Our 1 Year Anniversary

Yesterday we celebrated our very first wedding anniversary! I have to say, celebrating an anniversary is even more fun and special than I ever thought it would be. Just the fact that we both were celebrating this "holiday" for the first time and that it was a complete celebration of "us" and our relationship was really meaningful. All weekend long, we kept revisiting different moments from our wedding weekend last year and saying: "Right now, I would have been at my final dress fitting." Or, "right now, I was awake at 7 am because I couldn't sleep on the day of the wedding and at Wegmans buying a Fantasy Football magazine" (that was Andy's... obviously not mine.... I think at 7 am I was in total "I'm too excited to eat, drink, or blink" phase). We didn't have anything real fancy planned for the day, which was really fine by me (though, I will admit, a replay of our 2 week honeymoon in Hawaii would have been well accepted by each of us right now....). We kept our day simple, and between the wonders of experiencing a one year anniversary, we sprinkled the day with little "things that make us happy" like, knowing how much we love each other - and just recognizing the day for what it was (sounds corny, but true), breakfast in bed (.... nothing spectacular, but still fun!), feeling the little slight movements in my belly (that I just KNOW are from the baby moving right now), the purchase of a "Snoogle" from Andy (a pregnancy pillow that I am in desperate need of and can't wait for it to arrive!), dinner at home and a homemade apple pie (one of our personal favorite treats that I make), our unity candle from our wedding re-lit through the evening, and a reminiscent showing of our wedding video/photo slideshows. It really is so unbelievable to think back on our wedding day, that seemed like just months ago, and realize that a whole entire year has passed. And, along with the passing time has come a new name (for me), new address (in a totally new state and time zone!), new lifestyle, new trials of starting a family, and new hopes and expectations for the little one that is on his/her way - those are just the things on the surface; in all that we've been through in this past year, I know we can both also say that we've grown in a million different directions from the experiences that this one single year has brought us. There have been many tears, smiles, challenges and blessings that have together started us on the journey of our life together, and though I do wish certain things could have produced differently this year (with a couple of particularly BIG certain things in mind that I'll refrain from mentioning here), I really have to admit that I have no regrets on the paths we've taken and experiences we've shared. We look forward to what lies ahead for us and with much positive energy, I know our road will be a happy one to travel on. Here's to the future! :)