How I met Josh

It’s “show us your life” Friday over at Kelly’s Korner and this week’s topic is how you met your husband.

Josh and I grew up 45 minutes away from each other and it really blows my mind that we didn't meet earlier on considering how many times our paths crossed. I went to a small private Christian school that went from K-9^th grade and Josh went to our rival Christian school that was k-12^th grade the next town over (how nerdy does that sound?!). Josh and I laugh because we each played basketball in junior high so we must have watched each other play since the girls and boys teams traveled together and had to watch each others games. In the graduation ceremony from the school I went to each 9^th grader had to walk with a Kindergartener who was also graduating and I walked with Josh’s little brother, Richie, and Josh was in the audience. Anyways, I went on to Bainbridge High School and Josh stayed at his school, King’s West. We each went on to college… Josh went on to play baseball for George Fox University and I went on to play basketball Skagit Valley College and then at Emmaus Bible College in Iowa the next year. Josh ended up breaking his leg in two places and decided not to go to George Fox for the fall of ’06. A few weeks before I was to head back to Iowa for school my mom had a biopsy on a lump her head, had major surgery and we waited for results to see if the lump was cancerous. I decided not to go back to Iowa and to instead enroll in our local community college and then move back to Iowa in the winter. Well, God had other plans. About a week into school the women’s basketball coach asked me if I would come and play basketball with the school team and I agreed. Josh was on the boys team but unable to play because he was injured. Josh likes to say that he tried to talk to me a few times and that I blew him off but I’m pretty sure I would remember a gorgeous 6’8 guy trying to strike up a conversation with me!! A friend of mine from the girl’s basketball team who was friends with Josh and his roommate kept asking me what I thought of Josh and she finally talked me into going over to their house with her to hangout.... and the rest is history!!

Our first official date was to a Sonics game....

Man, do I miss having the NBA in Seattle!!

The first picture I have of Josh and I as a couple.

As you can see we are both total goof-balls!!

I'd say we are a good match...

Josh and I with Richie creeping in the background, haha!!

Josh and I on the beach in front of the house he grew up in

Josh and I on the ferry with the Seattle skyline in the background

Our 1st Mariner's game together

at Josh's little sister Mackenzie's softball game

how can you not love a man that gets you coffee?!

We love baseball

Josh's family said that they knew that Josh was pretty serious about me when he decided to bring me to their family cabin in Montana.

Cheering on my sister, Claire, at her state basketball game!

Josh and I with my friends Jill and Lindsey from Iowa.

My grandpa grew up in Boston and my family is

made up of some die hard Red Sox fans,

Josh's dad played for the Yankees in the early 80's...

It'll be interesting to see what team our kids cheer for.

Josh and I at Pike Place Market

Then Josh gave me this:

Then this happened:

...and then a year and a half later came this:

And now we are a happy little family of 3:

God has really blessed us and we are so thankful for the amazing life he's given to us.