The pic of the week is Rainbow Falls in Hawaii.
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Happy Friday everyone!
This week was my wife and my third wedding anniversary. Feels like just yesterday.
This is my favorite pic from our wedding. Most people can’t believe that this photo was taken in a park located in a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul. We had an amazing photographer who caught hundreds and hundreds of quality shots from the day (Dana J Photography).
It really makes me think about time and how quickly it passes. Three years of marriage, two years of owning a house, and over four years working at my current employer. Heck, I’m almost due for the 5-year (and only) bump in PTO days (5 more).
Hard to believe that my blog is over two years old now as well.
It’s easy to keep looking towards the next thing in life. I think everyone has trouble “enjoying the moment.” We need to do more of that! Life is going to have challenges, yes, but it’s important to remember to enjoy the journey.
Below are the posts we published this week:
- On Monday I asked Am I Being Frugal or Cheap?.
- On Tuesday I asked Is Swagbucks Stupid?.
- On Wednesday Cat asked Who Wears the Budgeting Pants in Your House?
Posts of the Week:
As usual, here are 5 posts that I enjoyed this week from around the blogosphere.
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- Shannon from Financially Blonde talked about being Not Like the Others
- Kim from Eyes on the Dollar discussed Retiring on Social Security
- Natalie from The Finance Girl shared a shocking revelation in I’m 28, and I’ve Never Had a Credit Card. Ever.
- Shannon from The Heavy Purse explained How To Find Your Money Balance
- SYED from The Broke Professional talked about Football and Your Finances
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Do you ever feel like you are moving so quickly through life that you forget to enjoy the journey? What “milestones” have you celebrated recently? What do you have going on this weekend?
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Happy anniversary! What a beautiful photo. Congrats! We celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary in June :) I’m always surprised to realize I’m an adult. Still gets me every time!
Happy Anniversary to you and Victoria!!! I love that pic of the two of you! It is amazing how times flies. We are coming up on our 11th wedding anniversary and I have no idea where time has gone. Thanks for highlighting my post this week! I have been in NOLA since Tuesday and I will be here through Sunday. So far, very fun, but very exhausting. Have a great weekend!
Happy Anniversary! We just celebrated 12 years earlier this month. It also seems like yesterday. Thanks for the mention.
Happy Anniversary! My wife and I just celebrated our 6 year anniversary last week. Time does fly, and you’re right…you really need to enjoy the journey. I’m always looking ahead and forget to enjoy the present.
Thank you so much for the mention, DC! I really enjoyed writing that article, and I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Also, happy wedding anniversary! That photo is beautiful! Your questions at the bottom of today’s post really hit home for me, too. I definitely am guilty of moving quickly through life, where I forget to enjoy the little things. I’m going to try to remember that this weekend. Have a great weekend!
Happy Anniversary! Thanks for all the giveaway links too: excellent resource.
Thanks for the shout out. And congrats on the anniversary. Our 5 year anniversary will be this coming April it’s crazy how fast time flies once you tie the knot.
My husband I celebrated 24 years together last month and it feels like yesterday we were saying “I do”. I love the picture of you and Victoria – I can see why it’s your favorite. :) Thanks for the mentions, I appreciate it. Have a great anniversary weekend and I hope you have something fun planned to celebrate!
Happy Anniversary!!
Mrs. Frugalwoods Wow congrats on six years! And thanks! The photo really is a great one.
blonde_finance Thanks! That’s a long time to be in NOLA, but I’m sure it’s been a great experience and you are having fun.
Eyesonthedollar Happy Anniversary to you too! No problem on the mention!
Andrew LivingRichCheaply Thanks and congrats to you and your wife too! Yes, it’s tough to not always be looking ahead. I’m guilty of it as well.
theFinancegirl Thanks! And yes, it’s something I need to be mindful about as well. I’m terrible at living in the moment and I’m always looking ahead.
Myles Money Thanks! No problem on the giveaway links – good luck!
thebrokeprof No problem, and thanks! Hope you have a great weekend.
bustedbudget Thanks so much!
ShannonRyan You’re coming up on a big milestone – 25 years! We are busy on Saturday volunteering and going to a pre-Wedding party for the wedding party (get it?) so we will be celebrating next weekend.
Congrats on your anniversary DC! It’s always a great opportunity to reflect on your relationship and life together! Like two other commenters below, we’ve just recently celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary – you just have to make every single one of them special!
Jason@Islands of Investing Thanks! Congrats to you two as well!
Congratulations, DC! You guys are still newlyweds! tee hee You look very blonde in that picture but other pictures I see you with darker brown hair. Do my eyes deceive me?
debt debs Thanks Deb! Hmmm I think it’s just the sun in the pic and the fact it’s black and white?
Congrats on your anniversary! Lovely pic. Black and white photography is great. We just celebrated our 12th year and time does fly by but I think the past few years we’ve really concentrated more on enjoying the moments. It’s important to do so as you said.
Practical Cents Thanks! That’s great you’ve been focusing on enjoying the moments. It’s definitely something that I need to work on.
Happy belated anniversary to you two lovebirds! I love that picture of you two!