One Year

July 10th was a great day. Hard to believe that it was already one year ago Jared and I stood before a few hundred of you and promised to love each other un-conditionally. I'll give you an update: we love each other MORE! This year flew by, and definitely brough with it it's fair share of challenges and upcoming changes, but I couldn't be more thankful for the spouse God has blessed me with!

We spent the day in many wonderful ways. A new favorite restaraunt of mine called Crave, in downtown Minneapolis pamered us with the (BEST) salmon I have ever had, a (HUGE) steak for Jared, and (FREE) blueberry and peach crumble for dessert. (It never hurts to ask...) We had a nice leisurely 2-or-so hour dinner and just enjoyed talking about last year. So fun to remember!

It was a gorgeous evening out.... we strolled around downtown and ended at the Hilton where we were going to stay for the evening. I love hotels downtown. It's almost enchanting to see the tall buildings all lit up from your window. Definitely doesn't happen everyday! And I'll say it again, it NEVER hurts to ask. We recieved so many upgrades just by telling them it was our 1 year wedding anniversary. As we did on our wedding night. :) Not cheating the system... just asking. :)

A huge breakfast awaited us the next morning. And we ate up because we spent the day at Valleyfair! I had been asking/telling Jared that I wanted to go with him sometime for the past year or so. So a day of fun awaited us for our anniversary! We picked one of the hottest days, conveniently, and although we practically scorched ourselves, there was hardly anyone there! And that means NO lines. But they knew what was good for them... we drank tons of water, applied tons of sunscreen, spent tons of time at the waterpark, and rode one ride too many. Finishing with  "Steel Venom" pushed us over the edge. We were both walking wobbley after that long day!

Unfortunately, we walked into the park to discover the camera battery dead. :( So no pics of our dizzy eyes and sunned faces. But we had such a fun weekend of relaxing and celebrating each other. The Lord has blessed us so significantly with each other, and for all that's to come, I know that He will continue to help us grow even closer together.  

To the next year!