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Milestones in Three Years of Marriage

Three Years of MarriageThree years ago, Dean and I were married at St. Dominic’s Church in San Francisco in a small Catholic ceremony, then celebrated with all of our friends and family in Palm Springs a week later. We are heading to Palm Springs today for the holiday weekend—our first time back since 2010.

In our three years of marriage:

  • We’ve lived in the same apartment complex in Lower Nob Hill, San Francisco and paid between $1,200-1,700 in rent.
  • Rented out for several years, and finally sold my 1-bedroom condo in Lower Pacific Heights.
  • Gone to Burning Man.
  • Traveled to: Austin, LA, New York, Scottsdale, British Columbia Canada, Italy, Roatan Honduras, and England.
  • Conceived and lost 2 angel babies.
  • Hiked and raced hundreds of miles.
  • Consumed hundreds of bottles of wine.
  • Done yoga and zumba together.
  • Started a movie club.
  • Gone to church regularly (i.e., I got Dean to go to church.).
  • Watched Everton football in Liverpool and San Francisco. Both wins!
  • Watched the San Francisco Giants win two world series.

Happy Labor Day Weekend Everyone! Enjoy!

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  1. The Dose of Reality

    August 30, 2013 at 12:35 pm

    Happy anniversary! I absolutely love the photo on the steps 3 years later!! Adorable!! You’ve had some adventures (and some very sad happenings) and done a lot in your three years of marriage. Here’s to a lifetime more of memories and love! –Lisa

    Reply
    • Catherine

      September 2, 2013 at 9:38 pm

      Thank you Lisa, I hope you had an amazing Labor Day Weekend!

      Reply
  2. Dana

    August 30, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    Happy anniversary to both of you! May you celebrate many more years together!

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    • Catherine

      September 2, 2013 at 9:38 pm

      Dana, hope you celebrated the end of summer with a big bang!

      Reply
  3. Janine Huldie

    August 30, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    Happy Anniversary to you and Dean. Sounds like you have both accomplished so much in the years and here is to many more happy years for you both. And Happy Labor Day Weekend, too!! 🙂

    Reply
    • Catherine

      September 2, 2013 at 9:39 pm

      Janine, thank you so much, I hope you had an amazing Labor Day Weekend! I look forward to reading everything you’ve been up to!

      Reply
  4. Cam

    August 30, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    Happy Anniversary! Have a wonderful weekend!!!

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    • Catherine

      September 2, 2013 at 9:46 pm

      Cam, thank you! I hope you had a great one as well. Bittersweet, though, because it’s the end of summer.

      Reply
  5. Considerer

    August 30, 2013 at 6:47 pm

    Happy Anniversary, Catherine 🙂 Three years is a wonderful anni to celebrate. You’ve done some amazing things together, and it’s so lovely to see them all there in a list.

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    • Catherine

      September 2, 2013 at 9:40 pm

      Thank you Lizzi. By the way, do you celebrate Labor Day in England? We were on vacation this holiday weekend with my in-laws including my mum-in-law who is from Liverpool. Now I know where my husband gets his alcohol drinking capacity from!

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      • Considerer

        September 2, 2013 at 11:03 pm

        No, we don’t have it here. We have the imaginatively named ‘August Bank Holiday’ the weekend prior to Labor day though – then nothing til Christmas.

        And yes, some members of my nation tend to be quite hardcore drinkers…

        Reply
  6. Andrea

    August 30, 2013 at 7:56 pm

    Such a simple post but such a very sweet, telling post. TIme flies. I wish you and Dean a very happy anniversary! Enjoy your anniversary friend!

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    • Catherine

      September 2, 2013 at 9:41 pm

      Thank you Andrea, hope you had an amazing Labor Day Weekend! Cannot believe it is the end of summer. Boo!

      Reply
  7. Michelle

    August 30, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    Happy Anniversary! Sounds like you’ve had a wonderful 3 years! Enjoy your long weekend!

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    • Catherine

      September 2, 2013 at 9:42 pm

      Thank you Michelle, hope you had a very celebratory weekend as well. Looking forward to reading all about it when I get back into the swing of things tomorrow.

      Reply
  8. Sarah

    August 31, 2013 at 1:54 pm

    Happy anniversary, dear! And many more to come!

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    • Catherine

      September 2, 2013 at 9:43 pm

      Sarah, did you have a blast of a holiday weekend? Looking forward to reading all about it.

      Reply
  9. Yvonne Chase

    August 31, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    Happy Anniversary Cathy and Dean. What a beautiful story. May God continue to richly bless your union and bundle of baby on the way.

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    • Catherine

      September 2, 2013 at 9:44 pm

      Yvonne, you are too kind. Thank you for your sweet words.

      Reply
  10. Patrick Weseman

    August 31, 2013 at 11:28 pm

    Congrats to you and him. Happy for both of you. Keep having a blessed marriage.

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    • Catherine

      September 2, 2013 at 9:44 pm

      Patrick, I am happy to call you a friend in the blogosphere. Hope you had a great Labor Day Weekend!

      Reply
  11. Kate

    September 2, 2013 at 10:51 am

    You know its love when he does Zumba with you! Happy anniversary!!!

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    • Catherine

      September 2, 2013 at 9:45 pm

      Haha, that is true Kate. You’ve got to try Zumba. You would like it!

      Reply
  12. Stefanie @ The Broke And Beautiful Life

    September 2, 2013 at 1:13 pm

    Happy Anniversary! Many more exciting milestones ahead I’m sure 🙂

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    • Catherine

      September 2, 2013 at 9:53 pm

      Thank you Stefanie! I am heading to your neck of the woods at the end of the week. Looking forward to blogging from NYC!

      Reply
  13. Savvy Working Gal

    September 3, 2013 at 7:14 pm

    Happy anniversary. I love your 3 year photo too. You’ve certainly done a lot in three years . My Zumba class has only one couple – I see getting Dean to go with you is a major accomplishment. Wishing you many more years together.

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    • Catherine

      September 3, 2013 at 9:12 pm

      that’s what i love about my hubby! he’s always up for anything. even pedicures 🙂

      Reply
  14. Mo at Mocadeaux

    September 3, 2013 at 10:03 pm

    I hope you had a wonderful, relaxing and rejuvenating weekend in Palm Springs. Happy anniversary to you and Dean. Sending an extra prayer that this will be the year a baby joins your happy family.

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    • Catherine

      September 4, 2013 at 9:53 am

      your email brought a smile to my face. thanks mo!

      Reply
  15. Jessica

    September 6, 2013 at 10:50 pm

    its awesome to look back on the years of our life and see how much we have done and accomplished. So sorry for the loss of your babies. Happy Anniversary! I hope you have a great time celebrating your marriage!

    visiting from Casey’s blog 🙂

    Blessings and have a great weekend!

    Jessica
    http://mybeautifulli.blogspot.com/2013/09/100-facts-you-might-not-know-about-me.html

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    • Catherine

      September 7, 2013 at 12:00 pm

      jessica, thank you so much for your comment. i am following you now on bloglovin!

      Reply
  16. Mego

    October 10, 2013 at 11:40 pm

    That looks like St. Dominic church. Not St. Ignatius….?

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    • Catherine

      February 17, 2014 at 8:46 pm

      good catch, yes that’s st. dominic’s, not st. ignatius!

      Reply

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