Category Archives: Our Life

Des & Dave, Vow Renewal from James Moes on Vimeo.

when dave and i decided to marry we also decided that we would renew our vows after 10 years, not out of want but out of necessity. the two of us got engaged 3 days after going out on our first date together, we just knew instantly that we had each found the partner we had been looking for. we instantly moved in together and started planning a wedding, eight months later we were married. we both knew at that the time that our promises to each other would deepen, grow and hold more meaning as the years passed. and so they did, through every twist and turn, bump and bruise, our marriage means more to us now then it did when we first started. our love for one another has changed, it is sweeter, stronger and today feels like it could hold for a thousand years.

so on our 10th anniversary, we renewed ourselves and our vows to each other in the presence of lucy, our growing baby in my belly and in front of our beautifully talented photographer and story teller friend, james. this is only part of our story and our marriage but thankfully its one of the sweetest.

last weekend was pretty incredible, so great in fact, that i am just getting back to blogging today. trying to get homeschool back in order, shopping for a new stroller, baby clothes and new place to live all while growing a little being is a lot of work, but after looking over these photos, i am reminded of what a special weekend it was. dave and i renewed our vows that day, lucy was our witness and well as our friend james who came to document the morning. i can’t wait to share the photos with you in the upcoming weeks.

we are fortunate enough to have family that will take lucy and give us uninterrupted time to celebrate our marriage. we are happy to say we live near an incredible city that has amazing food all around. i am lucky that even though stuffed, dave will order a dessert for himself because i can’t choose between the two. we had an incredible dinner at the whale wins, it was so good that we forgot to take pictures of our main course but behold the last image, eton mess, a beautifully light air dessert topped with the best meringue crumbles and the most perfect huckleberry compote, ever!

have a wonderful weekend and i will get back to regular blogging and more come monday (ish).

YEAR 10. how does one sum up 10 years of marriage?  its hard, a lot more than work than you could ever expect when entering year one. there are moments of pure and utter bliss and then moments that make it hard to see past the next day. there are times of intense love and intimacy, times of pain and disappointments, times mostly filled with mundane everyday boring life stuff, but somehow the commitment to stick it through together always seems to shine its way through. at this point, i can say, we are champions of marriage, not by our own doing but by those who have stood by us, listened to us, loved us and carried us through some of these joyful and less joyful times. between the two of us there have been gives and takes, there have been laughter and tears, failures and triumphs, gains and losses but i wouldn’t give anything up for the treasure we have managed to hold onto together, the gift of a loving marriage. we haven’t perfected marriage, we still cause each other sorrow and heartache, we haven’t learned how to avoid a fight. but our promise to continue learning and keeping our intentions pure is what’s going to help us make it through the long haul. we are forever changing and growing, failing and rising. there is balance and at some point someone is the farmer tending the fields while the other is allowed to be nurtured and grow.

i feel blessed that our days start and end with ‘i love yous’. i feel lucky that dave still holds my hand when we walk, he still caresses my leg while he’s driving, that he listens to my endless chatter every nite before we sleep and that he is strong enough to say ‘i’m sorry’ first, on more than a 100 occasions. i can only hope that in the end we can always manage to laugh at ourselves, continue on the path of love and maintain who we are as individuals as well as celebrate who we are as a couple.

so, david kim, i love you with my entire being and soul. i knew from day one, it was always you. i hold this marriage as sacred. as we renew ourselves to each other this weekend, i know that this time the commitment is 10 fold of what it was the first time. you’re one of my favorites! xoxo.