365 days later…

It’s so very hard to believe that it’s already been a year since Glenn and I got married! It’s now been over 365 days since saying “I do” and embarking on this journey together!  My how the year has flown by!

And what a year it has been! There have been so many changes in this short time.  And we have been so very blessed in this initial year of marriage. In thinking of new years and resolutions, I’ve decided that instead of pondering the copious areas where I am in desperate need of transformation and perseverating on the continual work that is needed to transform this mess of girl (much like last year’s post) I would rather reflect on this past year and all of the wonderful events that have transpired culminating in our celebration of this past year! 

jan: wedding!, honeymoon to new orleans!

feb: valentine’s day, mardi gras

march: friend’s weddings, visits from friends

april: rainforest experience at the exploreum, a boat, arena football

may: abai, mobile auburn club dinner, more weddings

june: even more weddings, beach

july: hp72, move to new apt!, visits from friends

sep: football in auburn, choctow co., lots of hosting football games

oct: official start of the new job, kangaroos at the exploreum, more hosting of football games

nov: birthdays, no meat november, thanksgiving, foster the puppy

dec: north pole stroll, christmas, new car!, nye

While this is a brief, albeit ever so slightly comprehensive, list of the major points, it leaves out so many aspects that have made this past year so amazing.  What this list lacks aside from the challenges of the year, is the multitude of people who have touched our hearts and come into our lives for either the first time or who have remained true in friendship and love.  We have been so blessed by such incredible family that holiday celebrations were indeed joyous times to gather together.  We have also been fortunate to maintain friendships that are dear to us despite the distances.  As for those just entering our lives, it has been such a blessing to grown in friendships that are organic at the core.  It has been quite refreshing to have conversation that is honest, vulnerable, full of laughter and free of judgement. We have been very exited to start formulating a tight knit group of friends here in Mobile, something we have been longing for since we moved here. Our little group is a blossoming blend of new and old that delivers that community we have been craving.  

So in celebration of this past year and our first anniversary, we celebrated with some of these wonderful people over the weekend! We also decided to take a modern spin on the traditional gift of paper. The first two were things I made with some inspiration from Pinterest. The picture on the left is of a frame of our first dance photo surrounded by the lyrics to our first dance song Do You Remember by Jack Johnson.  The one on the right is this window pane we got for super cheap at an antique store turned frame. I’m in love with how they both turned out.

      

We have loved getting to decorate our space together and have really loved going to the flea market and antique stores to complete our decor. We found this awesome distressed shutters turned corner shelf at the flea market and made this our present to one another. Since paper comes from wood and all so we figured it counted 😉 and it looks great in the space!  We also sampled our cakes from the wedding and a bottle of wine we got that night at the Tutwiler to celebrate. Let’s just say the move did not do as well for these items as it did for us.