28 Things We Still Like to Do Together: A Wedding Anniversary Celebration

We got married 28 years ago today. Our wedding was a low-key affair at the courthouse with two friends, Lin and Andy, and their one-year-old son, Nathan, as witnesses. We had met a little over a year earlier at a baby shower for Lin and Andy. Eric, a co-worker of Lin's at the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, had helped organize the shower. Corrine was Lin and Andy's doctor. Friends, including Lin and Andy, had been scheming to get us together. It took a pregnancy to make it happen! 

At the shower, we scheduled a date for the next Sunday. Eric would teach Corrine how to telemark ski. But on Sunday morning, Corrine had to cancel. Lin's water had broken. 

That night Nathan was born. Eric decided he had to come to the hospital to "see the baby." After seeing the baby and congratulating the happy parents, we went out for a cup of hot chocolate at the only place we could think of that was open: the Northernmost Denny's in the World! We talked for hours and were both exhausted the next day at work. 

Many successful dates followed (though Eric never did teach Corrine how to telemark). Exactly one year after that first date, we got married. Since that time we've had some ups and downs, but mostly ups. We continue to enjoy each other's company while doing many things together. A lot of them are focused on the outdoors and exercise but not all. In honor of our 28 years of wedded bliss, here are "28 Things We Still Like to Do Together." But first, a few pics from 28 years ago!

Tying the knot in a low-key way. 

Our "reception": Celebrating at Denny's, 

the site of our very first date. 

At our big public wedding celebration one month later 

held at Musher's Hall, where the temperature was -50 that night!  It was a flannel shirt affair.

28 Things We We Still Like to Do Together

1. Bike
2. Ski 
3. Hike 
4. Backpack
5. Do ski and bike races
6. Watch movies 
7. Get take-out Thai food
8. Eat home-cooked meals
9. Spend time with our kids, Riley and Montana
10. Do crossword puzzles
11. Tease each other (in a good way)
12. Eat (and drink) chocolate
13. Write stories for our blog and other places
14. Go car camping (usually with #1 and #3) 
15. Go on cabin trips 
16. Snuggle
17. Share YouTube videos we find
18. Sing 
19. Share a bed
20. Discuss and debate current events
21. Travel
22. Be silly, laugh and giggle
23. Kiss and hug
24. Read the same books
25. Listen to NPR 
26. Celebrate our successes and sympathize with failures
27. Encourage each other’s passions
28. Say I love you

Photos of Some of Those 28 Things

Biking to Eleazar's Cabin in the White Mountains 

National Recreation Area earlier this winter

Hiking in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in September 2019.

Taking a break at the last rest stop of the 

60-mile Fat Pursuit multi-sport race in Idaho in early 2020.

Sharing the awe of Denali on a hike 

in the Peters Hills off the Petersville Road this fall.

Our tent spot at Hutlinana Hot Springs 

on a bike camping trip in 2019. 

Corrine showing off her vocal skills during a backpacking trip 

along the Skyline Ridge Trail in Canada in 2019.

Eric working on a crossword puzzle during a cabin trip in the 

White Mountains National Recreation Area earlier this winter. 

Never afraid to make fools of ourselves

Enjoying a winter break in Hawaii in 2019. 

Spending time with our amazing kids, Riley, 26 and Montana, 24

Sharing a kiss after our 1st WM100 race.