I Do...1 Year Later

It is hard to believe that it has been a whole year since I walked down the aisle and said "I Do". Brian and I celebrated our anniversary by staying at The Joule Hotel downtown. I had done my research and thought that The Joule looked awesome. 

We checked in at 3 and headed up to the pool to check it out. I don't think I have seen so many people in such a small place...ever. It was like Spring Break Cancun! Needless to say, we skipped the pool and decided to walk to the Dallas Farmers Market. It was both of our first times and we loved it. On the way to the DFM we stumbled upon the Main Street Garden. Who knew Dallas had a place like this downtown?!

We had dinner reservations at our hotel's restaurant The Charlie Palmer. It was amazing! We both got the filet and were given complimentary cookies and dessert sampler for our anniversary. 

Champagne was also given to us by the hotel staff. The Joule hooked us up! We checked out around 10 so we could make it to the 11 o'clock service at The Village. When we got to the garage, we noticed the sign that said the elevators were broken. This is Brian carrying our stuff up 4 flights of stairs. It felt like a sauna in there! The best part about it was that we only paid $2 for parking instead of the $27 the hotel charges to valet. 

It is crazy to think that we have been married for a whole year. We truly have been blessed to have had a great first year. During the first year we have made so many memories. We celebrated the birth of  Tanner (Kali and Lance's first baby), Jackson's 1st birthday (Adrian and Scott's first baby), took a trip to L.A. and San Diego, got rid of Brian's explorer, celebrated Grant's college graduation, ran a 10K, and competed in the Warrior Dash. These are just a few of my favorite memories. I have truly been blessed to have such an amazing husband. (I will save all the mushy stuff about Brian for his birthday at the end of August). We are so thankful to our parents for giving us such a good picture of what marriage should look like. They continue to be some of our most important role models.  Looking forward to the next year of marriage.

7/26/09