Love is in the air...

I honestly cannot believe that the month of June has come and passed. Perhaps the fact that Cody and I were jet setting fools contributed to its rapid escape...can't stop, won't stop! Now that you're familiar with our New Mexican life, I suppose its time to catch up on all of the Texas adventures we've had lately. (You didn't think I'd cease to glorify the best state just because we're a little closer to it now, did you? )

Here's a brief summary of our June in pictures. Can you feel the love?

The weekend of June 11th, we were fortunate enough to celebrate the marriage of our two great friends, Wes and Nicole. I was a real picture-taking slacker, but hopefully you can see how beautiful everything was just from this one photo. The ceremony was in downtown Austin at a gorgeous cathedral, followed by the reception at the famous Driskill Hotel. This weekend also happened to be our first anniversary (What?!), so we took advantage of the opportunity to stay at the Driskill and treat ourselves. There is simply no better way to celebrate our first year of marriage than to spend time with great friends. We had an amazing time, and appreciate the Toudouze and Laprade families' great hospitality!

 Excuse the sweaty look (clearly I had grown accustomed to New Mexico's dry climate and was not ready for the TX humidity). Sadly these are the only pics I got from the wedding, thanks to my good friend Alison!

Before Cody began the 9 hour trek back to Las Cruces, we were able to watch our wedding photo slideshow and eat our cake. We weren't too impressed with the year-old dessert, but my sister and mom's sweet tooth sure were pleased by it! Due to my lack of makeup that day, we didn't take any pictures, but that just gives me the chance to take a walk down memory lane with a few pics from the actual event.

Isn't he handsome?

If you thought that our anniversary concluded a month of amor-filled activities, well, you thought wrong. The weekend after our anniversary, we had the honor of celebrating the 50th anniversary of two incredible role models of mine, my grandparents, Stelvin and Kathy Johnston. They were deservingly surrounded by tons of family and friends as we gathered for a party at their church in Comanche, TX. I am so blessed and thankful for the example that Grandma and Grandad have set for our entire family regarding marriage, and for their constant love for each other and each one of the members of our growing family. Our fabulous photographer and my lovely Aunt Stacey was able to capture several great photos at the event.

 The Lovebirds

She so politely fed him cake.

1 down, 49 to go...then we'll be there too! 

Sister and me

The fantastic hostesses and host, my mom, Uncle Brian, and Aunt Julie

Needless to say, June was a great and busy month filled with lots of family and friend bonding time. Oh, and I forgot to mention that we even participated in perhaps one of our favorite pastimes...floating the river! Oh Texas Hill Country, how we love you. After so many weeks of travel, I must say that it's nice to be home for a bit. But don't worry, because those who know us well know we never stay put for long!