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June is the most exciting month of this year for multiple reasons but especially because of our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY on June 9th! I have been awaiting it for a while now and have loved celebrating each monthly anniversary leading up to it.
Today I am thrilled to share lots happy moments and memories from the first year of our marriage. I love that I get to document this special occasion in such detail so that I can look back on it for years to come.
I am taking my own spin on this weeks topic. I am not very good at portraying humor and sarcasm on the blog so instead I am going to share 52 happy moments from the first year (some specific, some general)!! Why 52? Well there are 52 weeks in a year so....
Here are my favorite things that have happened since June 9, 2012.
- going on our honeymoon cruise to the carribean
- changing my last name
- coming home after the honeymoon and opening wedding gifts with our parents
- redbox movie nights
- going on walks around the neighborhood
- decorating the apartment for Christmas
- picking pumpkins at Ashland Berry Farm
- going to the Watermelon Festival
- playing with Camden and Maddie (our little cousins)
- celebrating Tim's birthday at Busch Gardens Christmastown
- celebrating Valentines Day with a heart-shaped pizza
- getting groceries together
- doing DIY projects
- eating out...a lot
- making our place a home
- getting jobs in our chosen fields!
- getting smart phones
- cuddling on the couch
- VT football games as alumni
- going to friends weddings as a married couple
- making major loan payments
- puppy shopping haha
- Friday cheers
- finding a church home
- the crazy nicknames Tim makes up for me
- hosting our families in our new place
- watching an entire series of House
- Denise visiting and having dinner with her and Justin
- watching The Walking Dead on New Years
- going to UVA to watch Hokie Basketball
- hiking by the James River
- the Tacky Lights tour
- fishing (and by that I mean watching Tim fish)
- watching Tim graduate with his Masters
- trying new recipes
- 4th of July fireworks on Brown's Island
- exploring Belle Isle with Ty and Gabby
- Easter at the Carpenter Center
- making homemade ice cream
- going to the gym
- swimming at our apartment pool
- frostings cupcakes and cookout milkshakes
- seeing the Jefferson at Christmas
- decorating gingerbread cookies with Anna and Ryan
- exploring Carytown- the Byrd Theatre, bookstore, unique shops and more
- the Irish parade
- drinking hot cocoa and watching the snow fall
- reuniting with Brittany in Blackburg
- Olivia and Chad visiting for the day
- the VMFA
- thrift shopping and yard sales
- planning our anniversary and future vacations
More on our 1st year of marriage coming soon!
I want to start a new tradition: whenever we have a funny or special memory we will write it down and put it in a jar. Each anniversary, we will open up the jar and read the notes from the past year. What do you think??
June 5:
That sounds like a good tradition, a good way to remember things. I like it :)
ReplyDeleteand I love the spin you took on today's!
I like the spin you put on the post today!! :)
ReplyDeleteLove that idea with the jar! What a great way to look back on great memories!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great list, and you guys seem so happy!! :)
ReplyDeletei love your list!! and that idea. may i steal it? :)
ReplyDeletecongratulations! our first anniversary is the 15th :)