One Year Anni!

Beautiful view on the drive home from BL. I love the clouds in this picture.

ps. Sorry the pictures are out of order... Im too tired to organize them.

Jeff and I celebrated our one year anniversary on Friday. It is so crazy to think that we have been married for a whole year. It just flew by and it was the best year of my life! Being married to Jeff has been the most natural and comfortable experience. I thought maybe it would take some getting used to or lots of adjustments, but other than actually having to worry about what to make for dinner, it has been awesome. I must admit that I am not good at deciding what to have for dinner. It would be so much easier if someone would just decide for me and I could just make it. I don't know why the decision of what to eat is the hardest for me, but it is!

Hanging out at the beach. It was so relaxing!

I have always heard people say that the first year of marriage is the hardest and that you really have to change your life and your priorities. I definitely think that the changing part is true, but if this was the hardest part of our marriage, then I would have to say that I can't believe how easy it has been. Yes, the worrying about money and saving and what we can afford and worrying about work has been stressful, but I have never once felt like it has put any kind of stress on our relationship and our ability to communicate or work through an issue. Jeff is so incredibly patient with me! Especially when I don't understand something (usually about finances or loans or adult stuff) and he never has a short temper with me. I love him so much and would not be who I am today if it weren't for him. He makes me a better person everyday and we compliment each other so well.

Jeff was determined to beat this level on a game on his iPhone. Love this swimsuit of his!

We felt like we were in Mexico! It was so so so nice outside! Hot sun!

I hear some women say that their husbands never do the dishes or the laundry or they never work in the yard with them, and I think of Jeff and he does all those things with me. He probably does them more than me because he is always on top of things and getting those tedious jobs out of the way so that we can have more time to play. But, I really do feel so blessed to have an eternal companion who is such a strong and perfect example of the Christ-like attributes that I am constantly trying to be better at - serving others, being humble, working hard, never gossiping or talking about others, always thinking of what other people need and then actually helping them out.

just us

Anyway, enough of the sappy-ness... for our anniversary we decided to go to Bear Lake for the weekend and just hangout with each other. I love Bear Lake so much. I grew up loving it and going up there every summer with my family. but I love it especially more because Bear Lake is where Jeff and I first "met." And I say "met" because we have known each other, in a way (mostly through our families) probably since we were in diapers. Or at least since I was in diapers.

Jeff enjoying the scenery. the water is beautiful at Bear Lake. Love it.

Our first fun little hangout and the first time we ever really talked was in Bear Lake. It was such a fun night. I remember Jeff had come down to the beach where I was hanging out with my 5 year old cousin, Gracie. Well, he brought his cousin's little boy, Tyler, down to the beach with him (the babies always get the girls, right? haha) while his family was up at the condo eating lunch. I think he did not want ANYONE knowing that he was talking to me and pretty much flirting with me ;) Anyway, later that night he asked me if I wanted to go on a scooter ride and of course I said yes. (he was a total babe! How could I say no?!) On the scooter ride he was totally flirting with me and I just had this feeling that there was something more to this boy than the other boys.

The cake. MMmmmmm it was delicious. Actually pretty moist. Red Velvet with buttercream frosting. Delish!

The cake looks pretty good for being frozen for a year!!

I know this is really cliche and way cheesy, but for some reason I just knew that he was the one. He was the man I would marry and I knew it before I really knew him. It sounds creepy to say it out loud, but when it is right, you just know it is right. There is a different feeling that is so hard to describe other than you just know what the feeling is and it feels good and different. Almost like an answer to a prayer that you are really praying so hard for and then you just know the answer. Anyway, I am so glad that Jeff felt the same way. He told me that he was scared to start dating me... not because he was scared of me, but because he said he just knew that if we started dating that we would eventually get married. I am glad he felt the same thing that I felt.

At Tepanyaki's

the famous volcano... notice the Lava coming down the sides. I hadn't seen that addition before!

Anyway, the whole day was great! While I was waiting for Jeff at home, the doorbell rang and when I went to the door, no one was there.... except there were flowers and a gift certificate to get my hair done at this awesome salon that a friend of ours works at. It was such a fun surprise and I absolutely LOVED the flowers. My favorite flowers are Gerbera Daisies and he had gotten me a full bouquet of them. It was so sweet! Before we went to the Lake, Jeff took me to dinner at Tepanyaki's in Layton (after his softball game, of course) and it was such a fun dinner! We had the BEST server. He was so entertaining and had the coolest tricks up his sleeve. This restaurant was a Japanese restaurant and they prepare your food at your table, similar to Benihana's. Anyway, it was great and so fun, even though the people at the other end of our table were really weird... we had a great time!

The beautiful flowers Jeff left for me at the front door. I LOVE them!

That night we drove to the Lake and got there in time to have a slice of our wedding cake! I was a little worried that it hadn't been stored or wrapped the right way, but it was surprisingly really yummy! I ended up having a piece both nights we were in Bear Lake! It was great. We did a lot of fun things at the Lake. We hungout at the beach, got some sun, played some great tennis, went on a date Cafe Sabor for dinner, went to the Motor Lodge for breakfast and had delicious French Toast, hungout at the beach some more, threw the softball around, and even got into the freezing cold Bear Lake water! It was the best time because I got to spend the whole weekend with my best friend! After one year, I can honestly say that I am so so excited for the many years to come. It has been the best year of my life!

I love you, Jeff!