17 Years and Counting

Chelan and I celebrated our 17th anniversary on Nov. 2. We celebrated with cupcakes made by our sweet girls . . . after Chelan finished the fall harvest! As I said on Instagram:

"Anniversary #17 is a reminder of real life. Texting has been our main form of communication through a busy fall. He is finishing harvest today, Fridays have been for HS football, and weeknights have been full of school activities. A lull is close, and we might have real face-to-face conversations again!"

Real life is busy but good!

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