07 Oct
From Those Friends to That Couple: An Addition To The Andersen Family Photos
After That Boyfriend dropped me off in Washington we didn’t see each other for about 3 months, and only saw each other once a month or so after that for two or 3 days at a time, so our time together felt precious and we didn’t spend a moment apart from each other (and tended to avoid all others in favor of any alone time we could grab). I’m sure my family thought we were the most touch-feely couple they had ever encountered, but we had to make up for lost time whenever we were together.
I tried to get him to cuddle with the newborn calves but this city boy was not interested in letting his fingers anywhere near their slimy mouths. I, on the other hand, love the feeling of their scratchy tongues on my fingers.
The highlight of this trip (and the reason I chose to include this portion of our relationship in this 7 part series) was our family photo session in my dad’s onion storage facility. This photo of my sister, all alone, surrounded by happy couples, makes me laugh every time I look at it. She’s married now so no more funny photos like this one to be had.
Dang, I love this photo because it shows how much I love my Polish guy. I believe I have my sister (see the rest of her work here) to thank for these.
He used this photo for his Facebook profile photo for a long time because someone commented and said he “looked like a movie star” in it. He’s pretty hot stuff, don’t you think?
We ended up using this shot for our email save-the-dates 5 months later to tell everyone we were getting married!
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I'm a farm-raised almost-crunchy stroller-pushing picture-taking lifestyle-blog-writing gastronomy-obsessed divine-seeking thrift-store-combing cheese-inhaling pavement-pounding laughter-sprinkling lover of individuality and taking chances.
TH totally looks like Tom Cruise in that one photo! Lucky lady you are. :oP
1Beautiful photos.
Out of curiosity, would it be strange to see an unmarried couple so touchy feely in your faith (since it is so conservative) or not since he had serious intentions with you?
2i just love your jacket! you two have always been cute together and apart.
3You guys are soo cute together. I love all the pictures you posted. You guys are a gorgeous couple. I know what you mean with touchy feely. My husband and I were long distance till we married.
4I love these. The texture on that bottom photo is phenomenal. Is that the floor??
5I love that your Maiden Name is Andersen, because mine is too! Maybe we’re long lost cousins.
These pictures are great. You can see the love from both of you glowing!
6I love these! My husband and I were long-distance for four years before we got married, I get that. Such cute highlights you have!
7I also really like the “family portrait.”
I couldn’t imagine only seeing Mr. Bean for 2 days every 3 months - you guys are champions.
8The family shots in the onion storage place are great.
9The touchy-feely well we are a long distance relationship too (overseas) we did no see each other for up to 8+ months at a time. So I know the feeling, we haven’t grown out of it though. 3 years that I now live in the US with him and I still feel the need to touch him, hold his hand while we walk and snuggle against him every time I can. I guess we’re still making up for the long separations in the first 2 years of our relationship
These are so cute!!!
10Oh question, had you guys already decided to get married at this point in the story?
11These photos are too cute! Thanks for sharing. Your hair is so pretty curled like that.
12Hi Jenna,
I just started reading your blog and am trying to learn about photoshop. Are there any books or websites you suggest to look at to learn more about photoshop.
Thanks! Adrianna
13Those are really great pictures…I love them!
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