1st Anniversary!

I am shocked at how time flies. I feel like I was just in the middle of planning a wedding and now Chris and I have been married for a year. How sweet it is!

We were lucky enough to be able to spend a weekend away at Alderbrook Resort on the Hood Canal. This place forced us to do nothing for a whole weekend. It was very relaxing and we felt like we were on our Honeymoon. We enjoyed the spa, a good work out at their gym, great food and wine and even caught the UW Basektball game.

I am so excited for another year of great adventures with Chris. He makes everything fun.

A New Year!

This is a great time of year - everyone is planning resolutions and starting out the year fresh - better ideas, better attitudes, improvements galore. Sometimes we even bite off more than we can chew ;-) but the intentions are always good.

My resolutions this year are two fold. I will be healthier - more exercise, less eating out, more exercise. I have already visited the doctor, and have hired a personal trainer (for the last couple months). I will tap dance on Tuesday for exercise and get at least 1 or 2 more days of cardio in on top of that.

The second part is to learn to practice patience better. This has always been a struggle for me, as my Mom has all the patience in our family and I received zero :-( I don't have an exact plan on this resolution yet, but will develop some little things to help with this over the next couple weeks. It may be as simple as counting to 10 sometime when you want something done "right now."

So let's see how far I get on these. Anyone feel free to email me in May and ask how I am doing - ha!

Oh, The Sweetness of Fridays........

Sometimes I feel like I wish my life away, because about Wednesday I find myself saying "I can't wait until Friday." Kind of silly since I like my job, my life and everyone in it. Life just is a little sweeter on the weekends. Chris is home, we have the kids this weekend, I get to spend time with my sister, see my Mom and Dad - what else is there!

I started personal training this week (two days a week) and I love it. I'm hoping it will motivate me :-) Last night when I came home after my workout, Chris had a bouquet of roses, bottle of champagne, dinner, music. What a way to start the weekend a little early! Chris has had a stint of travel - trying to get things done before the Holidays so it was great to have some QT before the weekend with the kids.

Italian Honeymoon!

Our honeymoon in Italy was the most amazing experience. It was filled with planes, trains, boats, busses, sunshine, hiking, pizza, pasta, vino, gelato, walking, stairs, laughs, more laughs, museums, churches, shopping, history, enjoying, observing, relaxing and just loving our time together. Everyone needs to go to Italy!

Getting Back to Blogging

It has been many months since I have blogged. I think part of it was my digital camera broke and so I've been taking fewer photos. Blogs are much more fun with photos.

The countdown to our official honeymoon is in full swing with only 7 days until we leave for Italy. I'm am getting so excited, it is hard to concentrate on anything else. Neither Chris nor I have ever been to Europe.

We have the girls this weekend and after that, I will start the packing process and making the decisions on what to wear. This really could take 7 days - ha!

I hope to have great photos and stories to post on my blog when we get back.

Daydreaming

I find myself sitting and daydreaming about our wedding day. It was the best time of my life. This is another favorite photo. Oh, life is good!

Wedding Pictures

I am SO excited to have our wedding pictures. I had to share a couple. Oh - what a perfect day. We have over 900 photos and it was just relaxing to look at each one and remember that each moment during that day. Oh happy day............oh happy day :-)