#jakejo

I made a thing for @joanna.summers the other day. Before I put the finishing touches on my first cross stitch, I knocked this out for her. The message "my heart never left home" is to show that no matter how far I went from Bama, without me knowing it, my heart was always there all along and I would return. I knew I wanted this anyway, and fate intervened to lock that down in the form of Joanna. There are so many almost meetings/crossings we had in Tuscaloosa that we should have met 10-20 years before we did. This shows the state initials for every state I've been in since Joanna came into my life, our home state, and "NW-SE" for the two homes we have shared. And minus the gold, these are her high school colors, the state colors, and UA colors. #jakejo #bama #rolltide #dirtycentralfalcon #coolcountyhighwildcat #pnw #sec #marriage #stitchplease #dudeswhocrossstitch

Start of a new project for Joanna. #dudeswhocrossstitch #jakejo

My wife is playing WoW in an Iron Man helmet. Geek marriage goals. #jakejo #capisstillbetter

Swimming practice with my boy. #jakejo #dogsofinstgram #carterlupinsummers

Fresh strawberries from the same farms that supply Fresh Markets around the country. #memorialday #jakejo #myweakness (at McLeod Farms)

So we were Hanson magnets this weekend... or @zachansonmusic just like Lacey and Jojo. Either way, we managed to have a lot of fun snagging pix with them. #dudeswholikehanson #ttowntottown #jakejo #hansonday2017 (at The Hop Jam)

My favorite of the band - @cisaachanson - I may have been one of just a couple husbands in the audience last night, but every time he made that guitar sing, I yelled "get it Isaac" and my wife just laughed. I wish I had been able to stick around to see them after the show, but this married couple was tired and hungry. The show last night was amazing. #dudeswholikehanson #ttowntottown #hansonday2017 #jakejo (at Cain's Ballroom)

I might be the only straight guy here having fun... and I give ZERO shits. #dudeswholikehanson #hansonday2017 #ttowntottown #jakejo (at Cain's Ballroom)