We did it! This past week Jeff and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary! We grew a ton this year as a couple, especially through some of the trials God has brought us through. We are grateful for His grace and the love and forgiveness we have for one another through Him! We celebrated by taking a trip to the DFW area. My cousin, Christopher got married on May 17th in Waxahachie, almost exactly a year after our wedding day on May 19, 2007. We went to the wedding, spent time with extended family, and reminisced about our wedding day. Because I am so sentimental, I have included some photos of our wedding, along with those of us at Christopher's Wedding.
On Sunday afternoon, Jeff and I spent some time with my life long friend, Katie, her husband and new son, Caleb. I meet Caleb a week after he was born, but this was Jeff's first time to meet and hold Caleb. Notice this is the biggest smile Jeff has of all the pictures we have from the week! We are looking forward to seeing this happy family again this summer when they come to Houston.
Sunday evening through Tuesday Jeff and I stayed at the DFW Hyatt Regency. After we got married last year, we stayed at the Hilton of the Americas here in Houston for a couple of days before we left for our honeymoon. We ate at the hotel restaurant and laid out by the pool, so this year we did similar activities at the Hyatt Regency. We ate at the Hotel restaurant, Mr. G's on the evening of our anniversary. The food was great, but the ambiance was even better! I told Jeff I felt like we were on the Titanic, minus the ship sinking! The restaurant had a lot of dark wood and candle lighting. The waiters were all dressed in tuxedos and provided excellent service. Even the matrodee was very sweet and shared with us that he and his wife have been married for 41 years! He wished us a lot of blessings for a marriage as happy as theirs. The night was very romantic and the perfect celebration for a wonderful first year of marriage! Tuesday we went enjoyed one of our favorite past times, going to Six Flags over Texas. Apparently, all of the DFW High School seniors also had the same idea! It was CROWDED and Hot, but we still had a great time riding roller coasters and enjoying the day together!
My sister, brother in law, and nephew also attended my cousin's wedding in Waxahachie and we were able to spend most of the next week with them at their home in Keller, TX. Thanks for the hospitality guys! Wade went out of town on business for most of the week, so Jeff and I spent a lot of quality time with Clayton and Sarah. We had a great time! We were lovingly nicknamed: Wendy and Captain Hook, by our precious nephew, who is going through a Peter Pan phase. We went scrapbook shopping, to the park to feed the ducks, the play ground, and Jeff's favorite: Cabella's with "Peter" and his mom. I'll admit it, my husband LOVES stuffed animals, not the plush, cute kind, but the dead, stuffed kind (i.e. the taxidermied pheasant we have displayed in our home). I know, I know...how can I handle it, being the animal lover that I am? Well, Jeff is very accommodating in that, he limits the display of this treasured possession to the office of our house, or his "man room." Well, at Cabella's there are hundreds of these so called "stuffed" animals. Elephants, zebras, wolves, panda bears, and many other varieties are displayed throughout the store in all their splendor. I took a lot of pictures of these displays, but I will spare y'all all of that and show you just two. It was actually cool to me too, even though I tried not to think about the fact that the animals were D-E-A-D.
All in all we had a fabulous trip and were even able to spend a little bit of time with Jeff's mom on our trip to and from Dallas. She lovingly took care of our "stinky cats" as she calls them. It was a great combination of time together, with family and with dear friends! Cheers to the first of many happy years as a married couple!
