Our 10 year wedding anniversary

On July 16th Mitch and I celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary, so I guess we're officially an old married couple!

Honestly our marriage has been so blessed, and busy with kids that these past 10 years have flown by. 

For this anniversary we decided to travel down to St. Simons and spend 2 nights at the beach. It was a very romantic short trip. Together we usually listen to music to pass the travel time or lay on the beach, but this year we tried something different and listened to a podcast series, titled Serial. This radio series had us hooked, listening to a story from 1999, about a man who has spent 16 years in prison for killing his exgirlfriend, but who is claiming for the past 16 years that he is innocent. We listened to this on the way there, lying on the beach, dipping in the ocean between each episode, and finally finishing the series on our way home. This particular series didn't even have a proper ending! It was almost humorous as we finished the last radio episode together with no ending, we felt left hanging.

We stayed at the Embassy Suites hotel, and fortunately this hotel offered a free made to order breakfast in the morning, and free beer, wine, and cocktails at night. These were fun free dates for us!

The first day we arrived we checked into our hotel right at lunch time, we immediately changed into our swim suits and headed to the beach. The beach was so quiet, and the water was so calm and shallow. We were even able to watch a storm out at sea, that fortunately didn't make it to our beach. 

That evening we enjoyed free drinks at the hotel bar before heading to an Italian restaurant across the street. 

The following day was our anniversary and we spent most the day at the beach right after breakfast. Sand dollars covered the shallow sea, people were walking out of the ocean with handfuls of them. I couldn't help but step on them every few steps as well, but I didn't bring any home. We even found a few hermit crabs, and unfortunately a jelly fish found me! I was lucky that the sting was mild, lasting only 30 minutes.

Another night of free drinks at the hotel bar, I felt fabulous in this beautiful green dress, and blessed to be with my amazing husband. We headed back to the beach for dinner. We ate at a restaurant called Iguana where I had snow crab legs, and Mitch ate fried oysters, shrimp, and crab cakes. After dinner we took a walk out onto the pier. Our vacation together was short, sweet, and very romantic. I look forward to another 10 years times 10 with this man.

Our 7th Wedding Anniversary

Last Monday was my and Mitch's 7th wedding anniversary. 7 years ago we made vows promising to love each other forever, entering into a holy covenant before God. We have had our fair share of ups and downs, but each year has been a blessing! Marriage (and parenting) has taught me so much about grace and forgiveness, and in order for a marriage to last, you'll need lots of it! For grudges are damaging, and life together is too short to hold on to them.

This year we were fortunate enough to have a week and a half long celebration! From a beach day in Haiti, to a tag along business trip with my husband, that included dinner out every night for 4 days :D, to a wedding for my sister in law, who was actually married by the same pastor that I was! I am so blessed to be married to the love of my life, an excellent father and to a man who loves and spoils me.

Here we are on our anniversary at one of my favorite places, the Cheesecake Factory.

And just a few days before at the beach on our last full day in Haiti.

And then here's a photo 7 years after our wedding day, with our children and the pastor who married us at Mitch's sister's wedding.

Our daughter was the flower girl, our son the ring bearer, and our nephew was the sign holder. The wedding was beautiful, Brianna the bride was beautiful, and everything went as planned for her special day. This wedding was a perfect way to end our week and a half long anniversary, and I pray that God will bless Brianna and Cory with many blissful years together.

Our Vows 7 years ago:


I, Mitch take you Candice to be my wife. I will cherish our friendship and love you today, tomorrow and forever. I will trust you and honor you. I will love you faithfully, through the best and the worst. Whatever may come I will always be there. I come into this union, letting go of my deepest fears and embracing all my faith, and if I doubt, I will remember this time and why we came together this day. As I have given you my hands to hold, so I give you my life to keep, so help me God.

I, Candice take you Mitch to be my husband. I will cherish our friendship and love you today, tomorrow and forever. I will trust you and honor you. I will love you faithfully through the best and the worst. Whatever may come I will always be there. I come into this union letting go of my deepest fears and embracing all my faith and if I doubt, I will remember this time and why we came together this day. As I have given you my hands to hold, so I give you my life to keep, so help me God.

Exchanging Rings


(Mitch to Candice) I give you this ring, as a symbol of my commitment to you and to our partnership in life. In the eyes of God, I thee wed and say to the world, “this is my wife.”


(Candice to Mitch) I give you this ring, as a symbol of my commitment to you and to our partnership in life. In the eyes of God, I thee wed and say to the world, “this is my husband.”