My Ben Got Married Today

My Ben married Jenny today.

It was a happy day.

Full of fun.

Full of love.

Full of old memories.

Full of making new memories.

I took over 500 photos today.

(I'm sure that's no surprise to anyone who knows me).

I am just too tired tonight to choose and edit the ones I want to share in a post.

(However, I did just spend the last 30 minutes looking at every one of them : )

I'm looking forward to sharing them with you.

(Hopefully sometime tomorrow).

But for tonight, I'm reposting their engagement post...

...to remind you all of who Ben is to me.

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Written on Friday, July 19, 2013

Friday, July 19, 2013

Great News for Benjamin and Jenny!

I found out some great news on Wednesday.  

Benjamin and Jenny are engaged to be married.

Benjamin is the oldest of 3 sons born to some of my very best friends, Cindy and Harold.  We have been friends since 1987.  I met them when they had only been married 3 years.  I was 19.  We've gone through a lot together over the last 26 years and that is an understatement.  I was so excited when they told me they were going to have a baby.  I was thrilled when Benjamin Charles finally arrived in October 1989.  

(Cindy, Harold, Janna, Benjamin, Jenny - July 4, 2012)

I'm not sure how long Ben and Jenny have been dating.  The first time I remember meeting Jenny was when Rob died.  I have liked her since the first moment I met her.  And I know that Jenny is a very regular reader of my blog so that makes me like her even more!  

I remember in great detail the night when I first met Benjamin Charles.  I went straight to the hospital after I got off of work and, of course, I have a photo of me holding Ben for the first time.  I also have a photo of Harold and Benjamin.  I honored Cindy's request for no photos of her that night.  Sort of wish I'd snapped one anyway : )

A friend of ours, Jody, visiting Ben for the first time.

As I was looking for these photos, it made me laugh at how organized my photos are from those years.  I had it labeled and dated and I even noted on this one that it was out of order.  Wow - how times change!  My children's photos are in boxes!

Again, this photo page is labeled!   

My cousin, Caleb, was born 4 months after Ben.  They were my little buddies and they were each other's little buddies as well.

(Benjamin and Caleb 1990)

(Caleb and Benjamin - July 4, 2012)

I loved my little Ben from the moment he was born!  And even though distance made it difficult for me to be a big part of his life after Rob's ministry moved us out of town when Ben was 10, my love for him did not change.  It only grew.  And even though he is taller than me now, he will always be my little Ben.

And I am thrilled that Benjamin Charles has found his soon-to-be bride!

For them, I pray for a happy and blessed engagement.
The anticipation of one's wedding day is one of life's sweet treasures.
The anticipation of the marriage (or at least it was for me) is even sweeter.

Congratulations Benjamin Charles and Jenny!