Our first year anniversary!
On September 3rd of this year, we were able to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary! We can NOT believe how time has gone by so swiftly and yet, we also can't believe how we've fit so much into one year. We've moved to a new city, a new home, gotten new jobs, created new friendships, tried to maintain friendships that were created before we ever knew of Monroe Washington, missed our friends and family and well....a whole slew of 'stuff' that's brought us one year of marital "entertainment."
To those that wonder how we spent our anniversary, I'll let you know Jordan drove to Portland Oregon to pick up a small cake from JaCiva bakery and drove it back up here for our date. JaCiva is the same bakery we used for our wedding cake. Jordan got mixed roses that were reminiscent of our wedding day flowers and we drank a bottle of champagne I'd saved and chilled especially for our occasion. We listened to our CD of dance songs from our wedding and we danced in our living room to our songs until our legs ached, our eyes were teary and we were laughing about how much fun we've had together. Thank you all who came to our wedding last year, we go over the pictures often and think of you and how far away you are, but how close you still feel to us. Please call to catch up, it's been too long.
Some words of wisdom that we had received about marriage included this statement; "the first year is the hardest."
If that's the case, then I think we'll be fine. I can say that I thought what "they" meant by saying that is that you take that first year and get to know whom you've just married. For us, it was something a bit different. We already had known each other for years. We met in 1999. We started dating in 2003. We had dated for essentially two years before we wed and had lived with each other for one year of that time. We sort of 'knew' what we were in for with each others daily habits, so I think we didn't have anything to adjust to. What I hadn't expected was how Jordan and I were going to deal with all the stress life handed us. Like I say, we moved. We moved from our families which we were both so tightly connected. We moved from our friends who helped fill our hearts with laughter and support and defined how we spent our time outside of work. We further moved from the comforts of routine and how we entertained ourselves. Within one year of marriage we dealt with my IRS Federal and State audit, our new home being burglarized causing $5000.00 worth of damage, Jordan's car breaking down and needing replacement, a tree breaking our fence, our barn roof falling apart, wasps taking over our attic and buzzing in our walls, ceiling fans that won't get reattached into the ceiling, inefficient furnaces, and a shower that takes five minutes to warm up. I can't even say that we had one argument over how to deal with any of these trials. In fact, for a bunch of them, we have had quite a bit of laughter if not in mere disbelief of it all. I have never thought of us at opposite ends of a spectrum, trying to make the other know where the other is coming from. Instead, I imagine us both looking out into the world standing really strong and open and willing to take on whatever comes next for us to overcome, or to welcome what new great joys life has to offer.
So, the first year is the hardest year? Maybe it's the most creative year for us, because even with all of this stress, Jordan and I have managed to create a strong bond around our new interest of photography. Most of you know that I usually have my hand into some new crafty stuff(so far this first year of marriage has brought me into teaching jewelry making and learning how to knit and quilt), but to find someone that's willing to either go along with me, or think up more interests to jump into, well, it's been a lot of fun to say the least. When Jordan and I started teaming up with this hobby, I think we started improving like crazy. It's wild to get so jazzed up about something between us. So, I'll stop boring you with details. I'll thank you again for following along with us for as long as I've had this blog. Keep up with us as we post new pictures of the life we see.
Additionally, we've finished the slideshow of the wedding photos of the shoot I got to do. You should be able to follow this link to it.
Let me know your thoughts. I'll also post this on the past post so it's available.
Please check back in, as we'll have pictures and details of our cruise from Alaska to Vancouver B.C. Jordan took most of the pictures and all I can keep saying is WOW. I love you Jordan and thank you and happy anniversary!
posted by Lori Matthiesen at 8:43 PM
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