1978-1997 - Holly grows up. Justin tries.
- Both experience the joys of small town life. Justin thinks he can sing and play soccer (not at the same time).
- Holly leads cheerers and tells people she knows karate.
- Proms come and go. HS graduations.
August 1997 - J & H meet each other at a Campus Crusade for Christ picnic at UNC Chapel Hill.
Nov 1999 - After 3 years of friendship, Justin realizes something is different about Holly and starts crushing...
A few weeks later - Justin tells Holly that he likes her. They agree to not date and Holly tries to interpret this bold move...
Dec 1999 - Holly smiles at Justin in a new way.
Jan 1 2000 - After surviving Y2K, the couple began dating.
Nov 2000 - Justin asks Holly to marry him. She says "Yes!" while Kenny G soothingly plays the saxophone in the background.
Aug 10 2001 - Vows are exchanged. Pictures are taken. People dance. Food is eaten. And while the wedding was awesome, the marriage gets even better...
May 2001 - Aug 2006
Justin and Holly live in Winston-Salem, NC where a bounty of new friends and ministry opportunities kept them busy and full of love for each other and for those around them.
- Oct '01 & Nov '03: Adopt two dogs, Montana and Neela (related story: Justin begins allergy shot treatments)
- May 2003: Bought first home and discovered faux paint techniques. (picture)
Aug 2006 - Dec 2008
They move to Hamilton, MA, where Justin obtained a Master of Divinity degree at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
- June 2007 and June 2008: Living and working in the Dominican Republic. (More from blog.)
- May 2008: J and H discover that their little family is about to expand! "Baby" Lewis expected in mid-January 2009.
(Oh yeah, Justin hopes to graduate and have a job by then...) - Dec 2008: They move back to Winston-Salem and prepare a nursery for a little person.
- Jan 2009: Tessa Nicole Lewis enters the world much quicker than expected and Holly and Justin are mesmerized by two little brown eyes.
To be continued...
