Our Journey, His Work: Dee & Brandon's Wedding

On October 19, 2013, my Roozy said "I do"!

Just to some up our friendship, here is the speech I gave at her wedding reception:

Let’s start back in the 6^th grade, where this friendship began,
That was the getting to know each other phase & obviously neither of us ran!

The Middle school years were awkward to say the least,

I’m thankful our tacky looks and clothes finally did cease!

Off to High School we went in 1998

Thank God we were not boy crazy, we were always each other’s date!

Oh the hot days we spent on the tennis courts with Coach Vail

We were determined to give it our very best without fail.

The time we spent together and fun with friends!

We were pretty much inseparable so college together only made sense.

When we both signed on to be a future Wolfpacker until the end,

So many warned us NOT live with your best friend.

Thankfully, we did not listen to anyone’s advice

We thought “this would have to work I mean we are both pretty nice?”

I’ll never forget moving into our dorm freshman year,

When our parents drove off and we were crippled with fear!

Are we really living on this big campus alone?

One thing is for sure, we were there and our parents were gone.

I’m pretty sure I proved my need for my mom or a parent of some form.
Considering what I put in the microwave in the first week could have burnt down the whole dorm J

It wasn’t long after that the name “Roozy” came about

The name has stuck like glue without a doubt.

Oh the memories we made during our college years,

From tailgating, to random road trips, to lots of laughter & tears.

Let’s not forget all the traveling we did too!

From Disney, to the Bahamas, and HELLO, the graduation cruise!

I laugh when I think of how many times we moved from place to place?

I am pretty sure our daddy’s were ready to abandon us but what dad can resist a daughter’s face J

I’ll never forget all the cereal we ate together at night sitting on the kitchen countertop

Those were the best before bedtime talks, yep the cream of the crop!

There definitely came a point where we were more like family than friends,

I mean, sometimes I wondered if we would be living together when Jesus come back in the end.

There is one thing for sure when you live together for 9 years,

The thought of living apart brings about all sorts of fears!

Not many people can understand our “Roozy” mood

Brandon please see me, because this is NOT an attitude!

I recall very well all the days you did NOT enjoy talking about the ‘icky love stuff’

You said you were never getting married but I called your bluff!

I’m thankful for you Brandon because you proved her wrong

But more than that …with you…is where she belongs!

I look back and thank God for His sovereignty, His grace & His love.

We cannot deny this friendship was ordained from above.

We may be grown up now and living 5 hours apart.
But one thing that won’t change is that I love you from the bottom of my heart!

So here’s to my Roozy and Brandon on your new journey,
May Christ rule & reign in your marriage from now through eternity.

Now a few pictures from the wedding weekend!