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Valentine's Day

Don't get me wrong. I'm not against showing your sweetie how much they mean to you on a special day each year. I love chocolate and flowers and little candy hearts. I just think it's been a bit too commercialized and overdone. I love natural and sweetly romantic love. Nothing forced or too extravagant. Just a simple date night. With gifts :)

This year, Bluejay had some meetings all day so I volunteered to plan our Valentine's date. A few years ago, Bluejay spent the summer in India and ever since has had a never ending craving for Indian food! Good thing we are both big fans of that yumminess. We have often driven past Namaste Cafe in Uptown and I kept thinking, that place is so cute and that we should go there sometime. This was that time! We walked hand in hand through the bright lights of the city and shared some Lamb Mamacha and the Hot and Tangy Land with Potatoes. Scrumptious! My favorite part was finishing of the meal with Coconut Chai.
We took some fun Valentine's photos with heart shaped bokeh. 
When we got home there was a single white rose and red rose petals on the floor of our apartment and a "coupon" to pick out a locket together on etsy.com. I got Bluejay a LA Dodgers hat because Ca is our home away form home and he looks so gosh darn adorable in a baseball hat! On our way home we stopped at Redbox to grab a couple movies (The Social Network and Buried- still so very stressed by that one!), so we spent the rest of the night in our PJs, snuggling on the couch, and holding hands. The best Valentine's date!
(Note- this isn't the locket from Bluejay... it's coming. But my sister gave me this necklace for my birthday and I think it's really cute!)

In other news, I'm having my hair dyed tonight, but haven't decided what to do. Thoughts?

HIJACKED...HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY B.E.A.UTIFUL BRIDE

My wife is the most wonderful bride God could ever have given me! I am hijacking her blog to take a moment to cherish her and to surprise her. The perfect way for me to do this is to show with her love for photography, in that I married a photographer I committed my life to being a photo shoot. I love that we have so many captured memories together! Here are a few of them...


Apart from Jesus, the biggest and best event of my life!
These next couple were during our dating days, I always wonder why she said yes...I made her make funny faces all the time.


I am thankful she forced me to be in the graduation ceremony...I didn't want to.


We got to meet some friends at DisneyLand and had a blast!
Another one of those photo shoots that I got annoyed about prior to shooting, and then felt bad about later because she turned them into a masterpiece as always.


Mindy loved that I got to play baseball so she could where my old jersey and brag about her being engaged and one day being a Johnson.
Our engagement session.

These past two are from our honeymoon to Playa Del Carmen...it was amazing and a blast, what a beauty she is!

Our camping trip our first year being married.
Getting a Christmas tree our first time together.
Our first big purchase together (a car), and Mindy let me try to grow some facial hair...Sorry babe, I can't believe I put you through that.
This was way before we ever started dating (Perfect for each other)
 Miel, you are the sweetest thing I could have ever have received. Thanks so much for all that you have taught me and for continuing to be gracious to me when I am not a very good husband. I love you so much and look forward to (Lord willing) our next 50 years together. You are my best bud and I am thankful I get to serve Jesus by your side for the rest of our lives. You are precious to a lot of people, so I since you are probably crying right now ;) may it be out of joy...LOVES LOVES my little wifi!!!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Broomball

Those of you non "Minnesotans" who read this will probably think we're crazy. But Bluejay and I love LOVE broomball! When it's winter nearly half the year, you need to have something you can enjoy to do outside. As soon as the weather turns even the slightest bit cool in Autumn, I dust of my broomball shoes and get exited! And there is nothing quite like running around in sub zero temps, wearing ridiculous looking clothing for warmths sake, and slipping on ice looking silly. Who wouldn't love that? The other day I decided to take some pictures of us playing with some dear friends.
There's Bluejay in the red hat. Way to block it babe!
This is my darling friend, Laura. She will be moving to Thailand come summer so this winter is her last. She has a wonderful laugh and a knack for seeing everyday as "the best day of her life" so she is treasuring her last winter for some time! She will be missed!