what a wonderful year

This time last year, I was enjoying dinner and bowling with my parents and Tyler. That's how I wanted to spend my time with them before things got crazy with manicures and out of town guests and nervous butterflies. I can't believe that Sunday will be a year since we got married!






It was such a perfect day for both of us and for days after the wedding, we kept saying "I can't believe how fun that was." It was completely flawless; we were celebrating something awesome with our favorite family and friends. Everyone we love was in one room enjoying the day with us. I really couldn't have asked for anything different.

I must say, one of my favorite memories is singing the alma mater/fight song in the lobby of the hotel after we watched Carolina beat Duke. The blues match up AGAIN on the 8th, and we're hoping that our getting married on that day will mean good luck for the Tar Heels again this time around!

Happy Anniversary, sweet love. Thanks for an amazing year.

update: anniversary trip location revealed!

It looks like I spoke too soon about this trip being top secret! When Andrew picked me up from work yesterday, I asked him how was day was. He was busy changing lanes and said, "It was good. I did a lot of research for Charlest---." We both looked at each other with wide eyes and he burst into laughter. After all of that trouble that he put in hiding it, it came out with one little slip of the tongue! Needless to say, we thought it was hilarious. He told me everything he has planned and it sounds perfect. And the weather should be amazing. I can't wait!

a snowy spring start

March arrived this weekend with a wintry mix in our neck of the woods. I was hoping it would be enough to stay home from work so that Andrew and I could have a 24 marathon (our latest addiction), but alas I'm watching the snow fall from my office window. It's hard to believe that it's the first week in March and the ground is covered with snow, when it's supposed to be in the 70s this weekend. Welcome to North Carolina, folks.

Speaking of this weekend - Andrew and I will be celebrating our one year anniversary in a top secret location. It's only top secret because it's a surprise to me. I'm anxious to find out and it looks like the weather in the southeast is going to be perfect this weekend. (Of course, I don't know that we're going to stay in this region of the country, but I do know that it will be warm wherever we go and we can only go so far on our budget.) I'm so excited, I can't hardly stand it! All I know is that I already dug my flip flops out of the back of my closet!

In the meantime, I guess I'll have to settle for these wool-lined boots...