our story

It all began on the evening of Nov 29th 2003, at former Chat Noir French Restaurant in Costa Mesa, CA. Brad approached me [Jana] and we instantly connected; it was love at first sight. The next 4 years that followed were a whirlwind of romance, growing pains, and adventures. We circled the globe, traveling to South America, Europe, and Asia. Then one night, Brad surprised me with a romantic beachside proposal. We made it official on August 23rd 2008 with an intimate wedding at a hip art gallery in Laguna Beach. A year later we finished redesigning our home in the beach village of Corona del Mar.

On May 18th, 2010, we were blessed with a sweet little miracle of our own, our baby boy Taj Leon. He stole our hearts and took our breath away! Then, 19 months later, his incredible little brother, Jax Franz, arrived on Christmas morning (December 25th) 2011. What an amazing gift we received! In an effort to slow down the clock and enjoy our beautiful family, in Spring of 2012, we sold our CA seaside home and moved across the country to our dream lake house in Brad's hometown of Bemus Point, a resort village on Chautauqua Lake in Western New York! Even though we are living a more slow paced life, we are living a life far from ordinary!

From the West Coast to the East Coast, our Grover family adventures continue! So won't you come along and join us on this journey of love, family, and travel we like to call our La Vida Grover!

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Happy 3 Years of Marriage My Love!

eight years we've been together

seven years age difference between us

six countries we've traveled to

five states we've visited

four years before the romantic beachside proposal

three years we've been married

two beautiful baby boys later.........

one incredible life we've shared so far!


Happy 3 years of wedded bliss to my husband Brad! It feels like every year just get's better and more exciting with every step we take into our future. Our love has surely expanded our family and is continuing to bring us so much unsurpassed joy and laughter. We have some fun adventures up ahead and awesome goals we will achieve hand in hand, as we continue to create the dream family life we've both aspired and commited to. I love you!


Last week, Brad planned a romantic early anniversary celebration....... dinner in Laguna Beach and awesome up close seats at the Pageant Of the Masters Show, this year's theme being "Only Make Believe." Oh, it was quite a magical show, sitting under the starlit sky and sipping on hot cocoa. We even took a stroll down wedding memory lane when we walked by our venue Seven-Degrees! So today, on our actual anniversary date, we began our morning with some homemade cinnamon rolls I baked and later tonite after Taji goes to bed we will eat another special homecooked dinner and relive our wedding emotions by watching our awesome wedding video (which we do on every Valentine's Day and Anniversary!) Our anniversary celebration also wouldn't be complete without some yummy chocolate tuxedo cheesecake, similar to the one we served at our wedding!

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