Sarah was riding her bike to work after a rainy day, and fell after getting her tire stuck in a train track. Her bike seat was too tall for her. Hearing the dilemma, John offered to fix the bike seat for her. In his shop, John ground down the metal so the seat would sit lower on the bike. Now they ride bikes together and avoid puddles.

On a trip to Seattle, we went to a waterfront restaurant, all dressed up. We walked along Alki Beach, with the Seattle Skyline across the water. John asked a couple to take our picture, and instead of posing with me, he proposed. (pictures in the photos section) We spent the weekend touring the San Juan Islands, visiting family (Norm & Barb), and tasting a variety of great seafood. It was a wonderful experience that we plan to repeat every few years.

Our wedding will be a day of happiness, but we would like to honor those who are unable to be with us, whether it is just this one day, or any day. Sarah would like to give a shoutout to her younger brother, Jonathan. He has faced many struggles, and still has found time to become a bread maker, and mountain enthusiast. Though he will not be able to join us on our wedding day due to other obligations, we will save a seat for him.

"To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be." - Rachel Carson