1934. 2012.

on the evening of our rehearsal dinner, gary's sister presented us with an extremely meaningful gift. 

 "the vaughan house - est. 1934" plaque hung outside of gary's grandparents house for many, many years.  this sign was the meaningful gift.

 and for nearly eight years it hung at stage road - now it hangs on the front porch of our home.

 and here are a few snapshots of the hydrangeas in bloom - can i just tell you how lovely it was to walk outside and cut them for friends, a baby shower, and for our enjoyment at home?  holy moly.  they were beautiful.

and last but definitely not least ... our wedding gifts to each other were {from me} a Bible and {from gary} a hammock.  the hammock at our old house was so nice, so peaceful - it lasted until about two years ago.  this anniversary, gary and the boys put up a hammock for me.  oh how i love it and so do they.