One Year Anniversary

One year ago today I married my best friend. What we didn't know is that it was also the start of a year full of adventures. We started on our honeymoon in Iceland which was our first international trip together without any family. It was awesome. After our honeymoon we returned home to San Diego where we made the most of the end of summer with the Del Mar Horse Races and camping in Utah, experienced the San Diego blackout, and watched the ocean glow.

We celebrated our marriage in London, Thanksgiving in Vermont, Christmas in San Antonio with our newest niece and nephew, and New Years on the beach in San Diego. Somehow, in between all that travel, we even squeezed in a half day of work approved hooky at Sea World.

The biggest change of the year came in February when we announced we were moving to Vermont. During our first few weeks in Vermont we experienced the mobile DMV, our first time downhill skiing together, hiking Gile Mountain and Quechee Gorge, and a getaway to Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Since then we have been to Pub Trivia, Burlington (twice), Lake Sunapee, and Lake Champlain; ran in the Run for the Kids; and have spent lots of time with friends and family. 

And if that wasn't enough we bought our first home together.



So how do you celebrate a one year anniversary after all that? Well, this morning Marc and I slept in. It's been an exhausting year. We then headed out to Market Table for a delicious breakfast in the sunshine. Marc had french toast with blueberries, I had a mushroom and cheddar savory tart with a side of bacon and we both shared some toast with apricot jam.

Then we visited our local nursery, Long Acres, for our anniversary presents to each other.

After roaming the aisles of trees and talking to Russ, a friendly and knowledgeable employee of the nursery, we picked out two trees to plant in our yard. It's about time we finally planted some roots, right?

We selected one Macoun Apple tree which is Marc's favorite type of apple. The apple is known as one of the tastiest eating apples but it's also difficult to grow, producing a good crop one year and barely any the next. We were also warned about various diseases and animals that might affect our tree.

Since we needed a pollinator for the Macoun and we are first time apple growers, we decided to also go with one Liberty Apple tree. The apple might not be as tasty as the Macoun but the tree should be relatively easy to take care of since it resists a lot of diseases that are common to apple trees. 

Tonight we are staying in our new home and enjoying a beautiful dinner of steaks, baked potatoes and steamed green beans. 

After writing this I have to admit I am really excited to see what adventures we have to tell you about on our next anniversary. While I don't know what that will look like I do know that with Marc by my side it is bound to be amazing.