These people are awesome. Oh, how I love them. Now that it's a year later, I think I love them more. ...especially Mark, though.
It was SO fun to hang out with ALL of our favorite people - to have them ALL in one spot at the same time might not happen again for a long time. We are crazy blessed to have such fabulous (and attractive, don't you think?) people in our lives.
Heart. I want to hug all of you in this picture, you are just so wonderful.
And I am not even a hugger... Weird.
Right next to Mark and I are James and Josiah - our cuter-than-all-get-out nephews. I especially like Jo's scowl and hands in his pockets, like he is so grown up. We love to babysit them, and their new little sister, Samantha. Mark usually plays Evil Emperor Zurg and I am Princess Leia, although I'm sure we are no match for their mom and dad - we're just the understudies.
In the front row on the left is Casey, my brother-in-law. He knows a lot of fun and random information and is very smart. He and my middle sister, Naomi (next to him), (yes she has some pink hair) are in the recording business, and they live in Iowa.
My sister Micah is next to Naomi- she is the baby of the family. She is also very crazy and very funny. You should check out her youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/becauselifeisshort Both of my sisters and I are known to have sing-a-longs in the car and color in coloring books, even though we are too old for them. We also share a love for Star Wars Trivia and we know all the Newsies songs by heart. And we all have our noses pierced. Fun fact.
Mark's good friend, John, is next to Micah in the front row. As with all of Mark's groomsmen and ushers, he could say much more about them, but I do know that they went to college together. John is very deep, loves the Lord a lot, he's a teacher, and he and Mark love to do anything outdoorsy together.
Diagonal from John to the right is my friend Danielle, who was one of my personal attendants. Danielle and I are really close. She is a few years ahead of me in the marriage and kids thing, so she's like a mentor in some ways. I wrote about her in an earlier post about Real Beauty. Leave it to Danielle - she will always "say it like it is", yet go crazy deep - all at the same time.
Moving to the left, next to Danielle in the second row, is my brother-in-law, Jarrod - dad to James and Josiah. Jarrod and his wife Sara (next to Jarrod, Mark's sister) are fun-loving and easy-going. If Mark and I end up being half the parents they are to their kids, we will be doing great!
Next to Sara, to the left and up just a little bit, is Amanda. Amanda is my sister-in-law, who is married to Ryan (above Amanda), Mark's older brother. They have one little boy, Levi, who is adorable and the most smiley kid I have ever seen. Amanda and Ryan are really active and healthy and are both very musically talented, too. Mark is working on forgiving Ryan for all the wedgies he gave him back in the day. Now, they love to hang out and talk about theology and music and life for hours and hours.
Next to Amanda - to the left - is another Ryan... THIS Ryan has been Mark's friend since childhood. The times I've hung out with Ryan, I've known him to be very funny and very sarcastic. Mark has quite a few crazy stories about times he and Ryan stirred up some good-natured trouble. I think they were probably rascals back in the day.
Moving diagonally, to the left, is Grant. Grant and Mark have also been friends forever. We joke about them taking baths together when they were little. Aww. How precious. Grant and Mark still have fun watching the Vikings play, and while Grant likes to eat any food I make him, he is also a great cook himself. He is very funny, too. ...and sarcastic. I think I am seeing a trend in Mark's friends.
To the right of Grant is my friend, Shannon. We were roomies for a few years before I went and got hitched. Shannon loves to laugh, loves The Office, Seinfeld and everything else hilarious. She is a nurse and she is "just awesome" - like our friend Shane Lee likes to say.
Are you tired yet?
Next to Shannon is Alisha, my maid of honor. She is really down-to-earth, and really talented in the gymnastics/athletics department. She is also stylish and funny AND she loves the Lord a lot. Could I ask for anything else in a good friend?? Her and Mark did a lot of behind the scenes and undercover work to plan our engagement and pick out a ring. And, in the days when I was SURE I didn't have a chance with Mark, Alisha would tell me to settle down and pray and have faith. Lisha is the greatest.
My friend, Molly, is next to Alisha. She was another personal attendant and kept everybody in line and on time the whole wedding day. Where would we have been without her?? Molly is my friend from Sioux Center. We do lots of ministry together. She is crazy loyal and funny and laid-back.
And NOW the ushers... Left to right, they are... Tim, Blake, Tyler and TJ. They are all great friends to Mark. And they are all quality guys who love the Lord. They are also all funny and are always up to some sort of shenanigan.
And now for the quiz... I hope you remember all of their names.
Just kidding.
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