Saw them last night for freeeee at bum park. Minus the sweaty, smelly crowd it was fantastic. And the very first song they played was one from our wedding vid. How sweet.

Anniversary Weekend

We spent our anniversary weekend in San Antonio. We left right after Jacob was done working on Saturday. We stayed in a hotel right on the Riverwalk which was beautiful. We explored for a while then found a place to eat. Afterwords we went on a little gondola ride. The next day was our actual anniversary. Since both of us forgot to make each other cards, we spent that morning writing out letters on the hotel stationary. Mine was a really great poem so I said we had to read them aloud to each other... Mostly to make us feel a little uncomfortable. After a failed attempt to go to church we went to this "Japanese Tea Garden".



That night we stayed at a really pretty resort. We had agreed NOT to get gifts since we were doing a trip instead. Sure enough, Jacob pulls out a bag full of jewelry boxes. Pearl necklace, earrings, and bracelet. I was genuinely surprised and I loved them too much to be mad at him for tricking me.

We spent the next day at 6 Flags. It was way too hot, but so much fun. We love that place! Having a stranger take your photo never goes well.
Jacob: Could you make sure and get the "Goliath" in there?
Stranger: Yeah, sure.

365 days later...

We have officially survived an entire year of marriage!
We had a fun getaway weekend, but our camera is packed away, so that will have to come later. For now, I will just tell you how perfect we both are and all about our perfect marriage.
hah

O.k. we have our moments, and it hasn't always been easy. I sometimes wonder what I was thinking as a very immature 18-year-old deciding to take on something so serious. But then I remember that I would have been crazy to pass up Jacob. Really. I can't think of anyone else who would be sweet/calm/patient enough to deal with all of my drama queen moments.

And for the most part, it has been a lot of fun living with my BFF. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Oh and we still love each other to boot!

talents and shtuff

With all my free time this summer, I've been developing many new talents:
Sewing, cooking, painting, jewelery-making.
I think this will be my next endeavor. (Jacob and I watch these for hours at night when we should be sleeping)


Yes, one man doing ALL sounds.
I had quite a knack for free-style rapping as a kid, so I'll probably incorporate that talent as well. who knows.

cheap entertainment

One time I said something about being more observant than Jacob which, naturally, turned into a competition/game that we spent the next hour playing.
Basically, one of us had to remove one movie from our sad collection and the other would try to identify which one was missing. It's harder than you might think!
Too much time on our hands?

More Birthday Stuff

That lovely party happened 2 days before my real birthday. The next night, I felt that I should do some teenagery stuff before I turned the big 2-0. So Jacob and I snuck out to Wendy's in the middle of the night. I wanted to toilet paper our friends too, but Jacob was too mature (he's almost 24). Oh, but he did sing and dance to "I Can Go the Distance" for me. Then I told him that wasn't romantic enough, so he sang and danced to "She's so highhhhighhighh, high above me". Best gift ever.
The next morning, he made me breakfast, did my chores, gave presents, took me shopping, and we ate lunch at Carino's. mmmm. He said I also had to take a nap, sew, and go watch the Bachelorette finale so I would be doing all of my favorite things that day. I did. It was the greatest!
When Jacob got home we lit sparklers with a few friends. Then I accidentally lit a sparkler on Jacob's hand so now he has a really cool blister.

Rollin' With the Homies

For my 20th birthday party, I went with a 90s theme... mostly because some of my older friends were shocked that I wasn't born in the 80s.
The invites:

Jacob went a little crazy at the dollar store finding "90s candy". It did remind me of my childhoodI wanted a backdrop for guests to take photos in front of when they arrived. I got a white plastic tablecloth from the dollar store and splatter painted it.
Yes I'm sporting butterfly clips, ringlets, crushed velvet, and knee highs. So hawt.
Other festivities included a Pog tournament, Guitar Hero (no that's not from the 90s, I just like to show off my skills), and watching Clueless.
Probably the least amount of money and planning I've ever put into a party, and I must say it was pretty fab!