One-Year Anniversary!

 (This is Dan eating a "man meal"- an entire box of Hamburger Helper, and drinking right out of the pitcher!)

This last Sunday Dan and I celebrated our first year of marriage. A whole year! It's so crazy to think about. Looking back, it's been a year of interesting things, but nothing super eventful, I don't think. Let's see...


We got married on Saturday.
We had Sunday to ourselves.
Dan was back in classes the following Monday.
Dan stayed in class until Thanksgiving. Then we drove and saw both of our families, and had Thanksgiving dinner with Dan's family.
Back to classes.
Drove back home for Christmas. Saw both families again, and spent Christmas Eve with my family. Drove home for New Years.
I started classes as well, so now both of us were going to school.
More classes.
I went to Canada for two weeks with the Symphony Band while Dan stayed at home and worked. (And cried.)
Dan started classes again.
I came home, and resumed classes as well. 
I turned 20 in May, and my family came to visit for my birthday.
Still more classes. 
Helped his older sister move in to her new house in Montana over July 4th weekend; celebrated by throwing poppers in the street.
More classes.
The semester ended. Dan started working full-time instead of part-time while I stayed at home. 
Dan's family came to visit. His younger sister got engaged and went wedding dress shopping while she was here.
Dan works some more.
We spend a week visiting family and friends.
Dan works some more.
Dan turned 25 in August.
I start classes, and Dan starts his working internship.


That's really about it. Not very eventful. Note that there wasn't a spot there that said "Honeymoon in ________." I'm super bummed that we never got a honeymoon! But because the wedding was during the semester, we never really got a chance to go anywhere. It was my dream (besides getting married in the temple)! ...but that's a lament for later (maybe- I haven't decided whether I'll post that blog entry or not).


However, for our anniversary, we had SO much fun! We drove down to the temple, only to find it was closed that day- no sealings for us. We also got curtains for the front window! Nothing super fancy, just something to add some color and homey-ness to the boring blinds. (That's a new word, "homey-ness".) Then we ate dinner at TGI Friday's. It was so yummy! At home again we put up the curtains while listening to the General Relief Society Broadcast (during which Elder Uchtdorf gave a BEAUTIFUL talk, it should still be on the front page of lds.org). Sunday Dan had to spend a good chunk of time at the church doing his ward clerk duties, so I waited for him and made dinner. We had pork and rice, and I had made Oreo truffles the day before so that was dessert.


Now, I know what you're thinking- usually people give gifts on anniversaries, right? Don't worry, we did that too!


Saturday Dan snuck off in the morning and brought home two colors of snapdragons for me!

I love to gently squeeze them and make sound effects like they're talking in little squeaky voices. I've been talking about possibly trying to put snappies in the same pot with Plant, but I don't know if they'll get along.


Sunday afternoon he also revealed another surprise he'd gotten me: A bundt pan!

I'd wanted one because I think that's why the sticky buns I make have come out half doughy and half overcooked. And he got one!


And what did I get him?

That's right. Velveeta. He LOVES the stuff, (no really, he raves about it!) but it's so much cheaper to buy generic macaroni and cheese! So I sneakily purchased a box of it while we were shopping (that's right, I ninja'd that sucker right under his nose!) and that was his gift. He loved it! (And that right there is the difference between men and women. Women get baking pans or jewelry; men get food and desserts.)


We've had a FANTASTIC year together, and we've already learned so much! The only bad thing is that we still haven't sent out thank-you cards from our wedding! Oops! But we'll get them out soon.


I love you SO MUCH, Dan, and I can't wait for another wonderful year together (and many more to come)!