Introducing "Me & You"

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In 2006 I first laid eyes upon my one and only. After two years as friends, the two of us began dating long distance. About two months later we had had enough of that. I moved to West Virginia from Austin, Texas and the rest simply fell into place.

Six years later, we decided to finally make it official. In true adventurer fashion we opted for a destination wedding. Our friends and families met us in Santa Fe, New Mexico to watch us exchange vows and to celebrate the years with us.

The day after our ceremony our honeymoon began. We learned a lot during the following week. We realized that our love of dark skies beats our love of fine restaurants. We discovered that we would rather build our own eco-friendly earthship than make a "handyman's special" green enough for our liking. And it also occurred to us that we'd rather spend our free time seeing new things and learning new skills than being stuck in the same, old routine.

Expedition Me & You is all about the journey.

Please join us as we evolve as individuals, become stronger as a couple, and continue to learn more each and every day. After all, you only live once; best make the most of the years that are left.

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