{"id":5125,"date":"2026-09-17T10:24:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/?p=5125"},"modified":"2026-10-14T18:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:25:59","slug":"15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/15-years\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Years!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How it started&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/5575781708\/in\/album-72157626271054835\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/5253\/5575781708_d23663973c.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"hk-engagement-147\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How it&#8217;s going. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_8274-2.png?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_8274-2-scaled.png?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_8274-2-scaled.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_8274-2-scaled.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_8274-2-scaled.png?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_8274-2-scaled.png?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today is our <strong>15th wedding anniversary.<\/strong> Which is wild, because I distinctly remember meeting Kristian <em>yesterday<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve been together through grad school studies, job and career changes, producing our own tiny human, growing our own tiny human into adolescence, a house purchase, house renovations, a global pandemic&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, and an international move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy anniversary, Kristian! 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