25 years of memories

25 years ago we began a journey together that has amazed us every step along the way. Here are some of the many highlights from our life together:

Year	Event	Location	Anniversary
1997	Wedding	Rockville, Maryland
1998	First vacation together to see the Passion Play	Spearfish, South Dakota	Osmond, NE
1999	Begin Navy Service – Rhode Island & Japan	Newport, Rhode Island & Iwakuni, Japan	Iwakuni, Japan
2000	Move to North Carolina	Jacksonville, North Carolina	Iwakuni, Japan
2001	9/11	Jacksonville, North Carolina	Jacksonville, NC
2002	Story-telling Festival	Jonesboro, Tennessee	Williamsburg, VA
2003	Autumn in Colonial Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Virginia	Jacksonville, NC
2004	Move to Cornwall	Newquay, Cornwall	Newquay, Cornwall
2005	Trips to Paris, Edinburgh, Venice, & Belinda’s 50th birthday in Germany	France, Scotland, Italy, Belgium, Liechetenstein,    Switzerland, & Germany	Newquay, Cornwall
2006	Trips to Dublin, Finland, drive back from Italy	Ireland, Finland, Italy, Switzerland, & France	Vienna, Austria
2007	Four month-long drive around America ending up in Nebraska	Sidney, Nebraska	Sidney, NE
2008	Vacation in San Francisco	San Francisco, California	Sidney, NE
2009	Leave Nebraska & four months in Minnesota	Aitkin, Minnesota	Aitkin, MN
2010	Start interim appointment in west Texas	McCamey & Iraan, Texas	McCamey, TX
2011	Callaway Gardens Christmas Pageant	Pine Mountain, GA	Columbus, GA
2012	Leave McCamey/Iraan and begin CPE in San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	San Antonio, TX
2013	Move to Montana	Stevensville, Montana	Stevensville, MT
2014	Back to school for Charles @ Univ. of Montana / Belinda’s family visits	Missoula, Montana	Missoula, MT
2015	Belinda’s mother moves in with us	Stevensville, Montana	Stevensville, MT
2016	UMC General Conference	Portland, Oregon	Stevensville, MT
2017	20th anniversary trip	Bigfork, Montana /        Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Walla Walla, Washington	Hamilton, MT
2018	Nova Scotia vacation	Pugwash, Nova Scotia	Corvallis, MT
2019	Move to Colorado	Boulder, Colorado	Louisville, CO
2020	Start of the pandemic	Boulder, Colorado	Boulder, CO
2021	More pandemic time	Boulder, Colorado	Boulder, CO
2022	Our 25th anniversary	Boulder, Colorado	Boulder, CO