Now presenting... Mr. and Mrs. Thannum!

We got married July 27th, 2013 in a small backyard wedding at my parents' house. I wanted to keep it super simple and we did. We had hay bales with quilts for seating, fresh flowers from our garden and our friends' gardens for decorations, and a BBQ for the reception. The whole wedding, from seating Dan's grandma to walking back down the aisle as husband and wife, took a whopping 8 minutes! We worried that the sun would be scorching, but it was a perfect morning and I was even cool in the shade. The younger guests entertained us during the reception by shooting a stomp rocket at all the adults seated at the picnic tables enjoying their hamburgers and bratwurst. It was a small family-only wedding and we were so grateful that many out-of-town relatives could come. A bummer was that my only sister couldn't come as her and her family live in the Philippines as missionaries. Other than that...I'd say it was a pretty, wonderful day.

Families together...

I had some blue streaks in my hair as pay-back for something Dan did to me while we were dating.

 

One of my favorites from getting our 'couple' pictures taken.

And we DO have loads of fun together...here's to laughing for years and years to come.

Ch-ch-changes!

You have probably noticed a huge gap in the time from the last post until now. Let's fill you in on some changes. 

• The writing style of these posts may change and seem like they're in a different tone because...I'm married. Holly and I got married July 27th after dating for just over six months. Holly will also be posting on this blog.
• I graduated from the New Tribes Mission Missionary Training Center on December 20th, 2013. Effective February 1st, 2014 we are members of New Tribes Mission.
• We have chosen a field to minister in! Lord willing, we will have our recommended monthly support raised and be headed to the Philippines in the summer of 2015.

There are more details to come about these various changes so be keeping an eye on the blog for more news.