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The Wedding Goods

September 8, 2009 // 11873 Comments »http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/09/the-wedding-goods/The+Wedding+Goods2009-09-08+15%3A57%3A31JR+Rozko

“We want pictures!! We want pictures!!”

Has been the refrain for the last 2 months since our wedding.  Well, the wait is over.

After sifting through more than 2000 pictures from 8 events over the course of our weekend celebration of marriage, we have created a website featuring the best of those pictures, a bunch of short videos from the course of the weekend, a guest book we’d love for you to sign and several other treats for your enjoyment.

Now, back to those thank yous!!

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Married

July 21, 2009 // 11343 Comments »http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/07/married/Married2009-07-21+17%3A22%3A54JR+Rozko

From 2 days to just over 2 weeks, the last 18 days have been some of the best of my life.

Our wedding was amazing – everything we had hoped it would be and more.  I don’t think I mentioned this before, but in stark contrast to horror stories I have heard from others, Amy and I had a blast putting our wedding together.  Much of that was thanks to the fact that we both get a kick out of infusing stuff with as much meaning as possible so we really enjoyed thinking imaginatively together about the elements of what we called a weekend celebration of marriage (hope to share more about this in a future post).  Aside from that, we are just fortunate enough to have a lot of friends and family that were excited to pitch in and help.

Our wedding photographer/videographer, Tim Miller, who you should definitely check out if you are in need of some mad skills, is sending Amy and I 2,300 pictures to sort through.  Until we have the professional stuff all put together, here’s a slide show of random pictures from some of our friends and family.

Right before the wedding weekend kicked off, Amy and I invested in a Sony CyberShot that shoots video in HD.  Here’s some of those videos.  (Hint: If you have the time – just under 30 mins. total, they will automatically play in order.)

Amy and I both want to say a huge thanks to everyone who contributed to and attended the most significant weekend of our life together – much love.

Posted in Amy, marriage, pictures, video, wedding

3 Days

July 2, 2009 // 11265 Comments »http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/07/3-days/3+Days2009-07-02+13%3A56%3A42JR+Rozko

It’s Thursday morning.  Family and friends will begin pouring into Davenport beginning this afternoon and evening.  Wedding festivities begin tomorrow.  Everything that is happening seems very surreal – like a movie playing out that has been in production for years and years.  I am loving every moment and can’t remember the last time I felt this excited about anything.  Just when I am sure time is about to start spinning out of control, I am wishing for a slow motion button on life.

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I Live With a Girl (and I think she might be Wonderwoman)

June 22, 2009 // 11148 Comments »http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/06/i-live-with-a-girl-and-i-think-she-might-be-superwoman/I+Live+With+a+Girl+%28and+I+think+she+might+be+Wonderwoman%292009-06-22+20%3A37%3A44JR+Rozko

Oops!!  Update:  As my brother pointed out, Amy is actually Wonderwoman, not Superwoman.  Props to his lady Michelle catching that one.

OK, not quite yet really, but it’s coming quick.  For the last month and a half I have been staying in Amy’s apartment in Elgin while she stays with friends.

(mailman decided to add my name to the box since we only have 1 address)

So here I am in this apartment, surrounded by girl clothes, girl decorations, and all other manner of girl things and I think to myself, “Wow, girl stuff is not like boy stuff.”  And I am confronted with the startling (though welcome) reality that “mine” is becoming “ours,” “I” am becoming “us”, and “me” is becoming “we.”  You’d think that for who has lived independently as long as I have, this would cause me to break out into a cold sweat as I crawl around in the darkness of stress-induced blindness searching for a paperbag to calm my hyperventilating panic attack, but I am happy to report that this hasn’t been the case.  Why?  Mainly because Amy is just about the most amazing woman ever!

Seriously, Amy amazes me.  I have totally hijacked her apartment, separating her from all the comforts of a place you call your own while she stays in a simple bedroom with friends 20 minutes away.  She keeps most of her clothes and stuff that she needs on a daily basis largely in the trunk of her car since our lives are so sporadic and she never quite knows what she will need.  When we spend a day together, no matter how late we’re together, she’s the one that has to get in a car and make the drive home.  She works full-time while I look for work and do what I can to help plan for the wedding.  She does it all with a smile on her face and a bounce in her step.  She radiates grace and compassion and her presence is a constant reminder of God’s great love for the world and little ol’ me.  If you need any more evidence, here you go.

Case closed.  Amy is Wonderwoman… only cuter.

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Honeymooning?

April 28, 2009 // 108412 Comments »http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/04/honeymooning/Honeymooning%3F2009-04-28+20%3A23%3A57JR+Rozko

Because you were all so helpful with wedding music suggestions, I thought I’d throw out another major feature of the wedding planning to get your thoughts on – the honeymoon!

What ideas/suggestions do you have?

Where did/would you go and why?

What do you think is most/least important to consider?

Not asking you to think about us in particular necessarily – feel free to try and convince us.

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Know A Good Wedding Song?

April 14, 2009 // 107017 Comments »http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2009/04/know-a-good-wedding-song/Know+A+Good+Wedding+Song%3F2009-04-14+17%3A02%3A25JR+Rozko

Of course Amy and I are going to want to add our own personal touch and flare to the music during our ceremony and reception, but we wonder what kind of great suggestions others might have.  Is there a song you just love?  Something you were really glad you used for your wedding?  Feel free to add any suggestions by way of comment.  Let us know: artist, song, whether you think it’s good for a ceremony or reception, and anything else you want to say.

Posted in Amy, music, wedding