This is the Sound of All of Us

Singing with love and the will to trust

Leave the rest behind it will turn to dust

This is the sound of all of us

It's Time to Turn Your Love, Give it Back

4 Weddings!

Jeff and I went to FOUR weddings this summer, three within 10 days of each other. Needless to say, we ate a lot of dessert and danced till our feet hurt. We traveled to Costa Rica, Chicago's Ukrainian Village and Grand Rapids for all of these weddings. Each wedding reflected the couples involved and were so different. It definitely made me think more about how we define marriage in our culture and the practices that we continue as tradition even though their original meaning was lost long ago. (For example, did you know that a bride traditionally carried a bouquet of flowers to mask any body odor?!) I have a tendency to get hung up on these silly histories (and what I sometimes see as pointless, expensive undertakings) but I also learned to just sit back and enjoy the beauty of some traditions, like cake.

Tamarindo Beach, Costa Rica

Emily and Elliott's Wedding

Jeff and me