I had some fun with the camera today! Saw some great looking places on
my drive last week that screamed "photo session!!!" and couldn't resist
the opportunity to grab a few pictures of my favorite little guys! I
had a great time shooting these (Kai took the ones of the boys and I
together). I know I haven't given any updates yet on our status, but I
promise I will soon... In the meantime, enjoy some pictures!
Monday, September 26, 2011
It's no secret that we have a lot of changes taking place...most of you are well aware of everything going on, but I will post more when things settle a bit to keep everyone updated on the new developments :-) Thanks for your patience!
Today we are celebrating 11 extraordinary years of marriage. It has been a crazy, wonderful, adventurous, unforgettable love story in the making. Here's a fun little quantification of our 11 years together and some little known facts.
10 months: length of engagement
16 jobs (includes college jobs, year abroad, and parenting!)
7 homes lived in (6 rented, 3 without dishwashers)
1 house owned
3 states we've resided in
2 countries lived in
5 continents toured
17 countries visited 14 number of states Ketlon had traveled through by the time he was 1 month old 32 states visited together since marriage (and 2 while dating) 14 number of rolls of film used on our trip to Europe 0 number of good pictures actually taken in Europe
9 cars owned (3 Hondas, 3 Dodge, 2 Ford, 1 GMC)
4 degrees earned and one more in process
624 Roses (the approximate number of roses from Kai while living in Korea.)
65 Shared flights taken together since marriage 23 number of flights Kasen has taken in his short 2 1/2 years 14 consecutive hours spent gripping holding Kai's hand during a particularly long and scary flight. You may not know from how much we've flown together that I have a major fear of flying.
8 number of dollars per hour I worked for when we were first married
30number of minutes spent waiting for Kai to "break into" our house after our wedding because we locked our keys inside (by climbing in through the upstairs kitchen window while wearing his tuxedo). 1,428number of pop cans collected and redeemed for our 5 year anniversary. We were so broke, but loved to celebrate. 140 dollars spent on our 5 year anniversary meal at the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. 2 number of hours we were stuck in a traffic jam on the way to our 1st honeymoon hotel. I didn't mind that traffic jam!
21 the number of consecutive days spent sleeping in a tent for an extended backpacking trip. 38 the % of my life I've been married 34 the % of Kai's life married 10 days: the longest we have been apart 12 the number of tomato, mozzarella, and french bread sandwiches eaten in France in 3 days (the plight of a vegetarian who doesn't speak the language) 7 nights spent in a hospital
3 place settings of our formal china owned
1250 price paid for my wedding dress 14248 minimum number of family prayers said 0 number of nights spent sleeping apart from anger. We promised we would always work a fight out before heading to bed. Some nights have been very late, but never alone.
30stamps in my passport, which was issued 3 years after we were married. I love looking through our passports and reminiscing.
91 years is the longest recorded marriage
82 years current longest married couple alive today
4017 days we've currently been married 5,784,480 Number of minutes married
½: size of the carat of my engagement ring 4 months Kai spent working as a nurses aid, changing poopy diapers, to buy my engagement ring. One dedicated guy! 8 ½: the number of years married before having kids
400: approximate number of people who attended our wedding Thousands: number of cuddling times Tens of thousands:approximate number of kisses shared Millions:Number of times Kai has crossed my mind. 2 extremely adorable little boys created as a result of all of this Countless: the number of unforgettable moments shared
Happy Anniversary to the One I call, "Wonderful", "Love", "Honey", and more... and has shown me how beautiful marriage can be, how loved I can feel, and how much love my heart can hold.
Here's a song that was performed at our wedding: (though I couldn't find the official music video :-(
Last weekend we spent Father's Day in the mountains in Kai's cousin's cabin. It has an absolutely gorgeous view of the valley! The air is cleaner, the views are spectacular, and it's a little slower paced from the normal day-to-day. Kasen seemed to love it as well. He couldn't stop pointing out all the mountains he could see and picking up all the sticks and pine cones, etc. he could find.
The start of sunset
Showing off their Michigan clothes from Grandma and Papa
Evening setting in
A special treat. How many times do you see a heart in the clouds???
Father's Day morning
The valley sacked in
Gotta love those morning eyes :-)
Afternoon hike
Kelton's favorite spot--as close to me as he can be! I love it! (And I know I'll miss it someday!)
Of course, Kasen's famous string in the mouth shot! I'll have to do a series over the months/years.
