sharing their stories. The goal isn’t to tell anyone that how one couple does things is exactly how things should be done. Instead, it’s about sharing experiences in the hope that another couple could benefit as they start out in their marriage.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

The summer after my freshman year in college, I decided I needed to branch out. I had only ventured a whole 10 miles away from home for college and I was feeling like I needed to prove I could be away from home. So I applied to be a camp counselor at a summer camp in Minnesota where I taught water skiing and tennis. It was really fun – the lake we were on was so huge and busy that some days I was scared to cross it for fear we’d get run over by way bigger boats! And the feeling of getting a kid up on water skis for the first time is amazing and their faces are priceless!

So I’m dusting off my camp counselor boots this fall and teaching a four day craft camp for kids ages 8 to 12 at our local community center. I’m really excited! So if you know any kids that age in the north Dublin area, tell them they have to come hang out with me for the week!